May 9, 2010
I’m sure most of my readers have heard of Free Range Parenting as an alternative to overbearing, helicopter parenting so often seen in North America. I’ve been observing German parents and am collecting my thoughts on the differences in parenting styles for another time, but what struck me immediately and still amazes me several weeks [...]
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April 29, 2010
Since we arrived here in Berlin, our lives have changed in many ways. We’ve moved from the country to the city, from English/French to German/Turkish, from a large home to a small apartment. One consequence of this change is that we are leading a much simpler life in many ways. We don’t have a car, [...]
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