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- Napster Broke the Music Industry - Now What? with Reggie
Season 1, Episode 12. Reggie was enjoying an exciting career in the music industry when Napster came along. Quickly, the industry as he knew it fell apart. So Reggie moved abroad.
With minimal research or planning, he flew into Frankfurt, Germany and let the adventure begin. Reggie shares his story with listeners, including how American foreign policy influenced his decision, and what hanging out with Jehovah's Witness groups taught him about the German people.
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32 min - Napster Broke the Music Industry - Now What? with ReggieSeason 1, Episode 12. Reggie was enjoying an exciting career in the music industry when Napster came along. Quickly, the industry as he knew it fell apart. So Reggie moved abroad. With minimal research or planning, he flew into Frankfurt, Germany and let the adventure begin. Reggie shares his story with listeners, including how American foreign policy influenced his decision, and what hanging out with Jehovah's Witness groups taught him about the German people.FOLLOWInstagram @theexpatcast https://www.instagram.com/theexpatcast/Facebook @theexpatcast https://www.facebook.com/TheExpatCast/Twitter @theexpatcast https://twitter.com/TheExpatCastPinterest @theexpatcast https://www.pinterest.de/theexpatcast/SUBSCRIBEApple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/de/podcast/the-expat-cast/id1412547847?mt=2&i=1000417067981Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-expat-cast?refid=stprPodbean https://theexpatcast.podbean.com/Podknife https://podknife.com/podcasts/9168COMMUNICATEGot questions, comments, funny anecdotes? Email us at [email protected].32 min
- Family of Six Takes a Year Abroad with Anne and Thompsen
Season 1, Episode 11. Anne Thompsen Lord, a mother of four, and her oldest son, Thompsen, sit down with The Expat Cast to share their experience with their family's year abroad. Anne and her husband Errol wanted to spend a year abroad so that their kids could have the gift of a second language, so when Errol's job as a professor of philosophy brought them the opportunity to live in Freiburg, Germany, they leapt on it.
They packed up their things, rounded up their 10-year-old, 7-year-old, and 5-year-old twins and dove into the adventure. Anne and Thom share their perspectives on life in Germany as a mom and as a kid.
RESOURCES
- Anne's blog about her life in Freiburg
- Freiburg Anglican Church
- Carl-Schurz-Haus, the German-American center in Freiburg
- List of German-American Cultural Institutions in Germany
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36 min - Family of Six Takes a Year Abroad with Anne & ThompsenSeason 1, Episode 11. Anne Thompsen Lord, a mother of four, and her oldest son, Thompsen, sit down with The Expat Cast to share their experience with their family's year abroad. Anne and her husband Errol wanted to spend a year abroad so that their kids could have the gift of a second language, so when Errol's job as a professor of philosophy brought them the opportunity to live in Freiburg, Germany, they leapt on it. They packed up their things, rounded up their 10-year-old, 7-year-old, and 5-year-old twins and dove into the adventure. Anne and Thom share their perspectives on life in Germany as a mom and as a kid. Their insights provide a charming mixture of classic problems, like feeling like an outsider or hating math homework, and unique problems, like finding a sense of home in a sea of unfamiliarity and navigating a school system where things like transportation aren't organized for you.RESOURCESAnne's blog about her life in Freiburg: https://theexpatcast.podbean.com/e/family-of-six-takes-a-year-abroad-with-anne-thompsen/Freiburg Anglican Church: https://freiburganglicanchurch.wordpress.com/Carl-Schurz-Haus, the German-American center in Freiburg: http://www.carl-schurz-haus.de/en/home.htmlList of German-American Cultural Institutions in Germany: https://de.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/german-american-cultural-institutions/FIND USInstagram @theexpatcast https://www.instagram.com/theexpatcast/Facebook @theexpatcast https://www.facebook.com/TheExpatCast/Twitter @theexpatcast https://twitter.com/TheExpatCastPinterest @theexpatcast https://www.pinterest.de/theexpatcast/Apple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/de/podcast/the-expat-cast/id1412547847?mt=2&i=1000417067981Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-expat-cast?refid=stprPodbean https://theexpatcast.podbean.com/Podknife https://podknife.com/podcasts/9168Got questions, comments, funny anecdotes? Email us at [email protected].36 min
- Pregnancy in Germany with Ashley and Appleseed
Season 1, Episode 10. Ashley, from Teaching English Abroad, is back on the show, this time with a special guest: her baby boy! Ashley is eight months pregnant when she sits down to tell The Expat Cast all about what it's like to be pregnant as an expat in Germany. Maternity leave, midwives, and Mutterpass - we touch on it all.
We also learn that it's fruitless to search for a baby shower card in Germany, where people might envision infants raining down on you in a tub, and we examine how apartment living can force anyone to be a minimalist, even in preparation for big things like starting a family.
