TBD With Käri

Käri shares some of the things that bring her Herbstfreude, or “Autumn Joy,” plus a quick story of the kindness of strangers this week. ♡

German Blue Card update + 5 favourite German words so far! :)

A trip to the medieval city of Regensburg—and the stories behind its Stone Bridge and Cathedral—gets Käri thinking about the differences between deals and promises.

Käri unpacks a new German phrase she learned while hiking around the Bavarian Alps.

Käri discusses some famous linguistic examples of how “languages shape the way we think and experience the world”, and adds some recent personal observations of how there are worlds within words.

Part II of München Musings! Käri shares her impressions of two Munich gardens: beer gardens and the English Garden.

After watching the Munich Glockenspiel, with its two tiers depicting pivotal moments in the city’s history, Käri imagines what her own personal Glockenspiel might reveal about the most formative experiences of her life so far.

Part I of München Musings! :)

Käri describes her personal process for settling into new areas, which she divides into 3 main stages:

* Stage 1: Local Life Basics

* Stage 2: Contracts, Accounts, & Memberships

* Stage 3: Conversational Comfort in Local Language

Käri shares about her final days in Scandinavia (for now), and her relocation to Munich, Germany!