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".…
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…
Everything new
I'm Steven. I'm an American living in Regensburg, Germany, on a three year contract with my company. I work for a multi-national web hosting company, and our European office is…
Getting out to explore
I am an American living in Germany with my husband (a medic in the U.S. Army) and our two rambunctious dogs. I am currently pursuing a master's in counseling psychology…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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