The Germany Experience

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. 

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episode 59: The attraction of Munich, the versatility of “Doch!”, and environmentalism in Germany (Sarah from Canada)


Sarah from Canada came to Munich 4 years ago to get her Masters degree. At first the plan was to stay two years (which at the time she felt was too long). But soon she fell in love with Munich and found many reasons to stay. Sarah discusses those reasons with me, as well as how she went about learning German, the magic of the word, "Doch", and her observations of environmentalism in Germany...


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 October 5, 2020  54m
 
 

episode 58: German youth words of 2020 (Nina from Germany)


Every year, the Langenscheidt publishing house searches for the youth word of that year. It's happening again, and Nina from Germany (who previously appeared in the Fasching episode back in February) helps me explain the words and the memes behind them. We also try and figure out if the youth actually uses these words.....


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 September 28, 2020  36m
 
 

episode 57: Germany and climate change (Patrick Niedermayer from Germany)


For foreigners living in Germany, you might be thinking that you live in a country that is doing a lot to combat global warming. After all, Germany signed the Paris Agreement, and it put together the Klimapaket (climate package). But according to my guest this week, Patrick Niedermayer, Germany isn't doing enough...


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 September 21, 2020  55m
 
 

BONUS - Recent German history, and escaping East Berlin by pretending to be a swan (Emma from the USA)


In this outtake from my interview with Emma from the USA, we discuss recent German history, and how to win freedom by pretending to be a swan.

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 September 18, 2020  7m
 
 

episode 56: Emma dances here (Emma from the USA)


Emma is a dancer who moved from New York City to Berlin. Even though Berlin is a big city, she still has to adjust to the slower pace of life here. She also discusses why there is more freedom to be adventurous with your career in Germany, why Germany is attractive to performing artists, the Visa that allows her to be here, and what you gain when you open yourself up to learning a new language.

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 September 14, 2020  34m
 
 

episode 55: Everything changes all the time: finding your place in Germany (Shaked from Israel)


Shaked moved from Tel Aviv, Israel, to Germany to take the next step in her dance career: a move to dance management or production. But does she want to leave the actual dancing aspect behind? And how can she adapt when the German city she lives in doesn't necessarily give her the career opportunities she is looking for?

Shaked talks us through the crossroads that she finds herself at now...


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 September 7, 2020  49m
 
 

RERUN: Living abroad teaches us the power of connections (Anna from Canada)


Originally released on September 4th, 2019 (episode #14).

Anna Noakes Schulze from Canada presented a TEDx talk called “Living Abroad Teaches Us the Power of Connections”, and in it she tells her own expat story to demonstrate how those that we make connections with shape our lives and who we are, even if we don't live near them. This will resonate with many expats, and so I invited her to come on the show...


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 September 1, 2020  47m
 
 

RERUN: Discussing German stereotypes with Nicole from The Expat Cast


Originally released on October 20th, 2019 (episode #20).

Are Germans really efficient? Do they like order? Are they as punctual as everyone says they are? Nicole, a US expat living in Germany and the host of The Expat Cast, helps me confirm or bust common stereotypes and cliches about Germans.

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 August 24, 2020  39m
 
 

RERUN: Teaching English, Learning Languages, and Raising Bilingual Children in Germany (Lori from USA)


Originally released on July 2nd, 2019 (episode #6).

Lori from USA has been teaching English in Germany for almost 40 years, so it’s not surprising that she has a thing or two to say about learning new languages. In fact, her language pedigree goes back to even before she moved to Germany, when she was a German high school teacher in the States...


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 August 17, 2020  33m
 
 

An update on my hospital visit, and audio logs from my hospital room


I spent two nights in hospital recently, and during my stay, I recorded several audio logs about my experience. You can hear them in this bonus episode.

Since I won't be able to edit the podcast while I recover, I will be putting out some 2019 episodes over the next few weeks...


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 August 12, 2020  13m