Breathless in Berlin

We talked about the origin of this podcast, why we chose English as the language to go, and some hopes and dreams.
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This is our most information-heavy episode to date. We talked about your rights and obligations in Germany, contract, tax, medical care, German bureaucracy, and the key to decision-making: find out if you are willing to eat the shit sandwich.

A helpful website on tax deduction in Germany:
https://lifeinduesseldorf.com/deductible-work-expenses/

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Timeline:
0:38 Travel regulations in Germany
3:20 Registration obligation
4:18 Izzy's accidental expulsion from school
6:20 German health insurance
7:53 Bonus program for insurance
9:11 Return policy
10:12 Free legal counsel for students
11:30 Honor the contract
13:01 Hanson's moving out story
16:17 All about (un)employment
17:15 How to get unemployment benefits
18:30 How to get a voucher for further education
20:57 50 shades of bureaucracy
25:21 All about German tax
28:49 The special pain of applying to German schools as Chinese
32:24 (Horror) stories of getting resident permits 
37:47 "Eat the shit sandwich"
38:54 Medical drama
42:54 Closing thoughts

This is an episode all about traveling and the desire to get away. We talked about our travel experiences and shared some personal stories. Including Izzy's one person journey in Spain, Hanson's travel with his parents, and a distressing encounter in Disney World.

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We discussed the food and cultural differences between China and Germany, and how food, memory, and identity collide.

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We discussed our experience coming to Germany and the U.S as students from a foreign country and dealing with what freedom entails.

The New Yorker article mentioned in the show:
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/01/21/the-art-of-decision-making

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We talked about the cultural stigma of video games, the great potential of the medium for innovative storytelling, conscious consumption, and Hanson's inability to shut up about "The Last Of Us."

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Hanson and Izzy discuss their thoughts on friends. Key topics include friendship as identity, sense of belonging, the importance of being true, and some strategies for introverts.

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Hanson and Izzy share their thoughts on therapy, the cultural stigma that comes with it, and leaving shame behind to start the journey of self-discovery.

We talked about Izzy's plan to find a therapist and her skepticism, Hanson's therapy experience in New York, and why we need social interactions to feel sane.

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