We have officially hit the 45 day mark of living in Germany. Since moving here on August 1st, we visited two other countries, took one day trip to Trier, and went to our first wine festival. The first month felt like a vacation, but once we moved into our new empty house, reality began to sink in. On the last day of our first month here, we woke up at 4am to catch our flight out of London READ MORE
International House Hunting
It has been said that looking for a house over here is like the Hunger Games. The good houses get rented out quickly and people will snatch up a house right under your nose. It can get ugly. We started looking at houses online right when we found out we were moving to Germany, but realized quickly that there was no point in looking yet because they'd all be gone by the time we arrived. READ MORE
Five Day Learning Curve
With five full days in Germany behind me, I have already learned so much about living here! Here are some differences, learnings, and fun facts that we've accumulated so far. The doors to the outdoors lock automatically. In other words, yes, I did already lock us out of the temporary apartment we are in (lol yikes). Luckily we were still with our realtor, so she was able to call in a backup READ MORE