Osterfeuer: Learning About New Traditions for Easter in Germany Expat Life in Germany April 25, 2018 2 9803Imagine heading out for your daily walk, the same walk you’ve done a hundred times before. Throw on the dog’s...
Christmas Dinner: Deutsche Din-din vs Yankee Yum-yums Expat Life in Germany December 25, 2016 4 5714A dilemma of monumental proportions hit us a few days before Christmas. What the heck were we going to do...
Celebrating Cinco de Mayo in Germany Expat Life in Germany May 5, 2016 2 6431Almost every year, Travis and I celebrate Cinco de Mayo on May 5th. Neither of us is of Mexican descent,...
How scary is a trip to a German dentist? Expat Life in Germany May 4, 2016 4 6793One of the hardest things we’ve discovered about moving to a new country, particularly one in which we don’t speak...
Drawing Pysanky for Ukrainian Easter Expat Life in Germany May 1, 2016 2 8387As Americans, we’ve always celebrated our Easter holiday toward the end of March or some time before April 24th. This...
Misadventures in German Underwear Shopping Expat Life in Germany April 28, 2016 10 6622Does anyone else hate shopping for clothes? It can’t just be me. So it’s not totally a surprise that German...
American vs German Culture: To Eat or Not to Eat Expat Life in Germany April 10, 2016 2 5968One of the things we’ve been learning lately is how to make friends in Germany. It turns out, it’s not...
