Life in Germany, as seen through the eyes of outsiders. Featuring the stories of foreigners who moved to Germany - either temporarily or permanently - and tips and advice for life in Germany. Get an inside view of the joys, the frustrations, and the quirks of adapting to the culture and learning German. New episodes every second Wednesday.
https://www.thegermanyexperience.de/
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 4 days 9 hours 20 minutes
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episode 121: Advice for adapting and integrating in Germany, from discussions with 100+ foreigners
At the end of September 2022, I gave a talk at the Welcome To Germany Summit. This is the rehearsal that I recorded a few days before...
episode 120: Convincing a company to take a chance on you (Veronica from Mexico)
“I feel like a lot of people feel this - this feeling of Germany crushing your soul, like killing you from the inside.” This is how Veronica from Mexico describes her first years in Germany. One of the biggest reasons for this was that her academic qualification was not valid in Germany, causing her to feel that she wasn't valued for who she is. That all changed when Veronica fell in love with a German startup and made it her mission to convince them to hire her...
episode 119: Recovering from a car accident while abroad (Sadaf from Pakistan)
Many foreigners do a lot of traveling around Europe while they are here. But have you ever considered what would happen if you had a medical emergency in another country? This happened to Sadaf, when she was involved in a car accident while she was in Milan. She discusses the ordeal, and then her recovery, starting from Italian hospitals and ending back in Germany. She also discusses how her university assisted her during her recovery...
The Welcome To Germany Summit on 29th September 2022
A group of experts (including me!) has come together to organize a free online event for everyone interested in moving to and living in Germany - expats, internationals, immigrants, repats...you name it.
In this special episode, I talk about the summit and also bring on its organizers to go through the list of topics that will be covered.
SIGN UP FOR THE WELCOME TO GERMANY SUMMIT 2022 HERE
29th September 2022 from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m...
episode 118: A German returning to Germany after a decade (Cathrin from Germany)
Cathrin, originally from Germany, has been living in the States for more than 10 years, but she recently made the decision to return. She discusses the reasons for wanting to come back, how she needs to say goodbye to her old life, and how she faces similar culture shocks to other foreigners moving to Germany. She also discusses customer service in Germany, German coffee, and what it's like looking for a job months in advance...
RERUN: Wurst/arsch/schwein idioms, why “Der/Die/Das” is weird, and sitting down to pee in Germany (Ricardo from Brazil & Ivan from Bulgaria)
Originally released on October 19th, 2020.
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RERUN: Q&A - Making long-term German friends, reverse parking, and origins of German idioms
Originally released March 8th, 2021
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RERUN: Antoinette Emily from New Zealand
Originally released November 23rd, 2020.
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Antoinette's YouTube channel: Antoinette Emily
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RERUN: Ask a German - Bureaucracy, German pillows, standing in line, and recruitment through fruit
Original release: November 2nd, 2020
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Featuring the hosts of the Ach podcast.
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RERUN: Advice for foreigners in Germany, taken from two years of The Germany Experience
Original release: June 2, 2021
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IF YOU ENJOY THIS PODCAST
You can support the show in various ways:
- BUY THE GERMANY EXPERIENCE PODCAST A COFFEE – there are a lot of costs associated with running a podcast, like expenses for hosting the audio and the tools used to record the episodes. Every donation will go towards the monthly expenses of keeping The Germany Experience going...