Lucy from Mexico and Marian from Costa Rica talk about Christmas traditions, decorations and of course food at Christmas in their countries, and where they may or may not be similar. We also hear a German perspective on Christmas in Guatemala. How much do celebrations in these four countries have in common?

How different is German Christmas from the way you celebrate it in your home countries? Feel free to share your experience via AnchorFM for a possible follow-up! Visit https://anchor.fm/news4internationals and send us your thoughts!

Lucy from Mexico and Marian from Costa Rica talk about Christmas traditions, decorations and of course food at Christmas in their countries, and where they may or may not be similar. We also hear a German perspective on Christmas in Guatemala. How much do celebrations in these four countries have in common?

How different is German Christmas from the way you celebrate it in your home countries? Feel free to share your experience via AnchorFM for a possible follow-up! Visit https://anchor.fm/news4internationals and send us your thoughts!

In this episode, Lucy invites Shady and Ahmad, students of the University of Hohenheim, to an interesting interview about their lives as Muslims in Stuttgart and how they practice some of their belief far away from home.

If you are a Muslim coming to Hohenheim, or interested in Islam, you can also check out the student group MSGH - Muslim Student Group Hohenheim: https://www.facebook.com/hohenheimmuslims/

If you want to see any other topics covered or want to join us for a podcast episode, reach out to us! We are happy to hear your story!

Annelie and Lucy talk about Advent and Christmas traditions in Germany. They even go back to the origins of St. Nikolaus day that Germans celebrate on Dec 6. Germans love their Weihnachten. Not only do we make Advent wreaths and bake cookies, we also decorate our houses in- and outside. We love a besinnliche Weihnachtszeit (=calm, reflective and peaceful). Grab your Glühwein and enjoy this episode. And don't forget to clean your boots and put them outside your door, maybe St. Nikolaus will leave you a gift!

Annelie interviews members of AKN, FRESH and Greening about their initiatives, projects and goals. Stay tuned to learn more about these groups and their upcoming events like the winter fair in TMS, clothes exchange parties, the vegetable garden in Schwerzstraße and pizza nights!

02:28min: AKN and FRESH

In this episode, we introduce you to the VVS app for planning your trips around the city, how *not* to get lost in Stuttgart, how to find your bus stops and so on. We also talk about the different ticket options and which ones you should get, when. 

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