by Erin "ebe" Porter | Dec 28, 2020 | Berlin, Medical matters, Red tape and bureaucracy, Tips, advice, suggestions
The first vaccinations have been administered in Germany over the weekend with a flurry of publicity. The Local.de reports that a 101-year-old woman in a retirement home was the very first person to be inoculated against coronavirus on Saturday, December 26th. Though...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Nov 30, 2020 | German vocabulary, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions, Travel and transportation
If you have ever been in Germany at Weihnachten (Christmas), you know it is a magical time. Christmas markets bring people together, the glühwein flows, the smell of Gebrannte Mandeln is everywhere, and Germans are at their jolliest. It is also a Coronavirus...
by HF | Oct 19, 2020 | German language, History and culture, Travel and transportation
Jefferson’s European Education In 1788, while serving as an American diplomat in Paris, Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) spent two weeks on the road for an unofficial private journey along the Rhine. In my article, Germany’s Route 66: A Road Trip on Bundesstraße 3,...
by HF | Sep 21, 2020 | German language, German vocabulary, History and culture
America • The Americas • American: What’s in a Name? How did the American continent (Erdteil in German, “earth part”) get its name? America, considered one continent or a “double continent,” was the fourth one to be discovered by...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Sep 7, 2020 | Daily life, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
I walked into the grocery store last week to discover the seasons are changing once again. The proof? A colorful display of Kürbis (pumpkin and assorted squash). I welcome the change as this really is my favorite season, and the bouts of intense sweaty heat this...
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