RESOURCES
- Achtung Baby: An American Mom on the German Art of Raising Self-Reliant Children by Sara Zaske
- The Shit No One Tells You: A Guide to Surviving Your Baby's First Year by Don Dais
- Local.de's guide to parental leave in Germany
- How To Germany's guide to having a baby in Germany
- Berlin for All the Family's guide to the Mutterpass
- Handbook Germany's site on pregnancy
- The German Way's super detailed post on prenatal care
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36 min - Pregnancy in Germany with Ashley & AppleseedSeason 1, Episode 10. Ashley, from episode 3, Teaching English Abroad, is back on the show, this time with a special guest: her baby boy! Ashley is eight months pregnant when she sits down to tell The Expat Cast all about what it's like to be pregnant as an expat in Germany. We touch on everything, from the cultural differences to the procedural standards. We learn that midwives are totally normal in Germany, and it's required that mothers-to-be carry around their pregnancy medical records at all times in something called a Mutterpass. Host Nicole is in disbelief when she learns about the maternity and parental leave programs in Germany, especially the six weeks before the due date that mothers are required to take off. We also learn that it's fruitless to search for a baby shower card in Germany, where people might envision infants raining down on you in a tub, and we examine how apartment living can force anyone to be a minimalist, even in preparation for big things like starting a family.RESOURCESAchtung Baby: An American Mom on the German Art of Raising Self-Reliant Children by Sara Zaske, which Nicole mentions in the episode. https://sarazaske.com/upcoming-book-achtung-baby/The Shit No One Tells You: A Guide to Surviving Your Baby's First Year by Don Dais, which Ashley mentions in the episode as the one pregnancy book she did read. This link is to the entire Shit No One Tells You series. https://www.dawndais.com/shtLocal.de's guide to parental leave in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20140113/german-parental-leave-our-guideHow To Germany's guide to having a baby in Germany. There are further pages on this site regarding maternity allowance, parental allowance, maternity leave, and job protection. https://www.howtogermany.com/pages/havingababy.htmlBerlin for All the Family's guide to the Mutterpass. http://www.berlinforallthefamily.com/pregnant/the-mutterpass-an-english-explanation-translationHandbook Germany's site on pregnancy. https://handbookgermany.de/en/live/pregnancy.htmlThe German Way's super detailed post on prenatal care. https://www.german-way.com/for-expats/living-in-germany/health-care-in-germany/having-a-baby-in-germany-prenatal-care/36 min
- International Student with Bahar
Season 1, Episode 9. Bahar got a taste for the relaxed German lifestyle on a short visit to a village that left her hungry for more. She'd studied English language and literature in Istanbul, so when she heard of an English-language Masters in British and North American Studies in Freiburg, it was a no-brainer to apply.
Bahar talks us through her experience getting a student visa in Germany as a Turkish citizen, including what bank account she needed and how a 2017 law introducing fees for international students impacted her program. Now approaching the end of her program, Bahar reflects on her experience throughout the program, discusses her research interest on immigrant identity, and shares her ideas about what she'll do after graduation.
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32 min - International Student with BaharSeason 1, Episode 9. Bahar got a taste for the relaxed German lifestyle on a short visit to a village that left her hungry for more. She'd studied English language and literature in Istanbul, so when she heard of an English-language Masters in British and North American Studies program in Freiburg, it was a no-brainer that she'd want to apply. Bahar talks us through her experience getting a student visa in Germany as a Turkish citizen, including how a 2017 law introducing fees for international students impacted her program. Now approaching the end of her program, Bahar reflects on her experience throughout the program, discusses her research interest on immigrant identity, and shares her ideas about what she'll do after graduation. This episode has great information for anyone interested in pursuing a higher education degree in Germany as well as fascinating reflections on expat identity.RESOURCESMasters in British and North American Studies at the University of Freiburg: https://www.anglistik.uni-freiburg.de/prospective-students/degree-programs/master/master-british-north-american-cs2017 law introducing fees for international students in Baden-Württemberg: https://www.studying-in-germany.org/germany-will-reintroduce-tuition-fees-non-eu-students/Student Blocked Account with Deutsche Bank: https://www.deutsche-bank.de/pk/konto-und-karte/konten-im-ueberblick/internationale-studenten1.html32 min
- Assimilation v. Self with Jenny
Season 1, Episode 8. Part of the adventure of moving abroad is assimilating into the culture. But how do you assimilate without giving up too much of your own self identity? How much of who you are is tied to where you're from or where you live now?
We sit down with friend of the show Jenny to talk about our own personal journeys to adapt to life in Germany while maintaining our sense of self. We chat clothing choices, minimalism, eating habits, vacation planning, and more. On the way, Nicole learns the term #nopoo, Jenny commends Americans on their great fork skills (though she concedes that we've got room for improvement in the knife department), Nicole admits to developing self-righteous recycling tendencies, and Jenny laments the lack of road trip culture in Germany compared to California.
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36 min - Assimilation v. Self with JennySeason 1, Episode 8. Part of the adventure of moving abroad is assimilating into the culture. But how do you assimilate without giving up too much of your own self identity? How much of who you are is tied to where you're from or where you live now? We sit down with Jenny to talk about our own personal journeys to adapt to life in Germany while maintaining our sense of self. We chat clothing choices, minimalism, eating habits, vacation planning, and more. On the way, Nicole learns the term #nopoo, Jenny commends Americans on their great fork skills (though she concedes that we've got room for improvement in the knife department), Nicole admits to developing self-righteous recycling tendencies, and Jenny laments the lack of road trip culture in Germany compared to California. The two share the times they've adapted too much and the times they've left too much behind as they continue to learn about and grow into their new bicultural selves.RESOURCESJenny's blog about her first year in Germany. https://jennjustleft.wordpress.com/Jenny's video blog about living in her car. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpGqQ8JbSTCx2mSvK4SRdlA36 min
About The Expat Cast
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The ExpatCast is the podcast where expats share stories about fitting in, standing out, and every mishap on their journey to feeling at home abroad.
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