The Grass is Always Greener. And Possibly Made of Chocolate.
It always comes back to grocery shopping, doesn’t it? Yesterday I visited an American Aldi for the first time ever. Now, for a lot of reasons, it’s great to be […]
Category Archives: German culture
Get Zem Going!
After moving around in the U.S. a bit over the past few months, I’ve realized that you don’t need to be in a foreign culture for the grocery store to […]
Three Months of Non-Shocking Culture Shock
A lot of people have asked me about culture shock, most assuming that I went or am still going through it. My answer is a pretty resounding “no;” however, I’m […]
Sales Tax and Money Troubles
After being back in the U.S. for a couple of days, I needed to get my laptop looked at. The technician told me on the phone that it would cost […]
The Confusion of When and Where
Over nearly two years of living in Germany, I grew accustomed to the idea that I was relatively “alone” until about 2 p.m. When we first got there and I had […]
My German garden gnome
If you’re German, and you want to give a going away present to your American friend, you may be dismayed to learn that bratwurst doesn’t pack well. So how about […]
Those German words that stick
Every language has its little “word crumbs” that pop up all of the time in conversation, and you’re not always going to find an explanation in a textbook. They are […]
The Slow and Scenic Route to Frankfurt Airport
For the uninitiated, take note: when Deutsche Bahn puts the train in reverse, your trip has probably officially started to fall apart. During the two years that we have been […]
German titles, or what’s *really* in a name
When we moved to our second apartment in Bielefeld, our über-prepared landlord had, well, über-prepared by putting both of our last names on the doorbell. And then some. The doorbell […]
Fun German things from around the Internet
I guess this is supposed to be the time for self-reflection and whatnot, since I’m leaving Germany very, very soon. However, it’s instead turning into a time of “since when […]
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