by Erin "ebe" Porter | Feb 20, 2022 | German vocabulary, Tips, advice, suggestions, Travel and transportation
Since my daughter started Grundschule (elementary school), we have come to the grim realization that we are tied to the school schedule. While schools in Germany have many extended breaks throughout the year, they have traditionally been inflexible about vacation days...
by HF | Oct 18, 2021 | Daily life, Expat issues, German language, German vocabulary, History and culture
In the last few years, Germans and other German-speakers have been embroiled in a debate over das Gendern, or “gendering.” Anyone who has tried to master the German language knows that, unlike English, all nouns in German, not just proper nouns, are...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Oct 3, 2021 | Berlin, Daily life, Expat issues, German language, German vocabulary, Tips, advice, suggestions, Travel and transportation
Last month I met my parents in Iceland for a week of travel and an epic reunion. We hadn’t seen each other in over two years; since my 2-year-old was a baby, since we used to travel, since Corona was just a beer you drank on Cinco de Mayo. At the end of June 2021,...
by HF | Sep 20, 2021 | Berlin, Tips, advice, suggestions, Travel and transportation
Before You Go If you, like me, have been champing at the bit, eager to once again fly to Germany from the USA, it is now possible. While we don’t currently have truly ideal conditions, US-Americans are now taking long-haul flights across the Atlantic and landing...
by HF | Nov 16, 2020 | Berlin, History and culture, Travel and transportation
Berlin Gets a (Fairly) New Airport It finally happened on the last day of October 2020 (Halloween!). It was a long wait, but despite scandals, false starts, huge budget overruns, and a major black mark against vaunted German efficiency, Berlin Brandenburg Airport...
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