by Erin "ebe" Porter | Dec 26, 2022 | Berlin, Daily life, Expat issues, Red tape and bureaucracy, The euro and money matters, Tips, advice, suggestions, Work and employment matters
Not the most upbeat topic for the day after Christmas, but one that has been on many people’s minds as we emerged from the pandemic into an initial economic upswing, quickly followed by a collapse in many industries. I work as Talent Acquisition (an internal...
by HF | Dec 12, 2022 | Berlin, Book reviews, History and culture
Mark Twain, whose passport bore the name Samuel Langhorne Clemens, crossed the Atlantic Ocean 49 times. In Europe the American writer visited many German-speaking cities, from Berlin to Vienna, and many points in-between. The future globetrotter’s first foreign...
by HF | Nov 14, 2022 | Daily life, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
The World of Germanic Soft Drinks Germany is famous for its beer. But it also has its own non-alcoholic drink brands. There’s an entire world of carbonated fruit and cola drinks in German-speaking Europe that few outsiders have ever tasted. Yes, Coca-Cola and...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Oct 31, 2022 | Berlin, Daily life, German vocabulary, Medical matters, Tips, advice, suggestions
I recently spent a week semi-anxiously waiting tests results from my doctor. They had told me it was going to be 4 or 5 days (business days) and the test was on a Tuesday, so I kept an ear out for a ring through Tuesday – just to be safe. On Wednesday I assumed...
by HF | Jun 27, 2022 | History and culture, Medical matters, Tips, advice, suggestions
Samuel Hahnemann and “Like Cures Like” If Samuel Hahnemann had remained a linguist and translator, or even a physician, rather than moving into experimenting with a new type of medical treatment, he and the world could have saved themselves a lot of...
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