q&a

Q&A: Working and Living as a Foreigner in Germany

May 20, 2010

No real change in how I’ve been feeling (pretty lousy), except you can add killer heartburn that often keeps me up half the night to my symptoms. The plan is still that I’ll be induced in 1-2 weeks. Until then, I thought I’d finally get around to answering some more questions.
Michael M. wrote:
I’m a Ph.D [...]

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It’s time for another Q and A session!

April 16, 2010

I would first like to thank all my readers for their support, this site just passed 200 fans on Facebook! Thank you thank you thank you thank you for reading!
I’ve gotten a couple emails with questions recently, so I thought that it’s about time that I do another Q and A post. Got a question [...]

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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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The Answers, part II: living in Germany, living in general, and kids

April 4, 2008

What is the best part about living in Germany? What is the hardest?
The best part about living in Germany is probably the socialized medicine. You hear stories about illnesses making people bankrupt in the US, and I don’t have to worry at all about that here. If, God forbid, Oliver was autistic, or Rainer had [...]

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The Answers part I: books, movies, music, etc.

April 2, 2008

There were a lot of great questions, keep em coming if you still got any. Here’s some answers, others will come soon.
1. What’s your favorite Pearl Jam song?
That’s tough. I like a lot of them, and Riot Act has been played often as of late. When I was in college, I considered “Corduroy” to be [...]

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Ask and ye shall receive

March 27, 2008

Everyone else is doing it (or at least B. and Blythe), so I figured, hey, why not jump on that bandwagon. Ask a question, any question, and I will do my best to answer it.

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