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Finding A Gym In Germany

April 9th, 2010 · 4 Comments

Well, since I have been here a month and it has been a little cold outside for exercising in Westpark (which is beautiful and right next to my apartment), I have joined a gym here in Munich. We checked out a few different gyms here in Munich and I was very shocked at the prices [...]

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Tags: Adjusting Advice · Europe · Everyday in Munich · Expat · Germany

Buying A Car In Germany – The adventure of buying a used car in Munich…so far.

March 20th, 2010 · 6 Comments

So now I have been in Munich, Germany officially for one month now. We are getting settled into our new life here and its been very nice. I am a little surprised at how cold it has been though. When we arrived at the end of February it was sunny and fairly warm. It really [...]

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Tags: Adjusting Advice · Europe · Everyday in Munich · Expat · Germany

Education And Schools In Norway

August 7th, 2008 · 24 Comments

One thing that I can share about the education and schools in Norway is that I have heard very consistently from people who live in Norway (foreigners and Norwegian nationals) that one huge benefit of the amount of taxes you pay is that there are a lot of government benifits that you recieve in return. [...]

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Housing In Norway / Buying Or Renting Property In Norway

August 1st, 2008 · 14 Comments

I wanted to talk a little about housing in Norway. I have personally not bought or rented property since I have been in Norway, but have found some helpful information on the internet that I can share with you about the housing in Norway. Housing in Norway As a rule, housing is quite expensive in [...]

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Tags: Adjusting Advice · Expat · Expat Articles · Norway