Are you going to move to Germany? – Here you can find some practical tips and insights that will help you settle in easier. Aside from general information I add some advice for students who want to study in Germany. Health Care You will need to have a family doctor / Hausarzt, preferably close […]
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Lectures pour expatriés et enfants de troisième culture
We can find many books and articles about Third Culture Kids – in French: Enfants de Troisième Culture – but little has been published in French up to now. This is why I’m starting this ongoing bibliography that I will, hopefully, update regularly. – Please let me know what you would add to the list […]
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Good reads for internationals
Last update 5. 11. 2024. This is an ongoing bibliography with a list of books, sites, films and theatrical productions about expat life, international life, Third Culture Kids etc. (FYI: this list can also be found on my other blog www.expatsincebirth.com) I always welcome titles or recommendations about useful sites. just leave a comment here […]
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Life in the Netherlands from a European perspective
How do foreigners experience and perceive life in the Netherlands? You will mostly find articles and posts from an American or British point of view. – But how do other Europeans perceive life in the Lowlands? What do they think about the food, the weather, the language, the Dutch modesty and the way of traveling […]
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Some thoughts about fluency in language
What does it mean to be “fluent” in a language? What is fluency? There are many different definitions of fluency, so for example it can be “the property of a person or of a system that delivers information quickly and with expertise”, or “the smoothness or flow with which sounds, syllables, words and phrases are […]
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