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Date: 25th August 2011
KINA GECESI
Brilliant, want to learn more before my wedding next month, this explains all and the music, as i told my fiance he started singing it to me, what i wold love, is to be able to print it so my mates in uk who will come to the wedding know about what happens,
From Blog: Henna Night - KINA GECESi
KINA GECESI
Brilliant, want to learn more before my wedding next month, this explains all and the music, as i told my fiance he started singing it to me, what i wold love, is to be able to print it so my mates in uk who will come to the wedding know about what happens,
From Blog: Henna Night - KINA GECESi
Date: 27th April 2011
But I'm American...
Hello, Tracy - I'd like to help you out, but since I'm American and cook about 50% Turkish food, I have a very hybrid way of doing things, and don't know if I could be of any help to you...
From Blog: German Food
But I'm American...
Hello, Tracy - I'd like to help you out, but since I'm American and cook about 50% Turkish food, I have a very hybrid way of doing things, and don't know if I could be of any help to you...
From Blog: German Food
Date: 27th April 2011
No worries
You'll be fine, Elisha! Maybe if you can find a doula or midwife who speaks both English and German to accompany you, you'll be more at ease. Communication was really the biggest difficulty for us :)
From Blog: Having a baby in Germany
No worries
You'll be fine, Elisha! Maybe if you can find a doula or midwife who speaks both English and German to accompany you, you'll be more at ease. Communication was really the biggest difficulty for us :)
From Blog: Having a baby in Germany
Date: 22nd April 2011
As a student of gastronomics, I would like to understand the herb consumption in Europe, especially UK and Germany. I am interested to understand three processes - 1. How do you procure herbs (some grow it some buy it) 2. How do you store it and finally (some just drop it on kitchen table, others put it in fridge while others might grow it in pots and pluck them fresh) 3. How do you consume it (As a garnish? As an ingredient? as a side dish? As a salad?) But the difference is that the entire process should be captured in photograph format (even good cell phone snaps would do) Help me with my research by sending in the photographs from your own kitchen or from your friends. I understand people would hate to send out mails to strangers, hence the best way is to upload your pictures on the following survey link, created by Impetus Research, whom I have requested to kindly help me on my project and they have obliged. http://questionpro.com/t/AE8cOZJw3x Thank you all for your help Regards Tracy Sanders
From Blog: German Food
As a student of gastronomics, I would like to understand the herb consumption in Europe, especially UK and Germany. I am interested to understand three processes - 1. How do you procure herbs (some grow it some buy it) 2. How do you store it and finally (some just drop it on kitchen table, others put it in fridge while others might grow it in pots and pluck them fresh) 3. How do you consume it (As a garnish? As an ingredient? as a side dish? As a salad?) But the difference is that the entire process should be captured in photograph format (even good cell phone snaps would do) Help me with my research by sending in the photographs from your own kitchen or from your friends. I understand people would hate to send out mails to strangers, hence the best way is to upload your pictures on the following survey link, created by Impetus Research, whom I have requested to kindly help me on my project and they have obliged. http://questionpro.com/t/AE8cOZJw3x Thank you all for your help Regards Tracy Sanders
From Blog: German Food
Date: 20th April 2011
Thanks for the Insight
Thank you for writing this. Im having my Second Child here in Bavaria, and its a bit scary. Our first born was born in England, so its going to be quite different. :)
From Blog: Having a baby in Germany
Thanks for the Insight
Thank you for writing this. Im having my Second Child here in Bavaria, and its a bit scary. Our first born was born in England, so its going to be quite different. :)
From Blog: Having a baby in Germany
Three "Hot Dogs" on plate with potato salad
A German would know that these long thin hotdogs are a Specialty of the Frankfurt area. They are delicious and are called: "Frankfurter Würstchen". My mouth is watering just thinking of them!
From Blog: German Food
Date: 6th October 2010
why not?
Why did you say no to your mother-in-law? Go ahead and have both henna nights - why not? It's a lot of fun, and you only get a chance once - or, in your case, twice!
