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Baking in Germany is a Nightmare!

Baking is not one of my biggest passions, but sometimes I do get the urge to start whisking eggs and folding flour into things. Usually when I am feeling anxious…

Learning German

I am a typical privileged, lazy Brit. I grew up hating learning languages in school and I always did the bare minimum to get the passing grade. My constant thought…

Expat Diaries: Expat Depression

Some background. I have suffered from bouts of depression in varying degrees of severity since I was about 13/14 years old. But nothing prepared me for Expat Depression. Between the…

Welcome to Adventures of Steffi!

My name’s Steffi and I’ll be your tour guide today.

My aim with this blog is to provide an authentic, honest and humorous account of life in Germany as a first time expat and my struggles with learning my first foreign language as an adult.

If that sounds like your kind of thing then come on in and take a look around. You might want to grab a tea or coffee – I like to ramble on a bit.