Expat Essentials
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192Sara Vordermeier: My real life lessons from renting in Germany
It’s common knowledge among foreigners moving to Germany that if you find a good flat in a good neighbourhood at a good...
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252Bureaucratic Odyssey: Getting a German driver’s license as an American
Growing up in Los Angeles with a father who was a big fan of Kraftwerk, I’d hear stories about a mystical highway...
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230Shipping Forecast: An update on tariffs and sending mail between the UK and the US
(Editor’s note: Tariffs are constantly changing, mostly on the whims of Donald Trunmp. Be sure to check the latest rates here before...
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228How Europe actually tries to protect consumers from debt
Living in the United States, money always felt fast. Quick to come and even quicker to go. Salaries are higher. Credit card...
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200Taylor Haught: How I became a German citizen and moved to Europe, Pt. 1
(Editor’s note: This is Pt. 1 of a two-part series. You can jump to Pt. 2 here, which includes detailed lists of...
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198Ellery Weil: What to know when signing a lease in the UK
Even if you’ve already been living in the UK for years, you may never have had to sign a lease. After all,...
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304Part-time work statistics for the Netherlands are staggering, but is that a bad thing?
The school bell rings, and students come flooding out of their classrooms. They run to their parents, drop their bags and often...
