I read the following online on a site supposedly devoted to learning fluency in a second language: “Language is like any other skill or aptitude: some people are proficient in languages, while others are better at math, science, or music. Everyone has the potential to learn, but the fact is that some people are just ...
Have you ever ordered leather cheese? Have you ever told your cab driver that your hotel is located on One-Way Street? Of course you haven’t. Not unless you are a foreigner living in Germany you haven’t, that is. Mark Twain may have been right when he said “I don’t believe there is anything in the ...
When traveling in Berlin, or anywhere else in Germany for that matter, please keep in mind that practically everyone over here prefers to speak German. Do not let this discourage you, however. With a few key phrases, lots of patience and careful pronunciation, you, too will have about a one in thirteen chance of making ...
Are you interested in learning German? Whether you plan on moving to Germany one day or you simply want to pick up the language, here are some useful things you can do to start learning German today. Get Textbooks and Computer CDs in German German is one of the most popular languages to learn and ...
Free MP3’s are getting harder and harder to come by these days. So I thought I would list off a few very good, very legit and very free sites which showcase a decent variety of music with complete and free ‘MP3’ songs (Not partial snippets – full track mp3’s) all of which you can download ...
Once again, my husband Bill was kind enough to take me with him on a recent business trip to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. This little town, popularly known as simply Garmisch, hosts the Edelweiss Lodge and Resort, a place where members of the U.S. military and certain government officials can go for rest and relaxation. The Edelweiss ...
When you first look at a German sentence, or even a German word, it can look a bit overwhelming. After all, German is such a strange and different language that is offered nothing by our own knowledge of English, right? Actually, English itself is a Germanic language, and therefore German and English have much more ...
The German language is spoken by about 100 million Europeans and is the second most widely spoken language in Europe after Russian. German is the dominant language spoken in Austria. And Croatian, Hungarian and Slovenian are official languages in certain provinces in Austria. If you have learned German then the type of German you are ...
Maus is the story of a husband and wife, Vladek and Anja Spiegelman, who survived the Holocaust. Vladek and Anja were Polish Jews who lived in Bielsko when Germany first invaded Poland in 1939. As the war progressed, things became worse for the Spiegelmans and their families. When the war ended, Vladek and Anja had ...
Are you a fan of “the Sound of Music”? Or have you always dreamed of having majestic snow capped mountains as the backdrop of your wedding? Well Austria is a great place to host your destination wedding. Here you will find wedding venues that range from majestic gothic churches to mountain lakes. However, before you ...
