Adventures of Steffi

Exploring life & language in Germany.

Adventures of Steffi
  • Home
  • About
  • Blog
    • Expat Diaries
    • Language
    • Culture
    • Travel
  • Contact
  • Collaborations
  • Work with me
  • Home
  • About
  • Blog
    • Expat Diaries
    • Language
    • Culture
    • Travel
  • Contact
  • Collaborations
  • Work with me
  • Personal

    Personal: inversions, TBR & languages – 2021 los geht’s

    2021-01-02 / 3 Comments

    Dare we? After the shit show that was 2020, is it wise of anyone to make any goals or resolutions for the twelve months that lay before us? Probably not. And yet, here we are. But we’re all going to walk into this year really slowly, okay? Be quiet. Don’t…

    Read More

    You May Also Like

    blue background with a photo of Ettie Jayne from the Alignment Alchemist and the words "MENTAL HEALTH" and "with @thealignmentalchemist" along with the hashtag #mayonthemove2021

    It’s good to talk – mental health as an expat with Ettie Jayne from The Alignment Alchemist

    2021-05-31

    Finding joy in being a beginner (plus my 3 top tips on how to be a beginner)

    2021-06-20

    A different kind of self-care

    2021-03-21
  • Personal

    Personal: 28 Years Later (lessons learned)

    2020-12-06 / No Comments

    It was my birthday yesterday. I turned 28. And I had two thoughts. Holy f*** I’m already 28 Holy f*** am I only just 28?! The last decade has been tumultuous, to say the least. The last 12-18 months have escalated it to a whole new level. I think I…

    Read More

    You May Also Like

    A different kind of self-care

    2021-03-21

    How Germany changed me: I will never wear heels again

    2021-02-22

    Personal: inversions, TBR & languages – 2021 los geht’s

    2021-01-02

 

 

📱SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER.
✍️CREATIVE CONTENT & COPY WRITER.
🎙️PODCAST PRODUCER.

 

Hey! I’m Steffi. Join me here as I explore life & language as a first time expat in Germany.

Categories

  • Culture
  • Expat Diaries
  • Language
  • Personal
  • Travel
  • Uncategorized

