Wow, it’s already been a year since the first article of this blog has been posted! For me as the admin of this blog it’s been 12 month of great fun and I’m also proud of the great people I was able to convince to write for the DAAD. It’s almost like having a real [...]

It’s the most festive time of year in Germany. Christmas is at your doorstep and everybody is getting ready for the big family fest. How do you like the German Christmas time? How are you planning to celebrate it yourself and how is it done in your home country? .

Ich heiße…, Ich bin…, these are two of the first sentences you might have learned in your language course. These two are easy compared to many other words not to mention the German grammer. Which word twists your tongue into a tight knot? Which sentence do you have a hard time with pronouncing? Do you [...]

Being abroad is always exciting. Everything is new and wants to be discovered. But once settled in you start to miss certain things you were used to at home. Also you start to enjoy new things the foreign country has to offer. Tell us about what you like best about Germany and what you miss [...]

The first weeks and months of your stay in Germany have passed. At university, partys or in your freetime you have met already many people and made new friends. Are all of them foreign to Germany like you or are some locals among this crowd? Do you find it hard to get in contact with [...]

Berlin, Hamburg or Munich? At the sea, in the forest or on the top of a mountain? In the kitchen, on your sofa or in bed: Which is your favourite place to be in Germany? Which city impressed you most on your travels across Germany? Do you enjoy the small size of the country and [...]

In many parts of the world Germany has the nickname “Bratwurst country”. Also the country is known for beer, bread, black forest cherry cake, chocolate etc. But what do you like best? Do you favour a special kind of meal or is there something you could never ever gulp down? Tell us!

Starting today we will ask you every Monday the “Question of the week” or “QoW”. To reach even more foreign students, we decided to ask it in English. We’ll start of with one that is the perfect beginning for any kind of conversation. So tell us: What do you enjoy most about German weather? Are [...]