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 37: Being a TV anchor, online weirdos, and stereotypes about Russian women (Daria from Russia)
Daria, originally from Moscow, Russia, is working as a freelance journalist in Germany. She helped me put an upcoming episode about mental health together, and I wanted to introduce her first.
We discuss her role as a TV anchor for OstWest TV, online critics, stalker problems, and stereotypes some people have about Russian women.
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episode 36: Coronavirus and COVID-19 in Germany (with Nicole from The Expat Cast and Steph from Geopats)
Since COVID-19 in Germany got "real" on Friday 13th March, I felt I had to discuss it. And who better than to discuss it with than two other podcasters: Nicole from The Expat Cast and Steph from Geopats.
We cover our personal situations, fake news, coping with the heaviness of a pandemic, how people should stay home, and just our general feelings about what is happening...
episode 35: Leaving Germany after a decade (Natalie from the UK)
What is it that makes someone who has lived in Germany for over a decade decide that it's time to go back "home"? Natalie is originally from the UK, and is now making the decision to leave Germany after 11 years. She explains how she got to this point.
She also discusses the importance of using meetups to learn German and meet people, the things she won't miss, why people have to give way to the right on the roads here in Germany, and...jousting...
episode 34: Finding yourself in a second language: language and identity (Steph from Germany)
Steph is from Bavaria, and moved to the UK when she was in her 20s before ending up in Austin, Texas. She learned to speak English at a native-speaker level, and found that it just suited her.
Because she's got a fantastic command of both German and English, she has a lot of insights about being bilingual and about expressing one's self in different languages...
episode 33: Moving after 40, sensationalist media, and loneliness in Germany (Klaus from Brazil)
Klaus was born in Brazil before spending the first 12 years of his life in Germany. After returning to Brazil, he remained in touch with the German language and the culture.
By the time he decided to move back to Germany in his early 40s, he was still fluent in German and understood what made the Germans tick. He thought this would make integration easy, but in fact, it did not...
episode 32: A German experiences the Ausländerbehörde (Nina from Germany)
While recording the episode about Carnival in Germany, Nina told a story about the time she had to deal with the same office that foreigners know all too well: the Auslanderbehörde Amt (foreigner's office).
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episode 32: Carnival/Fasching in Germany: "pomp and splendor" (Nina from Germany)
It's the middle of Carnival (also known as Fasching or Fastnacht, depending on where in Germany you are). I am not a big fan of it, and so I got a real live German who IS a fan of it to come on the show and explain to me why she loves it.
We brush up on the origins of Carnival, we discuss some of the traditions around it, and Nina tells me of her memories of Carnival. Oh, and I rant about why I hate Carnival so much.....
episode 31: A serial expat in Germany (Amy from Canada)
Amy is the host of The Expat Experience podcast. She has landed up in Germany after spending time in Vietnam and China, and in our interview she discusses how she's learning German, what it's like making German friends, and if she regards Germany as her final destination.
The Elbphilharmonie building in Hamburg: https://www.elbphilharmonie.de/de/
Find Amy on Instagram and Facebook. Visit her website: https://www.theexpatexperience...
episode 30: Motivated to adapt by painful social moments (Sindy from Hong Kong)
(This is the podcast previously known as Expat Life Germany.
In the first few years in Germany, things weren't always easy for Sindy from Hong Kong. As is the experience of many foreigners living abroad, she faced painful and difficult moments. And it was exactly these moments that drove her to not only adapt and learn the language, but also to thrive...
Announcement: Renaming the show to The Germany Experience from 1 February 2020
The podcast will have a new name from 1 February 2020! Not much is going to change other than the name, so it'll still be the same show you subscribed to. Here's the announcement about why I'm renaming, and what the show will be focusing on in the future.
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