by HF | Oct 13, 2014 | Daily life, Expat issues, History and culture
This post came about because I happened to see a photograph of a German horse race, similar to the photo below. It reminded me that horses usually gallop around a German race track in a clockwise direction, while in the United States they run counterclockwise. It made...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Sep 29, 2014 | Expat issues, German vocabulary, Medical matters, Tips, advice, suggestions
Do I look a little tired here? That’s because I am. Last week was baby week. After 35 weeks of pregnancy, we were cramming hospital registration, one of our last doctor visits (plus ultrasound) and 2 long nights of prenatal courses into just a few days. My dad...
by Chloe D | Aug 25, 2014 | German vocabulary, History and culture, learning German, Tips, advice, suggestions
I remember that when I lived in Berlin for a year as a student ten years’ ago, I approached every conversation as a language-learning opportunity. Like a hungry caterpillar, I would gobble up more and more words whether talking to taxi driver or a philosophy...
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