by James | 18 Jul 2020 | Life In Germany
Just landed in Germany, or about to make the move and are wondering what lies in wait for you when you get there? We’ve put together 9 things which are common frustrations of life in Germany for newcomers. Now, before we start, there are loads of things about...
by James | 21 Mar 2020 | Life In Germany
Work is, well, work. It’s something we all do to pay the bills. But we work to live, not live to work, right? Or at least I hope that’s what you aspire to? So, let’s leave work out of the equation for a moment. Here, we’re looking at 15 reasons why life in Germany is...
by James | 22 Sep 2019 | Life In Germany
Doing business in Germany, as well as getting to grips with the working culture, can be a challenge for newcomers. This is especially true if your place of work isn’t an international company or a tech start-up.Whilst the English-speaking world shares many social and...
by James | 25 Aug 2019 | Life In Germany
We probably don’t need to tell you how popular Berlin is. If you’re planning a move to Germany, chances are you’ve at least considered Berlin as a potential place to live. This is especially true if you work in the technology sector, as its...
by Liv Hambrett | 10 Mar 2019 | Life In Germany
Settling into a new country means opportunities to make a fool of oneself abound. Sure, there are some things that are universal, like, I don’t know, breathing, but a very large reason for the way we do things is the culture we grew up in. Exiting that culture and...
by James | 10 Feb 2019 | Life In Germany
Ah, Sunday. A day off work, and the perfect time to catch up on all those little jobs which we otherwise never seem to have time to accomplish: clean the car, vacuuming the apartment, wash your laundry, maybe a little gardening or DIY. Not so when it comes to...
by Liv Hambrett | 04 Nov 2018 | Life In Germany
On my most recent trip home to Australia, we stayed in a small beach village for five weeks. There was a café, a restaurant, and a general shop for such necessary summer holiday things as goggles, ice cream and take away coffee. For groceries and petrol and other such...
by Liv Hambrett | 12 Aug 2018 | Life In Germany
I last left you deciding for yourself where der Echte Norden really is, and if you had your wits about you as you read, you would have reached the verdict that the real north in Germany is Schleswig-Holstein. Sehr gut gemacht. We can now begin to dig a...
by Liv Hambrett | 15 Jul 2018 | Life In Germany
We’re happy to welcome Liv, an Australian writer based just outside of Kiel. First up she is sharing her experiences of life in Kiel, in the most northerly state in Germany. We look at how it’s often forgotten amid the typical German (well actually,...
by James | 03 Jun 2018 | Life In Germany
Stress. Just hearing this word can already trigger unpleasant feelings or anxious thoughts. The aim of this article is to explain its background, the triggers of stress, how it works and what are some techniques you can use to significantly decrease its levels. Expat...
