14: Things you wouldn’t know: more German idioms
I’ve done posts like these in the last few years for NaBloPoMo, because learning idioms from other languages is fun and gives you insight on how language works. Let’s see if I can come up...
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10: Things you wouldn’t know: More German idioms
If you’ve been around for previous NaBloPoMo-years, you might remember that I’ve posted German idioms before. I am a language nerd, appreciate good grammar, spelling, and punctuation and mastering the art of a foreign language...
21: Things you wouldn’t know: even more German idioms
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you know that in the last two years during NaBloPoMo, I started a little series about German idioms. Idioms are awesome in every language and the...
10: 25 years ago, the Berlin wall fell
This photo was taken in 2006 when I visited Berlin. It was one of the stretches of wall that were still standing. Yesterday marked the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, a peaceful...
Things you wouldn’t know: There is no jury duty in Germany.
The reason I bring this up? I was summoned for jury duty a couple of months ago. I guess I had lulled myself into a false sense of security that I wouldn’t be summoned any...
Things you wouldn’t know: The thing about middle names
I started this series “Things you wouldn’t know” a while back, because as an expat, living in a different country away from home, you encounter a whole lot of things that are just different from...
6: Things you wouldn’t know: more German idioms
Last year, I posted a list of German idioms that I’ve been teaching J over the years. Idioms are awesome, they are fun to try and translate… especially when there is no easy translation. My...
Things you wouldn’t know: Tanz in den Mai (“Dance into May”)
I started this series a while back, because as an expat, living in a different country away from home, you encounter a whole lot of things that are just different from what you’re used to....