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In our new series ‘My view on Germany’, club visitors tell us how they perceive their new home country. 1. You’ve been in Germany since autumn 2018. Did you have any clichés in mind before you arrived in Germany? And… Continue reading
The question of my identity By Maria Schmidt* “Hey, you speak Argentine Spanish. Are you from Argentina?” “Yes, but I grew up in Germany. I’m a German-Argentine.” “You? German? Nooo, I don’t believe that.” “But it’s true…” “But you don’t… Continue reading
By Aga Biernacka Some people love celebrating their birthday (I’m one of them :-D). Others enjoy celebrating their relationship anniversary. But for me, there’s another day that is always marked on my calendar, a day I love to celebrate –… Continue reading
You decided to become an au pair because you want to get away from home for a while, learn a foreign language, get to know another country, and you enjoy working with children… A great decision!Here are some tips on… Continue reading
By Jo Now I’ve permitted it, Not to hate myself for the thought Not wanting to be a woman. Even if that’s what I should have been, after all, I carry the chromosomes. So why does it feel like a… Continue reading
Praise for mine and all accents By Marilu Gasparo “Why does it bother you so much?” a northern Italian colleague asked me when he saw that I was annoyed after he had repeated a sentence of mine and tried to… Continue reading
Imagine you are ice skating for the first time on a frozen lake. Unless you are a natural talent, you will be very wobbly at first. You desperately search for support, which you can only find from your fellow human… Continue reading
by Marilù Gasparo Sooner or later in everyone’s life, we reach a moment of realization where we understand that it’s time to take charge of our own choices. It’s the moment we once eagerly anticipated as children and that we… Continue reading
In our series, club visitors talk about their day-to-day work. Today we get to know Morla. She works in Human Resources at a large company. Dear Morla, thank you for taking the time today to provide us with an insight… Continue reading
My thoughts on the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz By Adriana Cuevas A commemorative trip to the Auschwitz concentration camp memorial not only made me reflect on the reality of the prisoners and employees at the time but also… Continue reading