by Sarah Fürstenberger | Apr 5, 2011 | German vocabulary, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
This year is a momentous one in the eyes of some people, because I am turning forty. I’m turning forty in a new country, and all of my oldest and closest friends live in other ones. But I am not despairing, and I am not ignoring this runden Geburtstag. (A runder...
by HF | Nov 8, 2010 | Daily life, Expat issues, German language, German vocabulary, learning German
Driving in the car with my family the other day, I overheard my four-year old son say to his younger brother: “I am so frustrating! No! I am so frustrating! Stop doing that!” I had difficulty suppressing my laughter, tickled at the irony of his statement. Yes, I...
by Sarah Fürstenberger | Aug 23, 2010 | Expat issues
Being a foreigner once again here in Ireland, after finally not feeling very foreign in Germany, is a new adventure. I finally learned the little cultural tricks in Germany, like not putting my hand out for change at the bakery, but waiting for them to place it on the...
by Sarah Fürstenberger | Mar 8, 2010 | Daily life, Expat issues
I had planned to go see the movie “Valentine’s Day” with my eldest daughter this past week in English, but the few times it was being shown just didn’t work for us. On Friday we finally decided to go to see it in German in the local theater,...
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