Feeling inspired

Today, I would like to honor another blog I follow, among the many. This one is by Safa Sofia. She is an exchange instructor at Universität Trier and has been writing about her experience thus far. In her most recent post she is apologetic about not posting to her friends and family in a while, but claims that she has been living simply, trying to save money, be a genuine friend and partner and be an effective educator all while looking for a full-time position within Europe while navigating the cultural differences between the US and Germany. Continue reading “Feeling inspired”

Eurovision 2012: From the outside looking in

This weekend marks the end of yet another Eurovision Song Contest. My last post had to do with my initial reaction from the show, but with this one I would like to look at the event more critically.  As an American living in Europe, this event is incredibly interesting both for its humor, spectacle and the politics involved. Continue reading “Eurovision 2012: From the outside looking in”

What Americans notice about Germans…(part 3 of 4)

This is the continuing saga of what Americans notice about Germans, which was first published in die Zeit in 2002: Was Amerikanern an Deutschen auffällt,  oder Fünfzig Wege die Amerikaner gewinnen den Deutschen Aufmerksamkeit (50 ways the Americans attract Germans attention). You can read part 1 here (numbers 1 – 10) and part 2 here (numbers 11 – 26).

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What to expect when your an expat…

Really, you should expect anything and be open to as much as you can. Being an expat is sometimes tough, very tough and sometimes seems completely normal and common, especially since the majority of people you will either come to know are natives or expats themselves.

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