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Architecture & Design

6 concepts for your Hygge home

But what is hygge? This Danish word that has been appearing more and more in the world of interiors, architecture and decoration projects. I’ll share with you here in this…

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Germany

School in Germany | Adaptation of our daughters

One of the questions I get the most is about how it’s being the adaptation of girls at the new school in Germany. So today is the day I am…

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Architecture & Design

DIY | Dining room transformation – Final

Tcharammmmm!! BEFORE pictures were taken by a professional photographer and with wide angle lens – it looks much bigger 🙂 AFTER Finally, here’s the final photos for our dining room…

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Germany

Rent in Germany | our experience

When our plans got more concrete, probably by March 2019, we had to start seriously thinking about how we would rent a place in Germany and how we would do…

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Europe

Paris – France | Part 1

This was my first time visiting the old continent, and I was really excited. Diego had been there in 2002, but obviously wanted to go back as well. We just…

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  • Daily Life

    Speaking German in Germany | Expat life

    February 20, 2020 /
    Heidelberg

    One of the most common questions we get since we moving to Germany is about the language barrier. How are you guys moving to Germany without speaking German? So here in this post, I share some of our experiences in this “long” 6 month journey and insights about it. Well, I must say that although it is our situation at the moment (not speaking German in Germany), we are not comfortable nor would recommend it. For those who have the time to learn the official language of wherever you are moving to, I strongly recommend. Our preparation time before the big move to Germany was relatively short , so with…

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  • Daily Life

    Public Pools in Germany | Family Activities

    February 16, 2020 /
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    When in Germany, do as the Germans! And Germans like their “Schwimmbads”. This post describes our experience with three different public pools in Germany in the Taunus region, where we live. When we arrived and it was still hot outside, we went to two different ones. Then the “cold” started, and we stopped visiting pools. But last weekend we went to a new one and loved it. They all had similarities (like pools, of course!), but also offered different activities, depending on which season of the year you decide to visit them. In the summer, the outdoor pools are freezing (at least for me and in the ones we went).…

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  • Daily Life

    New Germany Skilled Immigration Act

    February 15, 2020 /
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    Come to Germany!! That is the message the German government is trying to convey with the Germany Skilled Immigration Act. It is a new law that enters into force on March 1st. It opens access to the German labor market for skilled workers from countries outside the EU. According to estimates by the Federal Government, this should bring an additional 25,000 skilled workers to Germany each year. So what is changing? The new law should make it easier for qualified professionals from non-EU countries to come work in Germany. The key changes are as follows: The new law includes all occupations, not only the ones defined as “shortage occupations”. The…

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  • Canada

    Is Ottawa the best city to live in Canada? | Expat life

    February 5, 2020 /
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    Ottawa, Canadian capital, is becoming more and more popular as a destination in Canada among expats from all round the world. But then the question pops up: Is Ottawa really the best city to live in Canada? Here in this post, I’ll try to share our personal experience as we lived in the city for 12 years. Ottawa has already been on top of rankings throughout the years, for example as the best place to live in Canadá and also runner up on best cities in the world. Today, Ottawa holds the 19th place of best cities in the quality of life category (Mercer) e o 2nd place in best…

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  • Daily Life

    Insurances in Germany | Overview

    February 1, 2020 /

    In this post I give an overview of the different types of insurances in Germany. Although there are many available, I will focus mostly on the ones we have taken. We did not have a whole lot of time to do research moving here as we were busy with things in Canada. One of the first things we discovered is that we were going to need a printer. For pretty much everything you do related to services, you receive letters in the mail. As a result, you need a printer to scan, print and send them back. I guess that’s one of the reasons Deutsche Post is still profitable while…

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    March 21, 2020

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  • Daily Life

    Expat life | Bringing our dogs to Germany

    February 1, 2020 /

    Today in this post I will share our experience and process of bringing our dogs from Canada to Germany with us, as part of our expat experience. There will be two posts, this first one about the trip itself and then the second with all the paperwork involved. And heads up, it’s no simple task. Well, I believe that everyone who ever moved abroad knows how labor intensive and how many steps to actually get to live in a different country. There are more steps back than forward in the beginning, confusions and misunderstandings, and with us, it was no different. One of the main conditions for our move become…

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