by Jane | May 1, 2012 | Expat issues, Tips, advice, suggestions
NOTE: Updated for 2024. In pursuit of finding decent food in Germany, my family and I tried out two of the three Korean restaurants in Leipzig during a visit to the city. It is a high risk undertaking to try a Korean restaurant in Germany as it can be very hit or...
by HF | Mar 19, 2012 | Daily life, Expat issues, Tips, advice, suggestions
I’m inviting readers (Americans especially) to help me compile a list. It’s a list that grows shorter by the year, but is still fairly lengthy: Foods that are hard to find in Germany. It really wasn’t that long ago that an American living in Germany...
by JessicaL | Jan 18, 2012 | Expat issues, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
I have often joked that Switzerland may be the only place on earth where gyms are completely deserted during the month of January. I remember going for the ubiquitous January 2nd workout last year, anticipating the typical hordes of resolution bandwagoners, but I...
by Jane | Jan 1, 2012 | Book reviews, Daily life, Expat issues, History and culture, Medical matters, Tips, advice, suggestions
I have a confession. This might not come as a surprise to some of you, but it’s been tough being a mother to three children under the age of five. Especially in the last few months as my baby has become more sensitive to noise and light, and as I’ve had to try to...
by Ruth | Dec 12, 2011 | Daily life, Expat issues, German vocabulary, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
A few years ago, a building contractor told me a story that scared me enough to change my habits: “I worked with a young couple recently who fully remodeled an old house. They both worked full-time. Every morning, they both got up, took showers, got dressed and left...
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