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November 11th

Geert Hofstede defines culture as ” the collective programming of the mind which distinguishes the members of one category of people from another”, these categories can include one or more of the following: a nation, a region, ethnic group, gender group, generational group, social class, profession or occupational group, a type of business, work orContinue reading “November 11th”

How to move to Germany, part 3: The First Step…

So, you want to move to Germany? There are three common ways to do this, study here, marry a German, or find a company willing to relocate you.

On regionalism

I recently mentioned how I came back from Portland with roughly 20 pounds of books.

New Books…

Having recently returned from an extensive adventure in the northwest United States that inevitably meant a trip to the always amazing Powell’s bookstore in Portland, I was careful to only return to Germany with about 20 lbs of books. I got off light. Oh, the restraint I showed!!

Lunch

Kids love hot dogs, just don’t ask them (or tell them) what is in them (at least in America). Germans love their Wursts.

Wrapping up a no-spend month

I don’t know what I was thinking when I first decided that my family would do this. Perhaps I was simply thinking that we would save money and clean out the cupboards. Well, it turned out to be so much more than that! First, I became a bit ill after the new year. This meantContinue reading “Wrapping up a no-spend month”