German

Q&A: Learning German and Raising a Bilingual Child

April 25, 2010

Last week, I asked readers for questions. I decided to split up the answers into several posts. This one addresses language related questions.
Maria Guzenko wrote:
You’ve mentioned you are fluent in German. Do you still have much of an accent? Was much attention paid to pronunciation in your German class? Do you feel it’s sufficient to [...]

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My aStore’s open for business

January 31, 2009

Something I’ve been working on for a while now, is an aStore – two actually, one through Amazon USA and one through Amazon Germany. I’ve gathered items I think might be of interest to my readers there, where you can browse and if you wish, buy, with a small percentage of the sale going [...]

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Cheesy Beer Dip

January 4, 2009

It’s like fondue, only German, and it’s addictive.

ingredients
1 round loaf of bread (wheat or rye)
2 cups Hefeweizen
2 T cornstarch
2 T water
4 cups Gouda, chopped into smallish pieces or grated
2 ounces cream cheese
2 ounces blue cheese (I suggest Bavarian Blu)
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
directions
Hollow out the loaf of bread, leaving a 1 inch border [...]

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Video Wednesday: Tokio Hotel

September 3, 2008

Here’s the band that makes teenage German girls’ heads explode. Check it out and tell me if you get it.

I don’t quite understand the whole appeal of androgyny now, but I guess I shouldn’t talk, I’ve still got my old Poison LP, the first record I ever bought (egads), back in my childhood room [...]

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I’m still here

May 10, 2008

I’ve just been crazy busy. I think I’m going to take the rest of the month off from entertaining. After hosting two dinner parties this week and trucking it over to Erlangen to meet up with Blythe and Theo, I’m pooped out! (But I did have a blast)
Don’t forget that tomorrow is Mother’s Day, be [...]

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Video Wednesday: Oliver is obsessed with my Flip camcorder

April 30, 2008

I’m all better, but Oliver is sick (I think he’s teething. Something they don’t tell you before you become a parent: teething babies spew fluids out of both ends. And they cry all night. Yeah, fun.) Anyways, we bought a wireless router and as soon as Oliver is well, and the router is set up, [...]

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I want to hear from you!

April 14, 2008

I would really love to hear your answers to one of the questions I was asked (this is also a cheap way to get out of posting something myself, but seriously, I want to know).
So, I ask you, from your perspective, what is the best part about living in <insert country of choice>?
Live in Germany? [...]

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