From Blog: Henna Night - KINA GECESi
why not?
Why did you say no to your mother-in-law? Go ahead and have both henna nights - why not? It's a lot of fun, and you only get a chance once - or, in your case, twice!
From Blog: Henna Night - KINA GECESi
Date: 1st October 2010
Kına gecesi
Hi THanks for your blog! I am getting married 2 weeks later to a turkish guy and my mother in law to be wants to have Kına Gecesi but we refused:( Fortunately, the owner of the institution where I worked asked me to have kına gecesi at school I am so confused if I will do it coz I refused with my mother in law. I know it's a lot of fun. Do you think I will let them know that I will do Kına gecesi without their knowledge? ( my partner doesn't want to inform them either. I'm puzzled:) please ladies need advise.
From Blog: Henna Night - KINA GECESi
Kına gecesi
Hi THanks for your blog! I am getting married 2 weeks later to a turkish guy and my mother in law to be wants to have Kına Gecesi but we refused:( Fortunately, the owner of the institution where I worked asked me to have kına gecesi at school I am so confused if I will do it coz I refused with my mother in law. I know it's a lot of fun. Do you think I will let them know that I will do Kına gecesi without their knowledge? ( my partner doesn't want to inform them either. I'm puzzled:) please ladies need advise.
From Blog: Henna Night - KINA GECESi
Date: 31st August 2010
Oops
Hello again, Kate - I wonder if you were perhaps referring to a previous reader (Dolores) who is in Jena... I do have an e-mail address for her, though I do not think it would be ethical for me to share it without her permission. Her comment is from 2008, so who knows if she's still there. I could, with your permission, send your e-mail address to her? Please let me know.
From Blog: Having a baby in Germany
Oops
Hello again, Kate - I wonder if you were perhaps referring to a previous reader (Dolores) who is in Jena... I do have an e-mail address for her, though I do not think it would be ethical for me to share it without her permission. Her comment is from 2008, so who knows if she's still there. I could, with your permission, send your e-mail address to her? Please let me know.
From Blog: Having a baby in Germany
Date: 31st August 2010
Not in Jena...
Hello Kate, I'm actually not in Jena, nor have I ever been there, nor had I ever heard of it before your comment... but I did Google it just now, and it appears to be a beautiful city. It also appears that there is a large international community there - just a matter of finding people. There is an international organization of American women abroad (though women from ALL nations are actually members) called Fawco. If you join them, you'd be able to more easily locate English-speaking people. Their website is fawcoDOTorg. There's also ToyTownGermany (toytowngermanyDOTcom), which is the English-speaking expat community here. You may also want to try taking a Deutsch fur Auslanders class - there, you'd meet other people who may be in a similar situation. Another lovely website that you might want to know about is a blog called amiexpatDOTcom. It's an excellent read for foreigners in Germany. Good luck!
From Blog: Having a baby in Germany
Not in Jena...
Hello Kate, I'm actually not in Jena, nor have I ever been there, nor had I ever heard of it before your comment... but I did Google it just now, and it appears to be a beautiful city. It also appears that there is a large international community there - just a matter of finding people. There is an international organization of American women abroad (though women from ALL nations are actually members) called Fawco. If you join them, you'd be able to more easily locate English-speaking people. Their website is fawcoDOTorg. There's also ToyTownGermany (toytowngermanyDOTcom), which is the English-speaking expat community here. You may also want to try taking a Deutsch fur Auslanders class - there, you'd meet other people who may be in a similar situation. Another lovely website that you might want to know about is a blog called amiexpatDOTcom. It's an excellent read for foreigners in Germany. Good luck!
