by Erin "ebe" Porter | Jan 23, 2023 | Berlin, Daily life, German vocabulary, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
One of my favorite parts about living abroad is that you get to make your own traditions. Deciding we really aren’t fans of turkey, we still host an annual Thanksgiving party but usually buy a half dozen halbes hähnchen (half a roasted chicken) from the nearest...
by HF | Aug 22, 2022 | German language, German vocabulary, learning German
Wortschatz is a “word treasure”! Recently I happened to stumble across my copy of the book »Das schönste deutsche Wort«, first published back in 2005. That book was the result of a 2004 contest that encouraged people all across the German-speaking world –...
by HF | Jul 25, 2022 | German language, History and culture
If you’ve never heard of Winnetou, Old Shatterhand, Kara Ben Nemsi or Old Surehand, you probably didn’t grow up in Germany or another German-speaking country. Those characters created by the German author Karl May (1842-1912) are as well-known in Germany...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Jul 11, 2022 | Berlin, Daily life, German vocabulary, Tips, advice, suggestions
As Berlin steamed with temperatures in the mid to high 30s C (90 degrees F) over much of the last month, I looked for ways to cool down. My family hit a lot of the classics, including copious park hangs, elaborate ice cream sundaes, visiting the pool, and even...
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