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I had a funny encounter in Walmart yesterday and I want to share it with you. I was looking for measuring cups which you can take quite literally in the United States. Whereas the Germans and most of the world measure in ml and l, the US uses a slightly different system of “cups” and oz. I will do a […]
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Do you have problems to find a host family? Do you only receive very few phone calls? Did you update your online-profile and possibly even got some more babysitting hours but have still no success?
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Did you know that there are several apps out there that provide you with free music, videos, books, apps, and more? Starbucks is one of them where I regularly get free music, games, cool apps, upgrades, and also books.
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How much tip to leave is not always an easy decision and it depends on the service you received, the money in your wallet, the country that you are in, and possibly even the city you are in. On our recent travels to San Francisco we noted a general higher tip than we see in the NJ/NYC area – which […]
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Last weekend we were on a road-trip through Switzerland – our mini-van is very practical because we can sleep in it an save hotel costs…
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Here is a list of questions to ask your potential future Hostfamily: (Click here for a formatted Word-document that you can print and adjustFragenliste06)
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Ok, die folgenden FAQs haben wir gestellt bekommen und hier sind die Antworten, die wir zwischen dem 20.09.2004 und dem 19.12.2006 gegeben haben. Bitte beachtet, dass sich seitdem einige Antworten geaendert haben koennen!
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These are my scrapbook-pages. During my year I had a film camera (nope, not digital) and I got my pictures printed at Costco. I took a scrapbooking course at Adult Education and got me some great scrapbooks, stickers, and materials. Be creative!
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Mit der Bewerbung habe ich eine Collage an Bildern eingereicht (ja, 1999 war das noch eine Collage und kein Video!). Im Matchingprozess habe ich mit zwei Familien telefoniert (Skype war über ein Modem noch nicht drin). Die erste mit zwei musikalisch talentierten Mädchen in NYC hat mir abgesagt obwohl ich ihnen gerade zusagen wollte. Im Nachhinein war das für mich […]
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