by Erin "ebe" Porter | Jun 4, 2018 | Daily life, German vocabulary, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
Short answer – EVERYWHERE. No matter whether you call it soccer, football or Fussball, almost everyone in Germany will be watching a few games in this massive tournament of skill. This is the 21st FIFA World Cup and there will be 32 national teams vying for...
by Sarah | May 28, 2018 | Daily life, Expat issues, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
On a recent holiday to Japan I found myself comparing the people, culture and etiquette to what I have experienced and learnt about as an expat in Germany over the past two years. It started to make me think about how many of my German Way blogs posts have focused on...
by HF | May 21, 2018 | Daily life, Expat issues, Tips, advice, suggestions
Eliteschulen des Sports – Eliteschulen des Fußballs – Sportbetonte Schulen The education system and schools in the German-speaking world have traditionally emphasized academics over athletics or sports. Although all German secondary schools include...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | May 7, 2018 | Daily life, German vocabulary, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
After the long, dark winter and the uncertainty of April weather (April, April, der macht, was er will), everyone is ready for summer by the time May rolls around. No matter the first official day of the season is a month and a half away, Germans are reveling in the...
by Chloe D | Apr 30, 2018 | Daily life, History and culture
My first experience of May 1st (Erste Mai) celebrations was as a student in Berlin in 2002 drinking beer in a park Kreuzberg. I don’t much like beer – not then and not now – but that was what everyone else was drinking and it felt like the right thing to...
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