by Chloe D | Dec 17, 2012 | Daily life, German vocabulary, History and culture, learning German
“It’s the Christmas Man,” my two-and-a-half-year-old son cheered, pointing to the large inflatable red-clad figure bobbing in the wind outside a men’s clothes shop. In these first unseasonably barmy days of early December, we were yet to talk about...
by Ruth | Dec 3, 2012 | Expat issues, German vocabulary, History and culture
I am not homesick for Germany*. There must have been something in my eyes this weekend, when I attended the Toronto Christmas Market. Something strange happened as we walked past the huts selling ornaments and decorations from the Black Forest. These waves of...
by Jane | Nov 26, 2012 | Daily life, German vocabulary, History and culture
One aspect that I have always loved about living in Europe compared to the US is the overall higher quality of food. Tomatoes taste like sweet sunshine and smaller Old World apples are crispier and sweeter than their mammoth American cousins. Then there are those...
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 Ruth | Nov 2, 2012 | Daily life, Expat issues, German language, History and culture, learning German, Tips, advice, suggestions
This topic has the potential to be divisive and insulting. I will tread lightly. A year ago, a friend of mine celebrated her last few days of singledom with a bachelorette party in France. Unable to attend, I sent along an “Instruction Guide to a German Husband”, a...
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