by HF | Nov 19, 2012 | Daily life, Expat issues, German vocabulary, Tips, advice, suggestions
Today we’ll finish my list of expat likes (the good), dislikes (the bad) and major gripes (the ugly). We are now in Part 2 of the “good” things. In Part 1 I began with “the bad,” but my “good” list turned out to be even...
by Chloe D | Nov 17, 2012 | Daily life, German language, History and culture
It was during our second winter in Berlin that I first became aware of Laternenfeste (lantern festivals). We had little twin babies and, despite early heavy snows, I spent much of my time traipsing icy streets pushing the pram whilst they slept. There was a period in...
by JessicaL | Nov 5, 2012 | Expat issues, History and culture
A few posts back I wrote about how being an expat has made me a better Canadian. After thinking about it a bit further, I have actually come to realize that being an expat has also made me a better English and Irishwoman. Now I have to admit, I have never been to the...
by Chloe D | Oct 7, 2012 | Daily life, Expat issues, German language, German vocabulary
I am struck, watching my two small children grow up in Berlin, how different their childhood is from mine in England’s industrial north in the 1980s. We are very integrated here – most of our friends are German. the nursery the children go to is German,...
by Chloe D | Sep 3, 2012 | Daily life, Expat issues, History and culture
“Can we bring you anything that you can’t get there?” is a common question our visitors from the UK ask. We usually spend a good ten minutes, both of us running through supermarket shelves in our minds’ eye, but almost always to no avail. Aside...
Recent Comments