From Blog: Having a baby in Germany
Date: 30th August 2010
Desperately seeking English speaking mothers in Jena
Hello there! Just had a quick look at your blog. I have just moved (from Australia) to Langendembach near Jena with my German husband and two small kids (7 months and 2.5 years). Do you still live in Jena? I am desperately looking for some English speaking mothers to get together with. Will look out for your reply. Cheers Kate
From Blog: Having a baby in Germany
Desperately seeking English speaking mothers in Jena
Hello there! Just had a quick look at your blog. I have just moved (from Australia) to Langendembach near Jena with my German husband and two small kids (7 months and 2.5 years). Do you still live in Jena? I am desperately looking for some English speaking mothers to get together with. Will look out for your reply. Cheers Kate
From Blog: Having a baby in Germany
Date: 16th August 2010
Cabin mystery
Hi, I happen to be German and I might be able to help you better understand these cabins... Thought I can't be sure, it looks like these are not vacation cabins you'd live in during the summer months, they seem to be part of a new "Gartensiedlung." People living in apartments (no matter if they rent or own them) usually don't have a yard but since Germans like to spend time outside tanning, gardening, celebrating, etc., they often decide to buy a piece of land (sometimes with, sometimes without a little hat or "cabin") just to be able to enjoy the outdoors and often to get away from the city. That's why these developments or "Gartensiedlungen" are so close to people's homes. Hope that helped.
From Blog: Freizeit - roughing it, sort of
Cabin mystery
Hi, I happen to be German and I might be able to help you better understand these cabins... Thought I can't be sure, it looks like these are not vacation cabins you'd live in during the summer months, they seem to be part of a new "Gartensiedlung." People living in apartments (no matter if they rent or own them) usually don't have a yard but since Germans like to spend time outside tanning, gardening, celebrating, etc., they often decide to buy a piece of land (sometimes with, sometimes without a little hat or "cabin") just to be able to enjoy the outdoors and often to get away from the city. That's why these developments or "Gartensiedlungen" are so close to people's homes. Hope that helped.
From Blog: Freizeit - roughing it, sort of
Date: 7th August 2010
Double Kinderwagens
Hello Megan, Thanks for reading my blog entries - and enjoying them, and letting me know. A few people told me to get a used double stroller because you really only end up using it for a year or so - because at some point, the older child outgrows strollers altogether. I followed that advice, and it worked for me. I bought a used one, used it for about a year, and then donated it to charity. I then went back to the original single stroller, and was really thrilled to have such a good one. There are so many more on the market now than there were when I first had to choose one... And as for the entries stopping.... having two children is more work than having one... a lot more work. I do have less time to write... and when I do write, it's often on my book. Finally, I've kind-of gotten used to living here, and therefore find it all less strange, less weird, less funny - Germany has become home. But there's always more to write, and I hope that I'll be able to write more in the near future :)
From Blog: Guilt by Association
Double Kinderwagens
Hello Megan, Thanks for reading my blog entries - and enjoying them, and letting me know. A few people told me to get a used double stroller because you really only end up using it for a year or so - because at some point, the older child outgrows strollers altogether. I followed that advice, and it worked for me. I bought a used one, used it for about a year, and then donated it to charity. I then went back to the original single stroller, and was really thrilled to have such a good one. There are so many more on the market now than there were when I first had to choose one... And as for the entries stopping.... having two children is more work than having one... a lot more work. I do have less time to write... and when I do write, it's often on my book. Finally, I've kind-of gotten used to living here, and therefore find it all less strange, less weird, less funny - Germany has become home. But there's always more to write, and I hope that I'll be able to write more in the near future :)
From Blog: Guilt by Association
Date: 5th August 2010
Please keep them coming...
I currently live in the US but am tentatively making plans to move to Germany in a year or so with my husband, daughter, and (if everything goes well) another baby. I stumbled across your blog this week in search of a stroller for proper public appearance there. I loved your blog entry about Kinderwagens (I would love to hear an updated double Kinderwagen option)! I found that entry so helpful, I started from the beginning and read nearly all your entries. I am sad that they have stopped--please keep up the excellent and insightful work!
From Blog: Guilt by Association
Please keep them coming...
