by Erin "ebe" Porter | Sep 21, 2016 | Expat issues, German vocabulary, Medical matters, Tips, advice, suggestions
When I first found out I was pregnant in Germany, I freaked out. I was married and happy, we were kinda trying but I was still terrified. I suspect I would have been apprehensive no matter where I was, but there were so many questions about how this would go in...
by HF | Sep 14, 2016 | Daily life, Expat issues, Tips, advice, suggestions
As I find myself rediscovering many aspects of daily life in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, I can’t help but think of Mark Twain, who wrote so masterfully about his travels in Germany and Europe in A Tramp Abroad (1880, translated into German as “Bummel...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Aug 30, 2016 | Daily life, Expat issues, German vocabulary, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions, Work and employment matters
I am nearing 30-days away on my latest vacation. Well, Elternzeit (parental leave) is more accurate. We have almost 2 full months re-connecting with family in the big ‘ole US of A. My American counterparts are in awe that people in Germany can take so much time...
by HF | Aug 25, 2016 | Tips, advice, suggestions
Today I drove from Frankfurt am Main to Berlin, a distance of about 550 km (342 mi). Most of that drive is on the iconic German Autobahn, and the trip reminded me that German drivers can be just as bad as American drivers, only at much higher speeds. It wasn’t...
by HF | Jul 27, 2016 | History and culture
Pearl Harbor’s Austrian Architecture and Honolulu’s Prussian Bandmaster NOTE: This is an updated version of a blog I first posted in May 2010 and have revised several times since then. I’m currently in Hawaii. As usual, I’m on the outlook for...
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