Many cities take pride in their beautiful churches, majestic castles, and interesting museums, but not all of them have a student prison like Heidelberg in South Germany. Oh yes, they lock up students here! That’s how ruthless Germans are, no kidding. Continue reading before you react please, LOL. So, Heidelberg University, one of the oldest […]
Answering the question how to start a blog is rather easy, but to maintain one? That’s a different story. And to actually keep one for eight long years is something I’d never imagine I can do. This blog has been like a surname to me: whenever I meet new people, I make sure they know […]
This blog post goes to one of my good friends who’s now slowly overcoming his excessive shopping habits. You know who you are, I just want to say I’m proud of you *mwah In photo is Königstraße, one of Stuttgart’s longest shopping districts. Those stores are beautiful, right? I don’t know, but sometimes, I believe […]
Bucketlist unlocked: I went to Oktoberfest alone!!! But just as with any solo travel, you’ll never be truly alone in the journey. Just look at the featured photo I chose for this post. Anyway, I’ve been looking forward to Oktoberfest since day 1 of my language class. This is actually one of the reasons why […]
To date, I’ve been studying German for a total of ten long months, seven of which under the instruction of full-blooded German teachers. The world stereotypes Germans as strict, serious, and humorless. From experience, my strict German language teachers demand organization in the classroom, tolerates no bullshit, pays great attention to punctuality, and expects that the […]
I’ve written it before and I’ll write it again: living in Germany is expensive. I recently got a pedicure and paid a whopping 30€ for it! Yes, that wasn’t a typo, 30€ for a pedicure. Oh my, I could’ve gotten 10 of which with that amount back home *tsk tsk. Good thing I keep a […]
I love travelling, but I also love saving money! Sometimes, these two interests of mine don’t go along very well. In my first two months here in Stuttgart, my priority was not to travel, but to feed myself and figure out how to budget euros instead of pesos. Luckily, I always find ways to keep […]
This post is dedicated to sharing how I landed a job as a nurse here in Stuttgart, Germany. I was one of the Filipino nursing professionals deployed by the Triple Win Project and I arrived here in June 2018. The Triple Win Project is a joint initiative of the German Federal Employment Agency (BA) and […]
I recently attended #ICON2018, a big-deal wealth management and investment conference that brings together finance enthusiasts, seasoned and new alike. If you follow me on social media, you’ll know that I’m addicted to attending seminars, conferences, and any other event that could in one way or another, allow me to learn something new. #ICON2018, being […]
Travelling is almost synonymous to picture taking. Photos are some of the nicest souvenirs we can bring home after a blissful vacation anywhere. As a blogger, I definitely want to take cool travel photos to share to my readers and some to keep for myself. Thus, I’m always on the lookout for different ways to […]
