Weirdest Questions and Requests at German Interviews
Job interviews make most of us nervous and downright humourless. Now when you get to the interview and the interviewer feels funny, you might just Read More
Month: September 2013
Rent vs Hourly Earnings for Students in Major German Cities
Affordable housing can be a real challenge especially for students in major German cities. Major cities tend to offer higher costs of living making it Read More
German Publishes a Book Demonising Kenyan Women
According to this guy, 98% of interracial relationships in Germany are headed for divorce and will hardly ever work. Although the official title is, “Mein Read More
Hardest Thing About Learning German
1. With four cases, three genders and the plural, there are technically 16 different ways of saying ‘the’. And to make things more complicated, certain prepositions (i.e. Read More
How Much Does it Cost to Study Abroad? Comparison of Cost
A recent study has placed Australia to be the most expensive place to study in the world and Kenya isn’t far off. From a bit Read More
New Laws from September 2013
Hehehe, trust Germany to set new laws three weeks before they go to the polls to elect a new government. Anyhu, here’s what’s changing this Read More
Where to Find an Ausbildung
If you’re looking for an ausbildung here are a few addresses where you can find positions being advertised. If on the other hand you have Read More
Silencing of the Colonised Mind
Sometimes you meet someone who knows so much about “your kind” that they don’t give you a chance to show them who you are, that’s Read More
Kazuri Beads in Germany
If you’re a jewellery fan, you must have heard of Kazuri beads from Kenya. They are haute couture beads made and painted by hand Read More
Which jobs do Most Germans Shy Away from?
After it was noted that Ausbildung positions and the applicants weren’t coming together, one of the reasons for this was because there were positions Read More
A Partnership Between the Elderly and Students Where Both Profit
If you’re about to join Uni in one of the major towns in Germany, you not only face the challenge of not finding affordable housing Read More
Dream Employers – Where do Most German Youngsters Dream of Working?
A recent study showed the dream employers for most of the youngsters in Germany tend to differ greatly depending on the gender. Girls still prefer Read More
The Europe they Never Show you
It’s unfortunate that the only picture of Africa circulated usually has hungry children, slums and garbage dumps as if that’s the only thing a whole Read More
In Which States Do You Earn The Highest Income in Germany?
Although it has been years since the unification of East and West Germany, the disparities between the two “countries” remain evident. A recent study shows Read More
Au Pair – FSJ – Studienkolleg – FH: Kenyan in Schleswig-Holstein Shares Her Journey
Pursuing education in Germany can be a long and winding road but if you keep at it, you’ll definitely get to where you’re going. This Read More
More than 20,000 Positions Still Open for Winter Semester 2013/14
If you missed the deadline or got a rejection to your last application, here are Universities still offering a second chance to students who are Read More
How Best to Exploit Renewable Energy Sources – Kenyan Delegation Visiting Germany
A delegation of Kenyans from the Energy sector are currently in Germany before they proceed to Denmark with the single objective to learn from various Read More
Second Call for Applications at the Uni Bonn-Rhein-Sieg
For the students that might have missed the application deadline or were rejected at the Uni they applied for, here’s your second chance at still Read More
Cologne Germany to Hollywood – The Kenyan Who Rose to Become an Award Winning Actor
He beat Morgan Freeman to the lead role in a movie then beat George Clooney, Eddie Murphy and Kevin Spacey to a AARP Award in Read More
From a Party Animal in the Diaspora to an Angel to Abandoned Children in Kenya
WaMaitha Mwangi is this lady’s name, a beautiful and young lady with a HUGE heart for children. Born to a middle class family in Kenya, Read More