Mode

title: “fashion”

German street style, photo credit: hermesismydad.com and bekleidet.net

Moving to Germany, but don’t know what clothes to pack?  Afraid you’ll be seen as the “foreigner” and stick out too much?  Here are some tips for popular German style to help guide through your abroad wardrobe.  Continue reading

Strom

title: “electricity”

AC power plug/socket

European AC power plug/socket (Photo credit: espensorvik)

You may forget about this when moving abroad, but not all countries use the same types of outlets for electrical devices.  Germany uses the standard Western European plugs, that are also used in Asia and South America.  They are, however, different from the UK and North American ones, so you have to be careful with your electrical devices, or else you could end up with quite a shock!  Continue reading

Krankenhäuser

title: “hospitals”

Deutsch: Verwaltung der Hanseatischen Krankenk...

Deutsch: Verwaltung der Hanseatischen Krankenkasse (HEK) in Hamburg-Wandsbek. (Hanseatische Krankenkasse) English: Headquarter of health insurance Hanseatische Krankenkasse in Hamburg, Germany. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

No one expects it, but sometimes you need to go to the hospital while you’re abroad.  In order to ease your mind about the worry of getting hospitalized in a foreign country, I’ve compiled a list of some basic know-how for your future healthcare needs.

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