Audio There are varying grades of foreigners in Germany, with subtle nuances between them. People....
There’s a lot to be said for approaching challenging situations with the right attitude, which....
Signs are there for the express purpose of helping you find your way. They tell....
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Everybody has their idea of a perfect vacation. I enjoy the ocean, but I don’t....
After an overnight trip from Spain, I was thrilled to finally arrive at the doorstep....
Germany already experimented with a cheap train ticket last summer. People loved it so much....
The U.S. is not just a large country, everything in it seems bigger, too. This....
Eyeglasses and watches used to be mundane utilitarian accessories until designers were invited to the....
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Just as I was getting used to not being a mother, my COVID-harassed daughters came....
Chicago was named by French fur traders who founded the city, which was destroyed by....
I fantasize about taking my kids back to where I grew up to show them....
When is a snack a meal? It depends on what country you’re in, as Germans....
New York feels like another world compared to Munich. Many elements are obvious and in....
American companies have made serious inroads into the economies of Europe and elsewhere, but this....
There are grocery stores, and then there’s Aldi. In the decades since WWII, this discounter....
Germany has the reputation of having generous social programs, with vivid descriptions such as "cradle-to-grave"....
Football – the sport known everywhere but America as “American football” – has become popular....
The press and social media are still abuzz with deniers of the U.S. elections in....
January is when Germans confront the fact that Christmas is over but winter is just....
For years, I suffered from the lousy picture I had taken for my German license,....
The coronavirus isn’t the first disease that jumped from animals to humans. This has been....
Long gone are the days when you could walk down to the local five-and-dime store....
Germans are so careful about maintaining their cars and build their houses so well that....
On a trip to a Christmas market in Munich, I was inspired by The Night....
I loved Christmas cookies growing up and thought they were pretty good, but have since....
The news is all abuzz about the World Cup games in Qatar, but the coolest....
It wouldn’t be a holiday without pumpkin pie, but what I bake today is a....
On just a 10-minute walk through Munich, I passed a murder scene leading to the....
My trust in native speakers was boundless, and it caused me to maneuver myself into....
Somehow I keep coming across the camino or Way of St. James, leading to surprising....
Looking at U.S. politics over the past few years, Germans recognize many patterns from the....
Some Germans celebrate Halloween, but not all of them. I was determined to find a....
23 October 2022 It’s that time of year again: The leaf blowers are back. They....
English has its downsides. But when you compare it to German, French and Spanish it....
Following a three-year hiatus, Munich’s favorite party returned. Corona didn’t dampen people’s spirits, but I....
I thought my French was good enough to get me around southern France. But language....
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