I’ve been living in Germany for almost 18 months now, I can safely say that there isn’t too much I miss about my home country. I do love Canada, but I can find everything that I need here, for the most part. There are 3 things, however, that I do Continue Reading
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Raising a Bilingual Child in Germany
Welcome back and happy Wednesday! Today, I wanted to talk about a topic that was recently asked in the comments: how we are raising our bilingual child in Germany. For anyone new here, my husband and I have a 1 year old daughter, E, who was born in Germany last Continue Reading
Feeling Far From Home
Hello, everyone! I know that it’s been a while since I’ve written anything here, but I just haven’t had the time! That being said, I really wanted to share what it’s been like in Germany the past couple of weeks with the spread of the Coronavirus. The worldwide closing of Continue Reading
Welcome to 2020!
Frohes neues Jahr! Happy New Year! Welcome to the year 2020! My New Year’s Eve, or Silvester as it’s called in German, wasn’t an overly exciting day. People did, however start setting off fireworks at 8:30am! People here go a little more crazy about fireworks in Canada and they’re even Continue Reading
The Travel Lover’s Gift Guide
Christmastime is upon us, once again! This is probably my favourite time of year. However, what I don’t love is trying to figure out what to buy people for Christmas! If you know of anyone in your life who loves to travel, my travel lover’s gift guide is here to Continue Reading
The Hardest Part of Living Abroad
The prospect of moving abroad can be exciting, freeing, nerve-wracking, and stressful. And for a lot of people, moving abroad also means having to learn a new language. It can be the hardest part of living abroad since language correlates with everything you do. I had a comment from one Continue Reading
Autumn in Germany
Happy Wednesday, Friends! Today’s post is going to be a little more informal. I wanted to share with you a few photos and what it’s like here in Germany in the Autumn. While my family and friends back home in Western Canada have been experiencing quite cold weather for this Continue Reading
4 Differences Between Canada and Germany
Tomorrow will be exactly 6 months since I arrived in Germany and if I’m completely honest, I still haven’t processed that fact that I’m thousands of kilometres away from where I grew up. On the flip side, life feels totally different than it did when we were still living and Continue Reading
Renting in Germany: 2 Things You Need to Know
Today I wanted to share the two big differences when it comes to renting in Germany compared to Canada. My renting experiences in Canada have been varied, so I know that everywhere you go there is always a chance that it could be different, but it’s good to be aware Continue Reading