• How to find a job in the UK

    How to find a job in the UK

    The things you have time for while on maternity leave: writing a blog post on how to find a job in the UK! I moved to Cambridge in September 2015 and I thought I’d just give you a bit of an insight how the job hunt went for me, especially during the first 1 ½ years of living here.

  • What I’ve learned about the British since moving to the UK

    It has been two and a half years now since I moved to Great Britain, so I think it’s time to talk about all the odd and funny habits people have in this country and the cultural differences I’ve observed. When I left Germany I thought that things can’t really be much different, as the UK is a European country with a Western culture and it’s just a two-hour flight away from Germany.

  • Favourite English words

    My 10 favourite English words

    Learning another language and slowly starting to understand, write and speak in that language is such a rewarding process but it’s also a challenging and daunting one. If you have ever lived in a foreign country where people don’t speak your language you have probably experienced how isolating and frustrating everyday life can be.