It has been almost three months already since I arrived in Hamburg and started working at bab.la. The first article I wrote for Lexio was about tips on how to learn a language abroad, as unfortunately it still requires a lot of effort despite the constant immersion. In this article, I briefly mention language tandems, which I write about in more detail here. Now that I have been here a bit longer, and my German has become considerably better, (partially due to the considerable number of tandems I have done), I have become a bit more confident in my language competence and started craving more spontaneous activities. With German people, of course.

Lassan három hónapja költöztem Hamburgba és kezdtem el a bab.lánál dolgozni. Az első Lexio cikkemet arról írtam, hogy hogyan tanuljunk nyelvet külföldön, hiszen anyanyelvi közegben is komoly erőfeszítéseket kell tennünk. Ebben a cikkben a nyelvi tandemeket is megemlítettem, melyről itt írok bővebben. Most, hogy már egy ideje Hamburgban vagyok, és valamicskét fejlődött a németem (részben [...]

Před pár týdny jsem v jednom obchodě se suvenýry tady v Hamburku viděla (a samozřejmě okamžitě koupila) úžasný přívěšek na klíče. A co že je na něm tak speciálního? Vlastě na první pohled nic. Je to normální, trochu tenší kovový kroužek s plastovou cedulkou. Zamilovala jsem se do slova, které je na té cedulce napsáno. Jedno jednoduché, ale krásné slovo: wahlheimat. Lepší přívěšek bych si na klíče ke svému novému domovu nemohla přát.

Several weeks ago in a gift shop here in Hamburg, I saw an amazing key ring (and of course, bought it immediately). What is so special about it? At first sight, nothing. It’s a normal thin metal ring with a plastic tag. I fell in love with the writing on it. One simple, yet beautiful word: wahlheimat. I couldn’t think of any other ring I would rather have on my keys to my new Hamburg home.

Setembro é um mês de comemoração para o Brasil e de festa no sul da Alemanha. Para o país sul-americano, comemora-se 190 anos de independência. Em 1822, quando o país deixou de ser uma colônia de Portugal, ocorreu uma diminuição no fluxo da imigração portuguesa, foi quando ocorreu a entrada de muitos italianos, espanhóis, japoneses [...]

September is a month of celebration for Brazil and festiveness in southern Germany. The German festival, which currently starts in September in the city of Munich, was originally celebrated in this city in October 1810. Is Oktoberfest celebrated in your country?

¿Es cierto todo lo que se dice de la cultura alemana? ¿Son realmente fríos todo el tiempo? ¿Se enojan fácilmente? ¡Sólo en algunas ocasiones es cierto! Pero los alemanes también pueden ser grandes amigos, tienen una mente espectacular y, sobretodo, han construido uno de los mejores países en Europa. Antes de decir “nos vemos pronto” [...]

Can a latino really enjoy the German lifestyle? Is it true what most people say about Germans? Germans are mostly easy-going; they have no problem in partying until next morning! Just don’t mess with their time!

Keski-Euroopassa matkustaessa Hampuri on helppo unohtaa laskuista: Berliini vie turistit pohjoisessa ja München etelässä, keskeltä taas löytyvät Frankfurt ja Köln. Nähtyäni Saksaa hieman enemmän, on sanottava, että Hampuri on ehdoton suosikkikaupunkini. Saksan toiseksi suurimmalla ja EU:n kuudenneksi suurimmalla kaupungilla on paljon tarjottavaa sekä vierailijoille että vakituisille asukkaille. Se on kontrastien kaupunki – vuoden 2011 Euroopan [...]

When travelling in central Europe, Hamburg is easy to skip: Berlin takes up the tourists up North and Munich down South, and in the middle you have Frankfurt and Cologne. Having seen Germany more, I must admit that Hamburg is my absolute favourite within this multifaceted country!