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The Germany Experience

Shaun Behrens

EN159 episodes
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Life in Germany, as seen through the eyes of outsiders. Featuring the stories of foreigners who moved to Germany - either temporarily or permanently - and tips and advice for life in Germany. Get an inside view of the joys, the frustrations, and the quirks of adapting to the culture and learning German. New episodes every second Wednesday.

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Episodes (159)

Dating, toxic relationships, and making friends in Germany (Lulu from Ireland)

The Germany Experience

May 21, 202335:55pending

The diversity trend, Misfit Models, and German bureaucracy when starting a compa...

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Apr 8, 202337:17pending

Financing property in Germany (with Kerstin Brunner)

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Mar 31, 202355:32pending

Life in Germany as a gay woman (Kim from the UK)

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Mar 8, 202343:01pending

How German are you? (Nina from Germany)

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Mar 1, 202350:37pending

4GEPADFO charity drive update, and when The Germany Experience will be back

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Jan 4, 20234:38pending

Getting ready to leave Germany (Nicole from The Expat Cast)

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Dec 22, 202247:30pending

House hunting, finding day care, and handling rough starts (Wafeeqa from Saudi A...

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Dec 2, 202248:02pending

Using hypnosis to help foreigners in Germany (Suzanne Dinter from the UK)

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Nov 9, 202252:08pending

Hidden grief, loss of identity, and getting to know the German version of a love...

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Oct 19, 202248:28pending

Advice for adapting and integrating in Germany, from discussions with 100+ forei...

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Oct 12, 202222:25pending

Convincing a company to take a chance on you (Veronica from Mexico)

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Oct 5, 202248:34pending

Recovering from a car accident while abroad (Sadaf from Pakistan)

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Sep 28, 202240:19pending

The Welcome To Germany Summit on 29th September 2022

The Germany Experience

Sep 25, 202219:47pending

A German returning to Germany after a decade (Cathrin from Germany)

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Sep 13, 202250:05pending

RERUN: Wurst/arsch/schwein idioms, why “Der/Die/Das” is weird, and sitting down...

The Germany Experience

Aug 24, 202252:41pending

RERUN: Q&A - Making long-term German friends, reverse parking, and origins of Ge...

The Germany Experience

Aug 17, 202229:48pending

RERUN: Antoinette Emily from New Zealand

The Germany Experience

Aug 10, 202240:41pending

RERUN: Ask a German - Bureaucracy, German pillows, standing in line, and recruit...

The Germany Experience

Aug 3, 202256:18pending

RERUN: Advice for foreigners in Germany, taken from two years of The Germany Exp...

The Germany Experience

Jul 27, 202233:50pending

The Berlin episode (recorded live @ PodFest Berlin 2022)

The Germany Experience

Jul 20, 20221:08:43pending

Q&A: Self-learning B2, dealing with language barrier frustrations, and is there...

The Germany Experience

Jul 6, 202220:47pending

Probezeit: The first six months in a German job (Lisa Janz, Job Coach Germany)

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Jun 29, 202241:11pending

Lessons from changing jobs in Germany (Alexandrea from the USA)

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Jun 22, 202250:14pending

Helping families to meet like-minded families (Dzhangar from MatchFamilies)

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Jun 15, 202235:31pending

German traditions or superstitions? (Nina from Germany)

The Germany Experience

Jun 8, 202229:55pending

Eurovision Song Contest 2022 recap, the importance of community, and redefining...

The Germany Experience

May 17, 202236:11pending

Using your own culture to integrate in Germany (Saehee from the USA)

The Germany Experience

May 12, 202242:01pending

States of Liberation: gay rights and discrimination in Cold War Germany (Samuel...

The Germany Experience

Apr 20, 202240:08pending

Language barrier problems, and overcoming the challenges involved with reporting...

The Germany Experience

Apr 6, 202243:28pending

Writing a Eurovision song, and traveling to the Arctic and Antarctic (Fadi from...

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Mar 2, 202239:24pending

Choosing a rural life, coming to Germany as a lawyer, and a giant tea cup (Rache...

The Germany Experience

Feb 23, 202245:22pending

Visa struggles, escaping the pandemic on an organic farm, and being a musician i...

The Germany Experience

Feb 16, 202240:49pending

How to be a good dinner guest in a German home (Nina from Germany)

The Germany Experience

Feb 9, 202241:13pending

Podcasts, why we love them, and how they help foreigners (Marina and Greta from...

The Germany Experience

Feb 2, 202252:55pending

Charity challenge wrap-up, and when The Germany Experience will be back

The Germany Experience

Dec 29, 20213:19pending

2021 lows and highs and a charity challenge update with Nicole of the Expat Cast

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Dec 22, 202136:53pending

Making German easier with “-chen” endings, a PhD as a job, and Germans take long...

The Germany Experience

Dec 15, 202142:07pending

Episode 100: Funny and memorable The Germany Experience moments

The Germany Experience

Dec 7, 202131:02pending

The leaving Germany episode

The Germany Experience

Dec 1, 202150:14pending

Anatomy of a German job interview (Lisa Janz from Job Coach Germany)

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Nov 24, 202147:20pending

Health insurance in Germany Q&A, with Techniker Krankenkasse

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Nov 17, 202122:42pending

"Was guckst du?": A 20 year love/hate relationship with Germany (Elizabeth from...

The Germany Experience

Nov 10, 202141:49pending

The Expat Spouses Report - the results are in (Amaia from Expats & Spouses Monit...

The Germany Experience

Nov 3, 202123:48pending

Shopping habits, my German nemesis, problems with dialects, and more: Q&A episod...

The Germany Experience

Oct 27, 202133:50pending

Working in tech in Germany (Yotzín from Mexico)

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Oct 20, 202144:49pending

German culture: Der Struwwelpeter and other horrifying children's stories (Nina...

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Oct 6, 202129:22pending

Foreigner friendships, moving back home, and “F**k it” moments (Beth & Amy from...

The Germany Experience

Sep 29, 202146:45pending

RERUN: Seven months as an exchange student in Germany (Montana Showalter from th...

The Germany Experience

Sep 2, 202136:39pending

RERUN: You go me on the cookie! (Dana Newman from Wanted Adventure)

The Germany Experience

Aug 25, 202152:22pending