I really enjoy studying “free of charge”
Hello. My name is Iryna and I am from Ukraine, from Kiev to be exact. I have been living in Berlin since almost two years. I am an international student at…
From Croatia to Berlin
Please meet two nice young people from Croatia, currently living in the centre of Berlin, Neukölln. Csaba is a sworn translator for English, Croatian and German and Petar has recently enrolled…
“Well-functioning” German social system
I am sitting at my table and don’t know where to begin. It is very difficult to describe my current feelings. To be honest, my soul is really overfilled with…
German sounds
You know, German grammar is rather difficult, but phonetics not at all.... So here it goes... The combination of sounds "i.e." should be pronounced long, in NO case short, otherwise,…
Rejection guaranteed!
I live in Germany since I was 20 years old, now am 40. I was born in the city of Nis in Serbia. I came here with my family because…
Everyone should love his country… but I cannot
On that evening we decided we must escape somewhere or …we would be killed. One could not stay there anymore. The Taliban soldiers came to us, as always, without being invited. To the question…
My name is Albert, but please without “t” at the end
Hello, my name is Albert, but please without “t” at the end, my name is of French origin and I do not like the German way of pronouncing it. I was born…
No pains, no gains
Good morning, world! I am Josefine and I have been in Germany since 21 years already. I reside in a small town Frankethal. It is located in the south-west part of…
Work hard and you will achieve your goals
Hello there, my name is Dzevad. I come from a country that does not exist anymore - Yugoslavia and I speak the language that can be considered as politically incorrect - Serbo-Croatian.…
The German Dream
Hello, my name is Natalja, I am from sunny Krasnodar. Have you ever heard of this city? Exactly ;-) Sochi, which became famous for the Olympic Games in 2014, is located…
My second home
Hello there, my name is Marina. Originally, I come from Maykop - the capital city of the Republic of Adygea, Russia. It is a very peaceful place, where the sun…
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