Category: Living Abroad
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USA Wrestling in Germany
USA Wrestling held their pre-Worlds camp in Germany last week, before heading to Serbia for World Championships. As in years past, Ramstein Air Force Base hosted the Men’s Freestyle team for their acclimation camp. Being on the continent helps the athletes and coaches adjust to the new time zone, +6 hours from east coast USA.
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Treasure Hunting in Germany
One of our favorite things about our host city of Stuttgart is the weekly Flohmarkt (flea market) that offers a fun outing of Treasure Hunting in Germany. Each Saturday, rain or shine, 100+ vendors set up on a tree-lined central square (Karlsplatz). There’s a variety of junk, antiques, and somewhere-in-between. Some things are over a…
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USA Tour 2023
Our first trip home to the United States in 21 months since moving to Germany, and wow, was it great! With 2 weeks at home, we hit 4 states, took 4 flights, drove 800 miles, and had countless fun times with family and friends.
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USA Boxing in Germany
Author: Rob Skinner My time working with USA Boxing over 6+ years provided me with some great life memories. We traveled to international competitions in far-flung locations like Mongolia and Kazakhstan, locations that provided highlights in addition to the competitions. There were deep snows, finding the Genghis Khan Irish Pub, and a wonderful Thanksgiving meal…
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What to Pack to Move Abroad
What to pack to move abroad … or what we did not, and regret it. We moved from the US to Germany in 2021, with the idea that we would live somewhat as minimalists, planning to rent a furnished apartment. Store the Treasures We gave away most of our furniture to family and friends. Our…
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Christmas Markets of 2022
The Christmas Markets of 2022 are up and running in Germany. It’s great to see these events happening again, after the past 3 years of cancellations. In 2021, we were able to visit a great Christmas Market in Poznań, Poland, but the Germany markets were cancelled only a few days before
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VfB Stuttgart Match
It was an exciting time at the VfB Stuttgart match against Swabian rival team FC Augsburg on the last Saturday of October 2022. Both the Home Team and the non-stop Red & White Wall crazy fans put on a show for the crowd. This is ‘football’ to much of the world, or ‘soccer’ to Americans,
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Buying a Car as an Expat
When it comes to buying a car as an expat, there are many new processes and paperwork to learn. We’ve been living in Germany for 14 months now, and we haven’t had a car since we arrived. We rented a car twice since we’ve been here, for travel to German villages. Most of our travel
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Ludwigsburg Pumpkin Festival
Ludwigsburg, Germany holds an annual Pumpkin Festival each autumn, said to be the biggest pumpkin exhibition in the world. The festival is held on the extensive grounds of the Ludwigsburg Palace, and runs from September through early December. On weekends that we are not traveling, we love going to local festivals, especially with a unique…
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8 Great Things to Love in Germany
We’ve lived in Germany for a year now, and we’re ready to give our host nation a shout-out for doing these things really well. The following are our 8 great things to love in Germany. 1. Beer and Beer Gardens History of beer making in Germany goes back to the monasteries in the first millennium,…