INSTAGRAM

Germany is a real work of art! 🇩🇪🎨 Check Germany is a real work of art! 🇩🇪🎨 Check out my AI-generated images of some of the country's most famous landmarks. 🔮 Can you guess all 6? #Germany #landmarks #AI #travelinspiration *this caption was also written by AI, including the hashtags 😜
What do you mean I can't lüften my way to better What do you mean I can't lüften my way to better mental health?
Swipe 👉 for what my brain did when Mr Steffi sa Swipe 👉 for what my brain did when Mr Steffi said "put your foot on the wall like a real Instagram model" I often wonder how he's put up with my shenanigans for over a decade 😆 This photo is from the longest castle (fortress) in the world! 🏰 Blog post and Reel coming as soon as I can be bothered to create them. How professional. 📍 Burg Burghausen, Germany 📸 loml @ozonehostile #exploregermany #castlesofeurope #castlesofgermany #livingingermany #lifeingermany #differentcountrysameidiot
I've set my goals in quarters this year to make th I've set my goals in quarters this year to make them more attainable. But I wanted something general to guide me through the whole of 2023. So here are my words of the year: ✨ Shift - "move or cause to move from one place to another, especially over a small distance" ✨ Remain - "continue to exist, especially after other similar people or things have ceased to do so" ✨ Refine - "improve something by making small changes" ✨ Audacity - "a willingness to take bold risks" How are you setting yourself up for the new year? Do you have a word/words for your 2023? #newyeargoals #wordoftheyear #mindfullymovingforward #2023goals
Look at this girl happy as Larry with her first ev Look at this girl happy as Larry with her first ever Handbrot 🍞 I know it's 2023 now and Christmas is over but I had a really great 2022 Christmas Market season and I want you to know about it so here's my ranking of German Christmas Markets: 🎄 Augsburg - go for the main Christkindlmarkt, stay for everything else. It's not a big city, but it's my home and I love it and you won't change my mind. 10/10 ⭐ 🎄 Munich - go with all your life savings and a mortgage loan or don't go at all. Tourists are everywhere, it's way too busy and expensive. Cute Glühwein cups though. 5/10 ⭐ 🎄 Bamberg - go hungry! Best food offerings by far and not too pricey. Very small, so don't expect an extravaganza but it's cute and quaint and not too busy. Also, Bamberg town is worth wandering round. 9/10⭐ 🎄 Tollwood (Munich) - go with an open mind for creative stuff. Lots of cool art and weird indie shop stalls. Big vibes. Food is average. Not for those with a fear of felt or incense. 7/10⭐ 🎄 Berlin Medieval Christmas Market - go with life insurance like a good German in case of a fire emergency. I joke, but there are fire performers there who are super entertaining! Pretty good food and different Glühwein flavours. Also axe throwing, and honey wine. But you do have to pay to enter boo. 8/10 ⭐ What were your fave Christmas markets in 2022?? TELL ME. #Germany #lifeingermany #christmasmarkets #germanchristmasmarket #weihnachtsmarkt #christmasmarketberlin #christmasmarketmunich #christmasmarketbamberg #christmasmarketaugsburg
2022 was a good year ✌️🤗💜 #2022recap #t 2022 was a good year ✌️🤗💜 #2022recap #traveldiaries #lifediary #minivlog
Snapshots of Berlin, 14.12 & 15.12 ❤️ #Berlin Snapshots of Berlin, 14.12 & 15.12 ❤️ #Berlin #Germany #worktravel #travelgermany #lifeingermany
I made it to 30 🎉 here's some photos of me at m I made it to 30 🎉 here's some photos of me at my happiest to celebrate the occasion, plus a couple of baby gollum Steffi if you scroll far enough ➡️
🎄☃️ Festive szn 🎄☃️ Counting this a 🎄☃️ Festive szn 🎄☃️ Counting this as my first official German Christmas because my first year I was too depressed and unemployed to enjoy anything and the two years that followed were...well, a little bit not great. Anyone else got any good Bavarian/German Christmas Market recommendations? Please don't say Munich I already went and my bank account can't take it 😫 #Germany #lifeingermany #christmasmarkets #weihnachtsmarkt #christkindlesmarktaugsburg #christkindlmarktaugsburg #visitbavaria #festiveseason
I'm not a nester. And I'm not good at DIY, nor do I'm not a nester. And I'm not good at DIY, nor do I care to be. Having the perfect house with coherent interior design has never been of interest to me, although I love visiting my friends who have wonderfully put together homes. I'm often fascinated by how their brains managed to make all of ✨this✨ happen. Instead, chaos tends to reign in my world. Even in the UK I never truly felt at home anywhere. Moving to Germany made that feeling a thousand times worse for a long time. So I learned to build a home within myself. It's taken a long time, but pursuing this allowed me the space to finally feel at home in Germany, and in the UK. Two weeks ago, on the plane from Munich to Manchester, somebody asked me where I was going. Aside from surpressing the urge to make the dad joke of "Same place you are hopefully" *chortles in dad*, I answered "I'm going home." The same thing happened on the flight back to Munich. "Where are you heading?" asks the lady next to me. "I'm going home." Each time I land in the UK, it feels like home again. It's comfortable. Familiar. There's a Greggs with a lovely warm pasty and a yum yum waiting to greet me as I step off the plane. Each time I land in Germany, it feels like home again. It's comfortable. Familiar. There's a bakery with a pretzel waiting to greet me as soon as I step off the plane. During the #virtualcampfire2022 virtual meet last week, the word "homeful" was brought up to describe that feeling of having multiple homes. I can't for the life of me remember the origin of this word, but I really really like it. My home is in England. It's also in Germany. It's in my friends. My partner. Home is within myself. If you made it this far into my rambling, have a gold star ⭐ Part of #virtualcampfire2022 by @chameleon_coaching and @southboundstories EDIT: as Wiebke kindly mentioned in the comments, the term originates from @tandemnomads so all credit to her ❤️ #findinghome #discoveringhome #exploringhome #livingabroad #findinghomeabroad
Subscribe to 'Meanwhile in Germany' - the monthly newsletter!
© Adventures of Steffi 2023
  • Impressum