Nothing at all to be afraid of
So much has changed that I can’t believe it’s only been a year and a half since my first interview. I’ve got back into teaching, which I never expected I…
German regulations and rules
There are a lot of regulations in Germany and yes you might get frustrated by some of them.... but you will appreciate them at the end, believe me! I am…
I like living in Rome but I don’t think I would like it in any other part of Italy!
I am Patrizia from upstate New York now living in Rome. My parents were both from Caserta, Italy and immigrated to the US when I was only an infant. I…
George Schorschi: “I really view comedy as an art form!”
My name is George Schorschi. I come from Arizona, USA and have lived around Germany for about 6 years. I have the piercing blue eyes of a snow dragon and…
It is weird and uncomfortable
Hello world! My name is David and I am an American from Utah who happens to be living in the Russian capital now ;-) . What brings me to Russia?…
Adventures of La Mari in Germany
My name is Marisa but I go by La Mari in the blogging world. It's my nickname in my Latin family and I am quite fond of it. I currently blog about…
We both call Berlin home
I'm Aimee Gonzales, and I'm originally from the San Francisco Bay Area. I left my entire life behind me and moved to Halle-Saale in February 2012. Since then, I've made…
Soccer Girl Playin’ Around the World
Hi! Hola! Hallo! Bonjour! I am 29-years-old from California and have been living in various cities in Germany since 2011. I graduated last year with an MBA from Arizona State…
I really missed American allegiance to rules!
My name is Michelle Damiani. I'm a forty-something mother of 3 children, and I also have a psychotherapy practice. About 5 years ago I started writing, and felt pretty secretive…
Cheering language learners
Have you ever experienced a culture shock? Actually, yes – in the US. I know the US is rather similar to Germany but despite that it is somehow different. The people…
I subscribe to the ‘live and let live’ philosophy of acceptance and tolerance
My name is Jim Geren. I moved to Germany in 2013 from Colorado Springs, CO, U.S.A. with my then girlfriend (now wife) Eve, and our two dogs, Buster and Wilson".…
A long road ahead
America, where I was born, is an immigrant society. Everyone is an immigrant one or several generations back. I think, USA is the best example of the importance of immigration in…
We are fundamentally all the same
My name is Chad and I have been married to my wife Amanda since 2003. We both were born and grew up in the United States, me in North Carolina…
The journey of an American couple living in Frankfurt
My name is Jessica Sachson, an American from Charlotte, NC and just over a year ago I moved to Frankfurt, Germany. This was not my first experience living abroad in…
A Russian-American artist in Berlin
My name is Katya Fialkova, and I was born in Moscow but raised in New York City. I lived and worked in several countries in the last ten years, but I still think of…
From the American Midwest to expat living in Southwest Germany
What brought you to Germany? I had been interested in living and working overseas since I had a semester abroad experience when I was pursuing my undergraduate degree. Quite a…
The paperwork would be a lot easier, though!
I am Elizabeth, an American mother of two adult children and wife of a Swabian German whose mother is from northern England. I started learning German in the 8th grade…
World spirit
My name is Kristen, and I'm from the Maryland/Virginia area of the U.S.A. I moved to Germany about three years ago after my (American) husband said he'd been offered a…
I don’t have much to complain about!
My name is Jay Malone, and I'm an American graduate student at the University of Siegen, a teacher of English at several universities in the Rhineland, an author of apocalyptic…
I am more comfortable here then in the States
My name is Janice Harrington. I am a singer of Jazz, Blues and Gospel, producer and actress. I am an American, but I currently reside in the quaint city of Lüneburg, Germany,…
It doesn’t strike me as exactly “multicultural”…
I’m Sarah-Lambert Cook, a somewhat quirky redhead from the US of A who has been living in Germany since August, 2013. Most of the time, I can be found writing…
An incredibly multicultural country
My name is Ginger Kern and I’m originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a city on the coast of beautiful Lake Michigan. My Midwestern childhood was safe and comfortable, but after a…
Chef in Berlin
My name is Jill DiGiovanni and I grew up in Chippawa, Canada, listening to the roar of Niagara Falls in the background and dreaming of being happily swept away to…
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