by Erin "ebe" Porter | Oct 3, 2021 | Berlin, Daily life, Expat issues, German language, German vocabulary, Tips, advice, suggestions, Travel and transportation
Last month I met my parents in Iceland for a week of travel and an epic reunion. We hadn’t seen each other in over two years; since my 2-year-old was a baby, since we used to travel, since Corona was just a beer you drank on Cinco de Mayo. At the end of June 2021,...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Sep 5, 2021 | Berlin, Daily life, Expat issues, German vocabulary, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
Starting school is a big deal no matter where you are. I’ve been seeing my friends in the States post pics of their kids in front of the front door, backpack on and smile on their face. I posted my own proud picture of my first grader at the beginning of August when...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Aug 9, 2021 | Daily life, German vocabulary, Tips, advice, suggestions
The German word for ice cream is Eis, pronounced similar to “ice”. This leads to countless renditions of Vanilla Ice’s “Ice Ice Baby” by any North American English-speaker in Germany. In fact, it can be hard to get the song out of my head in summer because Eis is...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Jul 12, 2021 | German vocabulary, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions, Travel and transportation
After over a year and half of going no further than Brandenburg, we had to get out. It was time to travel. But still only half vaccinated and with most places partially shut down we didn’t want to go too far. So we decided on a weekend trip to Leipzig. We had visited...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Jun 14, 2021 | Berlin, Daily life, Expat issues, German language, German vocabulary, Red tape and bureaucracy, Tips, advice, suggestions
After the uncertainty of applying for a Grundschule (elementary school) outside of our district, we have successfully waited it out. Our daughter got into our first choice! Considering how competitive finding a KiTa (preschool) can be, we had no idea if there was any...
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