France is so much more than Paris

I'm from Melbourne, Australia, and I decided to explore the world at the start of 2000, telling my mum I'd be back in a year. Oops! I love to travel,…

Finding a good mentor in a new environment

One of the biggest problems when starting in a new environment is the fact that you don’t have a network. Not having a network almost always means that you don’t…

India is my love!

When and where did you visit India for the first time? For the first time I visited Goa which is the state in India in 2007. I was just a…

I’m a human being

Vienna. Seat of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire. Widely considered the gateway to Eastern Europe. Home to a United Nations headquarters and numerous international companies and universities. The Austrian capital has…

The aftermath of Friday the 13th November

I woke up on Saturday morning with excitement and high expectations…it was the day I was supposed to go shopping in Paris for my wedding dress. I took a shower,…

I feel that Rome is home now

My name is Natalie and I am originally from California, USA.  I studied food and it is still one of my greatest hobbies. Yes, I consider food a hobby! I…

I kind of fell in love with Russia eventually!

Hey! I’m Polly Barks, a travel writer and English teacher. I’m originally from a small town in the USA but moved to Moscow, Russia in 2010. When I’m not writing…

What more can you ask for from a big city?!

My name is Andrey and i am originally from Moscow (Russian Federation). I only moved to Berlin over a year ago due to my new job in automative industry. I…

Problems renting an apartment

My name is Inna and I am originally from St. Petersburg, Russia. My husband's job brought us to Berlin about a year ago. It was not easy, especially at the…

Whose Multikulti is it? The elusive definition of multiculturalism

If you put the German word Multikulti* (translated as ‘multicultural’, though it means much more) into Google Images, the many different representations, interpretations, and applications of the word appear in the humorous…

Amerikanets

I come from the great nation of Ohio.  After a below average effort in a typical small town high school, I spent a few years in Atlanta and then moved…

15 Russian habits I’ve lost when I moved to Germany

Last month Giovanni’s post “20 Italian habits I’ve lost when I moved to Germany” stirred some attention ;-), people seem to like the idea of lost habits and traditions....well, here are…

What is it like to be a Muslim schoolgirl in Russia?

Where were you born? My family has been always living on the territory of our wonderful country: Russia. At the age of three I went to a kindergarten. It wasn’t…

Multiculturalism lessens conflicts

Multiculturalism, in my opinion, lessens conflicts because now  after having lived in different countries, I can see that the person that seemed so strange and so different in the past,…

The European Refugee Crisis and Syria Explained

Learning language is a must!

My name is Ronak Gandhi, I grew up in Junagadh, India but moved to Australia in 2008 to do my degree. After finishing my degree I liked Australia so much…

There’s more to Milan than the Duomo…trust me!

Ciao! My name is Lynsey Free. I'm a freelance journalist who writes about a variety of topics, but travel is by far my favorite subject! I used that passion to…

Typical German

We asked and keep on asking most of our multicoolties what "typical German" is and we have received tons of great responses ranging from funny to personal and profound. These…