Angelika Davey 
Welcome to a new year of the German Action for Happiness Calendars. As before, you can if you wish, also print out a PDF version. And if you want or need to, you can see it here in English, where you can also find further foreign languages. Überlege dir drei gute Dinge, auf die du dich dieses Jahr freust. What … Read more
Regular readers may remember my post about my visit to Moonraker Bears a few years ago: Im Bärenkrankenhaus – at the bear hospital. EDIT 2021: The Bear Hospital has sadly closed. Well, the other day I walked past and noticed fünf Teddybären (5 teddy bears) playing im Schnee (in the snow) but not suitably dressed. … Read more
The following six signs caught my eye on my last visit to Germany. There are many more similar signs, but I thought I’d tell you about these six. This sign warns any drivers that children may be on the road. You’ll find these near schools or nursery schools where children might cross, or in areas … Read more
Thanks to Action for Happiness we were able to learn some German and spread a little happiness during January, some friendliness in February some mindfulness in March have an active April a meaningful May , a joyful June , a Jump Back July , an altruistic August, a a self-care September an optimistic October and a new November. Today I’ll bring you the calendar for a “do good” … Read more
The other day I came across this great saying “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts” attributed to Winston Churchill. What a great quote, I thought and wondered whether Churchill ever said this in relation to language learning. Despite his knowledge of French he didn’t relate … Read more
A few years ago I wrote about St Martin and the German tradition of going round with lanterns singing St Martin songs: Ich geh’ mit meiner Laterne Today, again on the 11th November, I’d like to continue with lanterns. First a little vocab, some words you don’t see often in your textbooks die Laterne – … Read more
Thanks to Action for Happiness we were able to learn some German and spread a little happiness during January, some friendliness in February some mindfulness in March have an active April a meaningful May , a joyful June , a Jump Back July , an altruistic August, a a self-care September and an optimistic October. Today I’ll bring you the calendar for new things in November. As before you … Read more
A few days ago I had a notification that “October 29 is Internet Day, a day to celebrate the internet and the impact this technology has on our world today”. I immediately thought about language learning and was reminded back to when I was a teenager in Germany learning English – in the 1970s, way … Read more
Whether you are a smoker or not, it’s good to know where people can/ cannot smoke in Germany. Unlike in the UK, where there is a general smoking ban in all enclosed work places, the law is slightly different in Germany. Generally, yes, there is a smoking ban, but what exactly that is depends on … Read more
“How much German should I learn before I visit Germany?” This is a question I get frequently asked and my initial thought always is “How long is a piece of string?” If I had to answer with one sentence, I would say ‘as much as possible’, whereas others would say ‘You don’t need any German, … Read more
This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience. more information
The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible. If you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click "Accept" below then you are consenting to this.