CULINARY
Cherry Jam with Asbach
Cherry Jam with Asbach: If you are tired of buying jams because you love home made jams so much, here is a great German recipes for cherry jam with a bit of the German classic […]
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CULTURE
Goldjunge from Berlin
Singer Tim Bendzko is Germany’s new golden boy in the music scene. The newcomer won the German music award “Echo” and his album reached #4 in the German music charts. Read his songtexts here in […]
EDUCATION
Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe Google Doodle
Ludwig van der Rohe Google Doodle: born March 27th 1886, he was a German architect. He is commonly referred to and addressed as Mies, his surname. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, along with Walter Gropius […]
FILM/TV
Sandra Bullock speaks German presenting an Oscar
Sandra Bullock presented the Academy Award for Foreign Language Film in 2012 and used it to show off her comedic and linguistic skills. “The Academy is trying something new year … Because there are over […]
CULINARY
Cheese Spaetzle
Cheese Spaetzle are one of my favorites when it comes to local food from the South of Germany. This recipes comes from a region named “Allgaeu” but it is popular all around in Swabia. It’s […]
CULTURE
Right Brain Left Brain
Wonderful Mercedes Benz commercial. I am the left brain. I am a scientist. A mathematician. I love the familiar. I categorize. I am accurate. Linear. Analytical. Strategic. I am practical. Always in control. A master […]
EDUCATION
German Summer Schools
Summer is here, and most parents find it challenging to keep their kids busy during the long summer break. Why not send them to one of the following German Summer Schools? Here are seven German […]
EDUCATION
People Who Inspire
Elke Miller-Schweigert, California How a happily married businesswoman and mother of two still found time to initiate the first full-time German-English immersion school and the first German kindergarten in Los Angeles. Whenever I see Elke […]
CULTURE
All Saints and Faithful Departed
After the Halloween craziness has died down, let’s take some time to reflect on its origins. The word Halloween is first attested in the 16th century and represents a Scottish variant of the fuller All-Hallows-Even […]
FEATURED
Trader Joe’s – A German-American Success Story
Trader Joe’s is one of the grocery chains that help Germans keep in touch with their basic culinary roots. TJ’s is the store of choice when it comes to get Westphalian smoked ham if you […]