When I started trying to learn German, the first things I focused on were food and beer. I knew what was important in life -- and these things were extremely important it turned out, because you also don't want to end up eating something made entirely of innards...
Being an expat in Germany... What is that like? In a lot of ways, it's similar to being a foreigner in any country, even if you're just visiting. Except when you're an expat, the visit lasts a whole lot longer; whether it be months, years or even decades. Some decide...
Imagine this if you can... You move to a new country and some of the first things you buy are a washing machine and a kitchen (a topic I will later get into), but not a car. And you don't move your car over with you either. But you've grown up in a place where it was...
Last week, I went into a long discussion about the legalities of moving to Germany as a foreigner and how to go about getting a visa. So today, I'm going to assume you're allowed to be here, and jump right into finding a place to live. When Stefan got his first...
There’s no worse feeling than driving four long hours from home to the airport, only to have that sinking feeling that you’ve forgotten to do something. You thought you’d done everything – fed the cats, turned everything off from the mains, left keys with your sister...
Over the last few years, I have gotten more and more emails from people who want to move to Germany or other places in Europe but would appreciate a bit of advice before they take the leap. From singles to entire families, there are a wide range of folks who want...
I'll bet that one of the first thing that comes to a foreigners mind when they think of Germany is people wearing funny outfits and Lederhosen. After living here for over 10 years, I can assure you that most people across Germany never wear those sorts of...
There was quite a bit of discussion on Tuesday after I shared my "what I don't like about Hessen" post...and apparently I got a lot of people thinking that I absolutely detest living here and should leave as soon as possible. Let me state for the record that although...
You may have noticed that in general, I try not to be a naysayer. I like to look at life as if the glass is half-full, and think positively so that good things happen. I fully believe that if you focus on the negative all the time, you are only going to produce more...
In case you don't know by now, we went to Florida for two weeks over Christmas -- and 4 of those days were spent in Orlando. We decided to visit SeaWorld and had the absolute best time. We really couldn't have asked for a better vacation -- and to think we almost...
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