Your time has come, you have to go to one of the (in)famous German offices. You'll have to convert your drivers license, register your new apartment, apply for child benefit or get a visa. These appointments can be scary, confusing and above all – in German. Here are some tips, which will help you deal … Continue reading Office hours – How to face Bureaucracy (and what to avoid)

Find an apartment – Finding an apartment in Berlin can be tricky. You should first more or less decide on a neighborhood you wanna focus your search on (this could depend on your job, friends, university, preferred hangout-spots or anything else, but it proves useful focusing a bit, because Berlin is huuuge) and then go … Continue reading 11 things to do after arriving in Berlin