10 Reasons Why You Should Move to Germany
1) You can be the apprentice Germany has one of the lowest youth unemployment rates in Europe. A major factor behind this is its much-lauded Read More
Are You Sure You Want to Move to Germany? 10 Reasons to Rethink Your Plan
1. Bureaucracy: Germany may have a reputation as the land of efficiency, but it comes at the price of mounds of paperwork. Everything from opening Read More
Boys and German Natives Perform Better in Schools
The 2013 PISA results have been out for quite a while and most researchers are busy analysing the results and what they could mean Read More
How Old are Azubis in Germany?
I didn’t consider this news when I saw it in Die Welt newspaper, but I remembered so many people who go to the Arbeitsagentur asking Read More
Why do Diasporans Find it Hard to Return Back Home?
Looking at the lives some diasporans live, they aren’t given the choice to stay or go back home. Looking at the remittances, it means there Read More
Hackers Manipulate the German Embassy Website and Sell Appointments for $5000
A few years ago the German Foreign Office (Auswärtiges Amt) introduced a new software for all its embassies and foreign missions. The new software was Read More
Germany Allows Dual Citizenship for Kids BUT With a Caveat
Well, after the elections last year, it took months before the CDU/CSU could finally get a party willing to partner with them and form a Read More
Psychiater, Psychologen, Psychotherapeut or Heilpraktiker für Psychotherapie: What is the Difference?
I requested for contact to a psychologist/psychiatrist a while back and what started as a search for contacts ended up in an description of the various Read More
The Untold Truth: Mental Health and Depression
By the rivers of Babylon from Boney M (1978) By the rivers of Babylon There we sat down Ye-eah, we wept When we remembered ZionBy Read More
Kenyan Woman in Köln in Court For Attempted Manslaughter of Her Daughter
A Kenyan Woman identified as Elizabeth W. was in court on Thursday over trying to kill her daughter. The 34 year old mother of two Read More
German MPs in Kenya for Meetings
Seems to be the season for MPs to travel, we had Kenyan MPs come to Germany for benchmarking (whatever that means) and the Senators on Read More
Maintenance Advance (Unterhaltsvorschuss) for Single Parents
To ensure that single parents are able to provide for their children, the Maintenance Advance Act (Unterhaltsvorschussgesetz) stipulates that a minimum level of child maintenance, Read More
Why We are Equally Responsible for Relatives NOT Getting Visas at the German Embassy in Nairobi
Have you ever wondered why fathers, uncles rarely have a problem when they apply for visas to Germany yet mothers, sisters and brothers seem never Read More
Understanding Child Benefit (Kindergeld) and the Laws Governing it in Germany
Children are a wonderful gift, but they do cost money. Food, clothes, education and toys all have to be paid for. Child benefit (Kindergeld) helps Read More
16 Things You Didn’t Know About the Autobahn
You might hate Hitler, but we got to give it to him for his dedication to build the Autobahn. People around the world (who know Read More