About JoannaV

Status:

Expatriate  

Gender:

Female

Currently Lives:

Germany

Citizen Of:

United States

Some Forum Posts:

Germany: Americans in Mülheim/Ruhr:

I have been living in Germany for 3 1/2 years, and have many German friends, but miss having American friends. I would love to meet any other women living in the Mülheim/Ruhr area just to chat about culture shock, etc.

Germany: Life in Dusseldorf ???:

Hi Soniaa, We live very close to Dusseldorf, and my husband has a similar salary. I am a stay-at-home-mom, and find it very easy to live on his salary. We have been back to visit my family at least once a year, and save as well. I think it depends a lot on the standard of living you are used to. (I had a car in the States, don't here, etc). As far as average for renting a flat, it really depends immensely on the area of the city you choose and the size of the flat. Try www.immobilienscout24.de for a great place to start searching for flats. I think you will be able to find a job, but if you plan to stay here for a few years or more, I would definitely recommend learning German. It has been my life-saver. Without it it was so hard to make friends and even do the shopping, etc. I would really encourage you to consider it, at least. Feel free to contact me with any questions or just to vent about the stress - I went through all of that, too! Joannabanana87 at google mail dot com. Good luck!

Germany: "Free TV?:

True. The government charges a tax on every electronics device that can access the news: radios, computers, TVs, etc. If you own one of these devices, regardless of whether you access the two free news channels, you will be charged this tax. I am not sure how much it is exactly, but I think it is minimal. Hope this helps!

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