While helping to translate a guide to the German legal market each year, I learn a lot of interesting trivia about law firms and their clients. One intriguing client that popped up today was the Schutzverband Dresdner Stollen. Yes, that’s the Association for Protecting Those Christmas Bread Thingies with the Powdered Sugar on the Outside.… Continue reading Protecting pastry
Month: June 2017
Special offer on German lessons for summer 2017
My colleague Nicole Warner, who does top-notch German instruction online, has an offer for this summer: New German clients can save over $200 on their first three months of lessons when they sign up between now and August 15, 2017.* GermanWithNicole.com offers private German lessons for individuals and small groups in an easy-to-use online classroom.… Continue reading Special offer on German lessons for summer 2017
Marion Dönhoff and Bismarck’s daughter-in-law at the end of the world
In January 1945, East Prussian Countess Marion Dönhoff jumped on her horse and headed west, away from the Russian army. Seven weeks later she and the horse arrived safely in Hamburg, where she settled and built a long career in journalism. She recounted the journey in her book Namen, die keiner mehr nennt. Ostpreußen –… Continue reading Marion Dönhoff and Bismarck’s daughter-in-law at the end of the world