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1.4KEindhoven Business Briefing: Europe’s startup scene heating up as American investors show up with the cash
(Editor’s note: Dispatches Europe tracks the tech scene – startups, scale-ups and mature companies – in Eindhoven because so many of our highly...
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2.2KDispatches is tracking new COVID rules going into effect across Europe as infections increase and Omicron variant arrives (updated)
(Editor’s note: This post is now closed as of 14 February as countries across Europe drop COVID drop pandemic restrictions.) Finally. As...
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1.6KAlice Verberne: Program some French lyrics into your playlist and improve your French while adding amour to your Valentine’s Day
I realized on a visit to the United States that my sister’s Alexa does not understand French. When I requested a few...
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1.3KLockdown showdown: American expat sociologist Lily Cichanowicz compares the US and Germany’s handling of the pandemic
Many commentators have pointed out that the coronavirus pandemic laid bare the structural failings of the United States. It’s hard to disagree...
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1.1KGracie Bialecki & Molli Sébrier in Paris: Two American expats reveal how study abroad programs changed their lives
(Editor’s Note: In these articles, Molli Sébrier and Gracie Bialecki discuss their study abroad experiences, particularly in the light of later becoming...
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10.3KChristina Hudson’s Expat Guide to Athens, Pt. 2: Central Athens defines diversity, from seriously upscale to affordable multi culti
One of the biggest questions we long-time residents get from newcomers is: “Which part of Athens (or the surrounding areas) is right...
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1.6KEscape the winter blues: Our list of cozy cafés and coffeehouses in Vienna only locals know
Vienna has long been a city of coffeehouse culture. Since 1683, after the unsuccessful siege by the Turkish Empire left bags of...
