Among the first documents I was given after arriving in Germany was a sheet explaining Frankfurt waste separation and recycling rules. Clearly, recycling and waste management are extremely important to Germans. And the statistics seem to show it as well: according to Climate Action, Germany has the highest municipal waste…
When I first came to Frankfurt, I was a bit overwhelmed with the amount of different supermarket brands in Frankfurt. Some German supermarkets like Aldi and Lidl have expanded globally and are known worldwide. Yet there are still many local supermarkets. Do you know the differences between them? For the…
I have created a list of the best bank accounts for internationals in Germany. In 2019, there was 1717 banks in Germany. The country is severely overbanked. Therefore, it can be difficult for foreigners to know the advantages and disadvantages of different banks in Germany. Types of Banks Before diving…
My journey of German learning has been a long one with a lot of discontinuation and reversion back. During the first four years I stayed in Germany, I attended numerous German classes in a variety of German language schools in Frankfurt. I was shocked myself when I first listed all…
This post is the third part of a three-post series on the in my opinion 50+ best day trips from Frankfurt. In the first part, I focused on the best day trips from Frankfurt with destinations that can be reached within 1 hour. The focus of the second part is my 23 personal…
About this list This post is the second part of a three-post series on the in my opinion 50+ best day trips from Frankfurt. In the first part, I focused on the best day trips from Frankfurt that can be reached within 1 hour. The focus of this part is…
After starting a new life in Germany, you probably also started to look for resources to make settling in easier. Don't overlook apps. While some apps are international, some are locally specific and can provide lots of convenience to life in Germany. Here I compiled a comprehensive list of 50+…
This post is the first part of a three-post series on the in my opinion 50+ best day trips from Frankfurt. In this part, I will present my 24 personal best day trips from Frankfurt that can be reached within 1 hour by car.
Just a couple of days ago, The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021 were released. Interested to see the how German universities perform this year? About the Times University Ranking The Rankings 2021 are the largest and most diverse university rankings to date. They include more than 1,500 universities across 93 countries/regions.…
Frankfurt, famous for being the German financial hub and „Mainhatten“, draws many international students to come to work in finance industry or just to study finance. As a former international student myself, I felt quite uncertain if I was going to make it to one of the companies in those…
