by Laura V | Aug 20, 2018 | Daily life, German language, German vocabulary, History and culture, learning German, Tips, advice, suggestions
Trying not to sound excessively formal in a foreign language requires practice and attention. It can happen that in your aim to sound colloquial you will pick up words and phrases that you think are everyday material you can use with your colleagues at work, in a...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Aug 13, 2018 | Daily life, German vocabulary, Medical matters, Red tape and bureaucracy, Tips, advice, suggestions
I forgot it was almost August until I walked up to the KiTa (daycare) where my husband teaches, and saw the sign on the front gate: Achtung! Erdwespen auf der Wiese. (Caution! Wasps in the meadow/garden.) Aw, yes. Just like the seasonal Eis (ice cream) stands and the...
by Sarah | Aug 6, 2018 | Daily life, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
Whilst living in Germany, we’ve developed a bucket list of things we’d like to do whilst here. One activity on our list was to go to a music festival in Germany to see what it is like and how it compares to those back home in the UK. The first step was...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Jul 16, 2018 | Daily life, German language, German vocabulary, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
When you think of German cuisine, you usually think of Wurst (sausage), mountains of Kartoffeln (potatoes), and liters of Bier (I mean, c’mon. “beer”). Rightfully so. Those things are delicious and make up a good portion of the German diet. But...
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