Didn’t get an advent calendar yet? I have a solution for you: enjoy this virtual Adventskalender about German Christmas.
Author: Anika Rieper
Germerican (Schleswig-Holstein, Pennsylvania)
Master's in German Literature and Social Psychology
Avid Reader and Bookseller
German Teacher
If you are a German expat living in the US you might miss many things, from good chocolate to German windows and reading German books. For latter, I have summarized some options how you can read German books when you live in the US.
Fliegenpilz, toadstool, fly agaric – that’s just some of the names the poisonous mushroom goes by. Where the name comes from and why it’s also a good luck symbol, you’ll find out here.
Many words in German and English are cognates because both are Germanic languages. But there are also words directly taken from German in the English language, so-called loanwords. Take a look at some of them here.
The Oberbaumbrücke or Oberbaum Bridge connects the Berlin boroughs of Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg, spanning the River Spree. Once a toll bridge and border crossing between East and West Berlin, it now connects the formerly divided city.
Federweißer is a young wine (so young indeed that it isn’t even a wine yet) which is a delicious drink in the fall, best paired with a piece of Zwiebelkuchen (onion tart).
Friedrich Hecker led an uprising for a united Germany in 1848. He later emigrated to the United States where he fought in the Civil War. Find out more about this German American.
Kleiner Feigling – little coward, that’s the name of a popular German party drink. Find out here what it is, how to drink it, and where to buy it in the US.
In this article I am going to walk through the process of renewing your German passport if you live in the US and can’t renew it in Germany.
On the first day of school, German children receive a cone filled with candy and school supplies – die Schultüte. It’s a tradition dating back to the 1800s.
