1. Germany is known for its fairytale air: there are over 150 castles in the country!
2. The average German consumes 119 litres of beer per year—but picking one brand amongst the 1,500 on offer might prove a bit of a challenge!
3. Germans answer the phone with their surnames instead of saying ‘hello’ like most...
4. Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, was Austrian. So is Arnold Schwarzenegger.
5. Croissants were originally from Vienna!
6. Over the years, Germany has had no less than 5 different capital cities!
- Get the lowdown about spending a year abroad in a German-speaking country from students who have been there, done that!
- German language-learning resources from Collins
- Check out our Germany section or visit our Austria homepage.
- Find out where you can practice your German language skills online.
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Louise is a German Studies student at the University of Warwick coming to the end of her year abroad as a teaching assistant in Lauf an der Pegnitz, near Nuremberg in Germany. She says "I want to share with you a little about my travel experiences so you too can learn how to survive in Munich, one of Germany’s most expensive cities, on a shoestring budget!"
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Georgia is studying Modern Languages at Durham University. She spent the first term of her year abroad as an Erasmus student at ISTI in Brussels, and is now an Erasmus student at Universitaet Bern in Bern, Switzerland. Here is her advice about accommodation, travelling, going out, shopping, packing, the language and student life in Bern...
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Victoria is studying French and German at Exeter University. She spent the first semester of her year abroad in Frankfurt before moving to Dijon. Here are her top tips for making the most of your time in Frankfurt...
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isolde101 is a recent Oxford University graduate in Modern Languages currently working in Hamburg. Here she discusses her internship and job-hunting in the city.Published in German-speaking -
Rose is a Leicester student and spent her year abroad studying in Belgium and working as a Language Assistant in Linz, Austria. Here she passes on her top tips for making the most of your year abroad in the city.Published in German-speakingTags
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Jade is studying French and German at the University of Leeds, and is currently in the last month of her British Council placement in Aachen, Germany. Here is her insider guide to the city, including advice on sights to see, what to do, travel opportunities, ease of access to the city, the weather, shopping and social scene in Aachen.
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Sophie Davies is studying French and German at the University of Warwick, and has spent her year abroad in Bonn, Germany, where she's been working as a Language Assistant in a high school. Here's her advice about getting around the city, finding somewhere to live, being a teacher there, and the top things to do to make the most of your time in Bonn.
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Despite studying English Literature at the University of Warwick, Katherine chose to spend a year abroad studying English and German at the Freie Universität in Berlin to improve her language skills and experience the German culture. Here's her advice about finding accommodation, settling in and making the most of your time in Berlin.Published in German-speakingTags -
isolde101 is a recent Oxford University graduate in Modern Languages currently working in Hamburg. Here she describes her preparations, journey and arrival in the city...Published in German-speaking -
Charlotte Watson is studying French and German at Bangor University in Wales. She spent the first semester of her third year abroad studying in Toulouse, France, and the second semester studying in Passau, Germany. Here is the second semester of Charlotte's year abroad in five photos...Published in German-speakingTags
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