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    Why a language learning break can help you get better

    2021-04-27 / No Comments

    I’ve just returned to learning German after a language learning break. To my surprise, my brain hadn’t rejected all the German I had previously learned. In fact, I felt like I was somehow more fluent than before. Keep reading for this week’s post on why, sometimes, taking a language learning…

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    10 Favourite German Words (so far…)

    2020-02-29

    Hilarious Duolingo phrases: multilingual edition

    2021-03-28
    Learning your first foreign language as an adult with Mundey Young on Living la Belle Vie

    3 top tips on learning your first foreign language as an adult with Mundey Young

    2021-09-05
  • Language

    10 German words you already know in English

    2021-01-29 / No Comments

    Wanna know a secret? If you’re a native English speaker, then you can already speak some German! There are actually lots of German words used in English. Let’s take a look. We are family. Buckle up kids, time for a history lesson. German and English both come from the same…

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    What language should I learn? Blog graphic Adventures of Steffi.

    What language should I learn? How to find the best language for you.

    2021-10-24
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    Why a language learning break can help you get better

    2021-04-27

    Language: Top 5 German Netflix Shows

    2020-11-18
  • Language

    Language: the extraordinary rise of Denglisch

    2020-11-22 / No Comments

    The winner of the German youth word of the year 2020 is “Lost”. Yep. If you’re a native English speaker, you’re probably thinking…wait, what? Voted for by the public, and with 48% of the vote, the word most used by the German youth is an English word. In fact, the…

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    10 Favourite German Words (so far…)

    2020-02-29

    Language: Top 5 German Netflix Shows

    2020-11-18

    Duolingo is Hilarious (German edition)

    2020-04-05
  • Language

    Language: Top 5 German Netflix Shows

    2020-11-18 / No Comments

    If you’ve read my 5 Easy Ways to Learn a Language at Home post, you’ll know I highly recommend Netflix as a way to consume new languages. Netflix (other streaming services are available) is one of the best things to happen to language learners around the world. It has provided…

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    Duolingo is Hilarious (German edition)

    2020-04-05

    Language: Hilarious Duolingo Phrases (2)

    2020-07-27

    Language: 11 Useful German Question Phrases

    2020-08-11
  • Language

    Langauge: Learn German in 1 Month CHALLENGE

    2020-10-10 / No Comments

    This month, I have set myself a huge language challenge to learn German! Okay, I’ll admit it – the title of this post is misleading as I already have limited working proficiency of German. BUT I want to learn more and I want to share the journey with YOU! How…

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    3 top tips on learning your first foreign language as an adult with Mundey Young

    2021-09-05
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    What language should I learn? How to find the best language for you.

    2021-10-24
    10 Hilarious Film title translations in German - Adventures of Steffi

    Subtitles vs Dubbing – which is better? (PLUS 10 hilarious film title translations in German!)

    2021-12-12
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    Language: 5 Easy Ways to Learn a Language at Home

    2020-09-20 / No Comments

    Learning any new language is difficult. You must overcome the complexities and intricacies of an entirely new grammatical system, while at the same time trying your best to speak like a native, where correct grammar forms often get left behind. It is an extremely difficult task to undertake – even…

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    Duolingo is Hilarious (German edition)

    2020-04-05

    5 Reasons You Should Learn the Language

    2020-05-24
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    Why a language learning break can help you get better

    2021-04-27
  • Language

    Language: 11 Useful German Question Phrases

    2020-08-11 / No Comments

    This week, I’m going to share with you 11 genuinely useful German question phrases. Language learning apps such as Duolingo provide a great foundation with grammar and basic sentence structure. But as we’ve learnt from some of my previous posts, the phrases they give you aren’t exactly useful for everyday…

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    2021-04-27

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    Subtitles vs Dubbing – which is better? (PLUS 10 hilarious film title translations in German!)

    2021-12-12
  • Language

    Language: Hilarious Duolingo Phrases (2)

    2020-07-27 / 3 Comments

    This week, we take a look at some more classics from the language learning app, Duolingo. If you haven’t read my previous post on this, be sure to check that out first! My last few posts have been pretty lengthy and on more serious topics, so I wanted to take…

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    2020-09-20

    10 Favourite German Words (so far…)

    2020-02-29
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    5 Reasons You Should Learn the Language

    2020-05-24 / 2 Comments

    Moving to a new country where you don’t know the language, but think it’s okay because everyone speaks English? Think again. Here are 5 reasons you should learn the language of the country you live in. 1. Basic Courtesy Simply put, it’s rude if you have moved into a new,…

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    Duolingo is Hilarious (German edition)

    2020-04-05 / 3 Comments

    Alternative title: Duolingo, u k hun? I’ve been using Duolingo as one of my language learning tools since I began learning German. I love it. It’s my favourite language app to use, not least because it is FREE! I would normally use it for about 5-10 minutes per day on…

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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
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