T̶w̶o̶ One p̶e̶r̶p̶e̶t̶u̶a̶l̶ ̶e̶x̶p̶a̶t̶s̶ immigrant settling into home country number five.
Although I haven’t quite implemented everything on my learning German with overwhelming force list, for the past month and a half I’ve been taking a German class at the Münchner Volkshochschule. A Volkshochschule is kind of like a community college or an adult education center, and you can find one in pretty much every German … Read more
Several online quizzes have caught my eye recently: The BBC English Quiz (found via chrisdellavedova.com) I kicked ass on this one – surprisingly, even on the spelling section. The German Citizenship Test (in German). Could you become a German? (found via AmiExpat)… really? You want me to know the flag colors of Nordrhein-Westfalen to become … Read more
Before your arrive, figure out whether you are an asparagus or a potato. You’re welcome.
You know what that means: Germany just won their first Euro Cup game since 1996!
After suffering through the ridiculously smoky bars and restaurants of Zurich for two years, we were delighted to learn that Bavaria was planning to go smoke-free a few days before our arrival in January. Hooray for going out without coming home smelling like an ashtray! Our initial excitement is wearing thin, though, given the number … Read more
Who knew Munich had so many festivals without ‘Oktober’ in the name? Today we hit the modestly-sized Auer Dult, a festival and market which takes place three times per year at Mariahilfplatz, a big square in the neighborhood of Au. There were a couple of carnival rides and a whole lot of carnival food, and … Read more
Coincidence? I think not. Munich Redux: Germany’s Hot Spot of the Moment Thank you to the many, many folks who brought this article to my attention. I’d like to also point out that I’ve already reviewed Saf, the restaurant from the NY Times article, too.
I’ve been trying to come up with a good title for Christina, organizer of many a get-together for the Bavarian expat blogger crowd. Social coordinator? Den mother? Cruise director? Anyway, she’s at it again, this time with a whole weekend full of Regensburg-style fun. There’ll be food, a city tour, baseball(!?!), and if you’re lucky, … Read more
Our first three months in Munich have flown by. Well, on one hand it has felt fast, and on the other it feels like we’ve been here forever. Since I’ve lived in Germany before and speak passable German, it was a pretty soft landing. It also helped that we were able to move into our … Read more
Home again after a lovely Easter weekend in Berlin. One of our stops this trip was the Brokers Bierbörse, a relatively normal bar with a small twist – beer prices vary over the course of the evening based on demand. Prices are displayed on flatscreen TVs around the bar, and you pay the price listed … Read more