I currently live in the US but am tentatively making plans to move to Germany in a year or so with my husband, daughter, and (if everything goes well) another baby. I stumbled across your blog this week in search of a stroller for proper public appearance there. I loved your blog entry about Kinderwagens (I would love to hear an updated double Kinderwagen option)! I found that entry so helpful, I started from the beginning and read nearly all your entries. I am sad that they have stopped--please keep up the excellent and insightful work!
From Blog: Guilt by Association
Date: 19th July 2010
ask around...
Dear Judy So, Why do you need people in so many different places? I think the best thing to do would be to ask local hairdressers in the area for their recommendations. Best of luck.
From Blog: Henna Night - KINA GECESi
ask around...
Dear Judy So, Why do you need people in so many different places? I think the best thing to do would be to ask local hairdressers in the area for their recommendations. Best of luck.
From Blog: Henna Night - KINA GECESi
Date: 30th April 2010
Thanks!
Thank you, Nazli, for your kind comments! I am not a professional journalist or author, but would like to be... I've written a book that takes place in Turkey and I'm trying to find an agent or publisher for it. It's not an easy task... but I hope it works out because I think we need some more positive media out there about Turkish culture - all cultures have their positive and negative sides, but Turkish culture has gotten too much bad press! Please do continue to follow my blog - I don't write too often, as I'm busy as my kids grow up, but I do tend to post more in the summer for some reason!
From Blog: Sunnet Dugun - Circumcision Celebration
Thanks!
Thank you, Nazli, for your kind comments! I am not a professional journalist or author, but would like to be... I've written a book that takes place in Turkey and I'm trying to find an agent or publisher for it. It's not an easy task... but I hope it works out because I think we need some more positive media out there about Turkish culture - all cultures have their positive and negative sides, but Turkish culture has gotten too much bad press! Please do continue to follow my blog - I don't write too often, as I'm busy as my kids grow up, but I do tend to post more in the summer for some reason!
From Blog: Sunnet Dugun - Circumcision Celebration
Date: 30th April 2010
German Red Cabbage
Here's a surprisingly good recipe that is indisputably German! http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/German-Red-Cabbage/Detail.aspx
From Blog: German Food
German Red Cabbage
Here's a surprisingly good recipe that is indisputably German! http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/German-Red-Cabbage/Detail.aspx
From Blog: German Food
Date: 28th April 2010
What a wonderful blog!
Hello there, It's amazing - I was checking the net to see if I could find anything on a "sunnet dugun" in preparation for our elder son's invitation and I came across your blog! What a wonderful description of event blow by blow! It's such a refreshing read. You are a great writer.. Are you a journalist or author by anychance? Really nice read. You've given me a great idea on how to wirte an introduction for our invitation without it sounding "scary"... Thanks a lot :) All the best, and I hope to read your blogs in the future if thats ok with you? :) Best and kind regards, Nazli Koseoglu Rishi (Dubai - UAE)
From Blog: Sunnet Dugun - Circumcision Celebration
What a wonderful blog!
Hello there, It's amazing - I was checking the net to see if I could find anything on a "sunnet dugun" in preparation for our elder son's invitation and I came across your blog! What a wonderful description of event blow by blow! It's such a refreshing read. You are a great writer.. Are you a journalist or author by anychance? Really nice read. You've given me a great idea on how to wirte an introduction for our invitation without it sounding "scary"... Thanks a lot :) All the best, and I hope to read your blogs in the future if thats ok with you? :) Best and kind regards, Nazli Koseoglu Rishi (Dubai - UAE)
From Blog: Sunnet Dugun - Circumcision Celebration
Date: 15th April 2010
hotdogs
First of all the site is AWESOME! Great job! The picture (3 hotdogs) looks to me like Wienerle mit Senf und Kartoffelsalat. That's how you would call that. And Knödel? All I can say is: food for the soul.............
From Blog: German Food
hotdogs
First of all the site is AWESOME! Great job! The picture (3 hotdogs) looks to me like Wienerle mit Senf und Kartoffelsalat. That's how you would call that. And Knödel? All I can say is: food for the soul.............
