The Expat Cast

The Expat Cast

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The Expat Cast episodes

  • Language Course Visas with Jenny

    Season 1, Episode 2. American expat Jenny came to Germany on a language course, or Sprachkurs, visa. She stayed a full calendar year and took A1, A2, and B1 German courses at the local Volkshochschule, literally, the people's college, similar to American community college.

    What does one need to get this visa? Jenny talks us through all the details of what you need to get a language course visa, and she and host Nicole discuss the experience of learning German as a first second language for English speakers.

    RESOURCES

    • Volkshochschule Freiburg
  • Sprachkurs Visum info for Berlin (Requirements will be similar across Germany)
  • Guide to health insurance for expats
  • DeutscheBank International Student Blocked Account

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    39 min
  • Language Course Visas with Jenny
    Season 1, Episode 2. American ex-pat Jenny came to Germany on a language course, or Sprachkurs, visa. She stayed a full calendar year and took A1, A2, and B1 German courses at the local Volkshochschule, literally, the people's college, similar to American community college. What does one need to get this visa? Jenny talks us through all the details of what you need to get a language course visa, and she and host Nicole discuss the experience of learning German as a first second language for English speakers.
     
    RESOURCES
    Volkshochschule exist all over Germany, but here's a link to the one in Freiburg. https://vhs-freiburg.de/
    Sprachkurs Visum info for Berlin (Requirements will be similar across Germany). https://service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/324289/en/
    Guide to health insurance for ex-pats. https://www.thelocal.de/20160616/health-insurance-for-expats-in-germany-a-quick-guide-mawista-tlccu
    DeutscheBank International Student Blocked Account. https://www.deutsche-bank.de/pk/konto-und-karte/konten-im-ueberblick/internationale-studenten1.html
    39 min
  • Introducing The Expat Cast with Nicole and Gordon

    Season 1, Episode 1. What in the world is The Expat Cast, and who are the people behind it? Get introduced to the show, the host, Nicole, and the producer, Gordon, in this inaugural episode.

    Nicole is an American expat living in Germany since 2017, and Gordon is a dual citizen of America and Germany who grew up biculturally, switching back and forth between the two. How do these experiences compare, and what's up next for them and this podcast?

     

    CONNECT

    theexpatcast.com

    Instagram @theexpatcast 

    Twitter @theexpatcast 

    33 min
  • Introducing The Expat Cast with Nicole & Gordon
    Season 1, Episode 1. What in the world is The Expat Cast, and who are the people behind it? Get introduced to the show, the host, Nicole Palazzo, and the producer, Gordon Eisenach in this inaugural episode. Nicole is an American ex-pat living in Germany, and Gordon is a dual citizen of America and Germany who grew up biculturally, switching back and forth between the two. How do these experiences compare, and what's up next for them and this podcast?
     
    RESOURCES
    Instagram @TheExpatCast
    Facebook @TheExpatCast
    Twitter @TheExpatCast
     
    Gordon's podcast: CosmoPublic Podcast
    33 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.