by Erin "ebe" Porter | Jul 13, 2020 | Berlin, Daily life, History and culture
We are fresh off our third weekend straight spent relaxing and socializing in the park. We have steadily shifted to life outside here in Germany as the number of Covid infections hovers and mostly holds steady and the weather warms. After months indoors, Germans are...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Apr 20, 2020 | Berlin, Daily life, German vocabulary, Medical matters, Tips, advice, suggestions
When we first heard the rumblings about quarantine due to the COVID-19, there was a rush of information on how to fill your days. Facebook groups touted their favorite resources, memes were prevalent, and many people looked at the long days of isolation as an...
by HF | Apr 6, 2020 | Berlin, Expat issues, Medical matters
We are far from the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, but Germany’s fatality rate from the disease is at this point far below that of the United States and most other countries. Let’s take a look at some possible reasons for this. (Also see our comparison...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Jan 26, 2020 | Daily life, German vocabulary, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
In the lead-up to Christmas, full of company parties and gift shopping and Christmas Markets, we had a new German word to look-up: Schrottwichteln. It had my German-fluent husband stumped with Schrott roughly translating to “garbage” and Wichteln to...
by HF | Dec 16, 2019 | Daily life, Expat issues, History and culture
Germany and Altruism Do YOU donate to causes or charitable organizations? How much did you donate last year? How often do you open your wallet to help a person, cause or an organization? Your answer to those questions depends at least in part on your nationality....
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