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 Jane | Aug 16, 2010 | Daily life, Expat issues, German vocabulary
I admit that I was probably a bit whingey in my last message. I’ve had some time to get over my homesickness for Germany and Europe and embrace San Diego. It’s nothing like Deutschland, but the living is so easy and the weather is as perfect (always in the...
by Sarah Fürstenberger | Jul 26, 2010 | Expat issues, German vocabulary, History and culture
Like Jane and her husband, we are also on our way out of Germany. Unlike them though, we are becoming expats once again, this time in Ireland. There are so many things I love about living in Germany. This move happened quickly, and it was a choice for us, but it is...
by Sarah Fürstenberger | May 3, 2010 | Daily life, Expat issues, Tips, advice, suggestions
Long, long ago, in 1992, when I first came to Germany, I, at the tender age of 21, had no real idea of what “organic” even was. Who did back then, except a few hippies and tree huggers (ha, ha). I had a few older and wiser friends with small children who...
by Jane | Mar 29, 2010 | Daily life, Expat issues, History and culture, The euro and money matters
Sometimes I feel like we’re living in another decade in the past. The other day when I was looking at eltern.de, the website for Eltern (Parent) Magazine, there was an ad for the new Volkswagen Sharan model. The Sharan now has an electric sliding door. Although...
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