by Erin "ebe" Porter | Jul 12, 2017 | Daily life, Expat issues, Medical matters, Red tape and bureaucracy, Tips, advice, suggestions
Sometimes “home” feels a lot further than a 10 hour flight away. My old college roommate was just diagnosed with colon cancer and I don’t know how to express my worry, my concern – all the feelings I am having for her – better than in a...
by HF | May 3, 2017 | Daily life, Expat issues, German language, History and culture
Billy Wilder (1906-2002), the noted Austrian-American film director (Double Indemnity, Stalag 17, Some Like It Hot), as famous as he was, used to complain about how he was frequently misidentified as German. Americans often get Austria and Germany mixed up. Sometimes...
by HF | Mar 29, 2017 | Daily life, Expat issues, German language, History and culture, learning German, Tips, advice, suggestions
If you want to confirm the fact that the internet is not improving people’s IQs, just type “rude Germans” into your favorite search engine. Boom! You’ll get over 1.9 million results, most of which were written by morons. (But “rude...
by HF | Feb 8, 2017 | Daily life, German vocabulary, The euro and money matters, Tips, advice, suggestions
Expats living in Europe have a unique opportunity to travel and visit interesting places in many countries. Traveling from Berlin to Stockholm, for instance, is only a 75-minute jet flight – about the same time as flying between Los Angeles and San Francisco in the...
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