From Blog: German Food
Date: 14th April 2010
I want to know more about food
Hello, I have a son of 10 years and he needs to do a homework, he has to talk about German in some different topics, we were looking for all the information and have nearly everything but he has to share some of the tipically germany food. I would like to know a dish easy to cook and delicious for children. Do you have a sugestion or an idea? Please, contact me. Thanks. Olivia.
From Blog: German Food
I want to know more about food
Hello, I have a son of 10 years and he needs to do a homework, he has to talk about German in some different topics, we were looking for all the information and have nearly everything but he has to share some of the tipically germany food. I would like to know a dish easy to cook and delicious for children. Do you have a sugestion or an idea? Please, contact me. Thanks. Olivia.
From Blog: German Food
Date: 8th April 2010
Wonderful site
Ohhhhh, this is the site I've been looking for! Great job! From krautundcracker at wordpress dot com
From Blog: German Food
Wonderful site
Ohhhhh, this is the site I've been looking for! Great job! From krautundcracker at wordpress dot com
From Blog: German Food
Date: 7th April 2010
Quinnys are nice, too
We are still happy with our Teutonia (4.5 years after we bought it), but also have a small Quinny for traveling. It is fabulous - I'd recommend Quinny strollers, as well. Completely different look, but very robust and comfortable! I'd go for one of the larger ones for daily use, though. The smallest one does not have any sort of basket for your shopping or all the other things you have to carry, and you can't really hang anything on the handle either, due to balance issues. This only applies to the smallest of the Quinnys, and even so, it's been very handy and is also easy to drive :)
From Blog: Germany - Home of Volkswagens and Kinderwagens
Quinnys are nice, too
We are still happy with our Teutonia (4.5 years after we bought it), but also have a small Quinny for traveling. It is fabulous - I'd recommend Quinny strollers, as well. Completely different look, but very robust and comfortable! I'd go for one of the larger ones for daily use, though. The smallest one does not have any sort of basket for your shopping or all the other things you have to carry, and you can't really hang anything on the handle either, due to balance issues. This only applies to the smallest of the Quinnys, and even so, it's been very handy and is also easy to drive :)
From Blog: Germany - Home of Volkswagens and Kinderwagens
Date: 7th April 2010
European Atlas.
Before we got our Europe and USA Garmin and even after...our European Road Map book saved our lives literally many times. I highly recommend one! Even if you train it they are useful. Autobahn names change on the map like they do on the border etc.
From Blog: Road Trip to Lago di Como
European Atlas.
Before we got our Europe and USA Garmin and even after...our European Road Map book saved our lives literally many times. I highly recommend one! Even if you train it they are useful. Autobahn names change on the map like they do on the border etc.
From Blog: Road Trip to Lago di Como
Date: 7th April 2010
Great post!
We are living over here in Germany (in Wiesbaden) and trying to choose a stroller almost makes me want to try. This was helpful. I have been looking at Quinnys (if I feel I can suck it up and afford it) but knew nothing about Teutonias. Hmm.... We are stationed over here with the military so I can easily buy American strollers but the German ones seem a lot less plasticy - and I want to blend in. This was a great blog! I need to meet some German moms to help out...
From Blog: Germany - Home of Volkswagens and Kinderwagens
Great post!
We are living over here in Germany (in Wiesbaden) and trying to choose a stroller almost makes me want to try. This was helpful. I have been looking at Quinnys (if I feel I can suck it up and afford it) but knew nothing about Teutonias. Hmm.... We are stationed over here with the military so I can easily buy American strollers but the German ones seem a lot less plasticy - and I want to blend in. This was a great blog! I need to meet some German moms to help out...
From Blog: Germany - Home of Volkswagens and Kinderwagens
Katja
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Your blog is hilarious!
Hi there: I am a German living in the US since 1996. I am married to an American. We have met in Germany where he lived for 3 years. When I read your blog about the shopping experience to him we both had a good laugh!!! For my experiences living here and the curiosities that I encounter in the United States or things that I miss from Germany, check out my blog: http://www.crosscountryblogger.com/
From Blog: German Food