Multicoolty | The Americans Archives - Page 3 of 3

We can be local and global at the same time

There is lots of room there to be both cosmopolitan and hold on to your traditions and values. They don’t have to be in conflict as long as your environment is tolerant enough to do that. That’s the political challenge that Germany and other countries are facing right now. James...

Am I crazy or what?

My name is Kendall and I am an American, originally from the Washington DC area. I met my now German journalist husband in New York City where he was assigned at the time. When he said he was being called back to Germany, I volunteered to go with him. Back...

The Americans

The woman swims

Heidelberg is the most beautiful place I have ever lived in. The small-town pace is a bliss after five years living inside the beltway of Washington DC. My former commute included over an hour and a half of hair raising traffic. Now my biggest concern is clasping the bike lock that...

The Americans

Close to perfect

Germany is pretty close to the perfect country. If you could just work on the sunshine issue, then it would really be great. Lis Mullin Bernhardt

A sense of collectivity

I’m an American who has lived in Germany since 2008 — first in Hamburg, then part-time in Berlin, and now in Bremen. I’m currently working on my PhD in Sociology and in my spare time I love running, traveling, and taking photographs. Like many expats, I first came to Germany for...

The Americans

Where the future goes

My name is Carol and I am from New York City, but I grew up in Bern, Switzerland. I have a language background, but I always wanted to become an actress and actually dedicated a part of my life to it. When I came to Germany in 1999, I was taken...

The Americans

Learn the language

My name is Sean, I’m 30 years old and I am an American hailing from the great state of Ohio. I am a veteran, blogger, self-styled beer expert, student of political science, and all-around good guy. I live with my family near Schweinfurt in Lower Franconia. Like most American in Schweinfurt,...

The Americans

On a hidden camera show

I am Joana. I was born in Portugal, raised in America (New Jersey to be exact) and I am now living in Germany. I am studying marketing at the moment, and have German class for four hours every week day. I make jewelry and would like to open a web...

The Piano girl in Germany

Very American moment

My name is Richard and I am an American from New York City. I met a lovely German woman in New York and in 2006 we moved to Cologne. What did you do to integrate when you moved here? I made a choice to do so. If you move to...

The Americans

Everybody here is dancing all the time

There are so many different language mistakes that I made when I first moved over here. It is not easy to learn a foreign language when you are 35 years old. I did my best, but one of the things that kept coming up, I kept hearing this word “diskutieren”....

American who loves to live abroad

I am Christine from the United States, Vice President of AIWCC. I have been in Germany for two years. Before coming to Cologne, I studied and worked in China where I met my future German husband. I have an insider to German culture at home. I am learning so much...

The Americans

Environmentally responsible

I am American, an East Coast girl, but was actually born in Rome. We moved to Germany three years ago because of my husband’s new assignment. I was not sure how to make it all work, changes are not always easy for me, but I integrated very quickly. I liked...

The Americans

You learn by messing things up

We came here only several months ago from Kansas City and plan on staying for two years. My husband does a training program at a big German company. What was the most difficult part when you came here? I’d say not knowing the language and changing routines. We arrived Thursday...

The Americans

American sense of humor

You have lived in Germany most of your life. Do you feel more German or American? I am definitely American. Certain characteristics such as the American sense of humor will never be lost to me nor a certain easy look on life, which seems typical to many of my US...