by Erin "ebe" Porter | Feb 1, 2017 | Daily life, Expat issues, German vocabulary, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
I just tried to close my kitchen cabinet – thunk. Tried again – harder. Thunk! Sighing, I opened it to have an armload of tea rain down upon me. It’s just that time of year. My husband works as an Erzieher, and one of the funny little perks of the...
by HF | Jan 25, 2017 | History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
Tours: From Audi to Volkswagen Audi | BMW | Ford | Mercedes-Benz | Opel | Porsche | Volkswagen LAST UPDATED: 7 July 2022. Seven major automakers manufacture automobiles and trucks in Germany. The automobile is a German invention, and the auto industry in Germany is...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Jan 11, 2017 | Daily life, Expat issues, Tips, advice, suggestions
It is that time of year where our latest visiting family member is on their way home (bye Opa!) and we are reminded how very hard it is to have a baby abroad. We have no one to call about a sickness in the middle of the night, no family at her birthday party, and nary...
by Chloe D | Jan 5, 2017 | History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
I’ve written about the German obsession at New Year’s with pyrotechnics for this blog before. This year Berlin was the same as always – air thick with smoke, sky alight with brilliant explosions of colour, and our ears filled with the constant cracking of...
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