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Studying in Hamburg
Photo courtesy Freetaste Excerpted from a speech YG blogger Andrew gave at an official reception for international students in Hamburg this January. You can read it in full on Andrew’s blog Freetaste....
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Erasmus: Settling Into a New Life
Photo copyright dpa/picture alliance Erasmus is an eye-opener. It’s actually just so liberating that I can’t fully express it in words. I’ve been in Germany just over a month, but I feel like I’ve been...
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Erasmus: Planning Your Classes
Photo copyright dpa Es war einmal eine Erasmusstudentin, die ihren eigenen Stundenplan organisieren durfte… Once upon a time, this Erasmus student was allowed to plan her own timetable.. Great! Only...
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Fernweh und Heimweh
Photo copyright dpa Fernweh is another one of those German words that just doesn’t exist in English. It’s pretty much the same as Wanderlust, a yearning to be away, to travel, see different places, et...
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Moving to Germany: Who Are “the Germans”?
Photo copyright dpa I’ve already recommended this blog to so many people but I absolutely loved Adam Fletcher’s How to be German in 20 Easy Steps. It’s gone somewhat viral among those of us on Erasmus...
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Learning German: Breaking the Language Barrier
Photo copyright dpa This weekend I got to spend three days in Berlin, all expenses paid thanks to the wunderbare DAAD. I was attending this training seminar for a project called Europa Macht Schule...
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Week in the Life of an Erasmus Student
Photo copyright picture-alliance / Frank May You might say I’ve been busy. I’m back in Cologne just over a week, and in that time I had a friend to stay, went to all of my classes, got started into my...
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Living Abroad: Seize the Day
Photo copyright dpa/picture alliance “Sure, why not?” That is a friend of mine’s very (very) short-winded way of saying the only things you’ll someday regret in life are the things you didn’t do. It’s...
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Living in Germany: Cultural Stereotypes
Photo copyright dpa Latest statement about “The Germans:” The Germans are very self-confident. They really don’t seem to care what other people think about them. Example #1 .. They have no shame in...
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Karneval and the Cologne Constitution
Carnival begins in Cologne. Photo copyright dpa Karneval season begins in November, but February is when it really kicks off. It’s such a major thing here in Cologne. It is basically a week long party,...
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Erasmus Year: The Halfway Point
The view by sunset from the Autobahn between München and Rosenheim. Photo coypright dpa Five Months into my stay in Köln: half way there. Scary Stuff! The last month I’ve been on holidays,...
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Life in Germany: Ebbe und Flut
Photo copyright dpa / picture alliance True to my aim of being as honest as possible when writing this blog, I think it’s time I own up to the fact that Erasmus isn’t always a walk in the park. I’ve...
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Studying Abroad: The Busy Life
Photo copyright dpa / picture alliance April 1st is the official start of the Sommersemester, and that means a lot of things. 1. I’ve got a new Studentenausweis, and it helps when you bring said new...
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Living in Germany: Home Is Where the Dom Is
Photo copyright dpa Everywhere we go, we always take the weather. No matter where I go on holidays, it rains. Hamburg is no exception. I packed my case in sweltering heat on Thursday evening. At 9pm...
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Living in Germany: Supermarkets and Sprudelwasser
“Sprudelwasser.” Photo copyright dpa The novelty of Germany has worn off, but not in a bad way. I’ve just gotten used to it, and I don’t notice the cultural differences anymore. Things that were once...
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The Erasmus Survival Handbook
Photo copyright dpa / picture alliance What’s a typical day on Erasmus I hear you ask? Well if I knew, I’d tell you. Eight months in, and I’ve still got no routine. Every single day is different and...
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Learning German: Finding Freedom in a Foreign Language
Photo copyright dpa Sometimes I’m more at ease speaking German than English, as if you can hide behind it or something. It not being my first language allows for misunderstandings, and not necessarily...
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Expat Life: Friendship
Photo copyright dpa On Erasmus you come in contact with a load of people who you’d probably never encounter in your normal everyday life. You find yourself living with, spending time with, and becoming...
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Living in Germany: Schein und Sein
Photo copyright dpa You know the feeling: to you, your room is sufficiently tidy, your friends can pop by, there’s a few bits and pieces floating around, but generally speaking, it’s grand. Then you’ve...
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Erasmus Year: Das War Es
Photo copyright dpa / picture alliance My Erasmus year has come full circle. Ten months ago I sat in an empty room with only Skype and my kettle for company, surrounded by white walls and unpacked...
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