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Good life Good life

good life smash the german job interview

‘Let me take you to a place I know you want to go
It’s a good life’ 

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Everyone in Berlin wants the same damn thing. Enough money to live on, a decent place to live, and good weather. Right?

Well good weather’s out of the question, and I can’t help you get a place to live, so the only thing left is money. And the big question is: how can I get enough money to live in this ‘poor but sexy’ city?

OK. I’ve read the reports. Berlin’s no longer poor but sexy. But it still has its charms don’t you think? I mean Berlin is the only capital city in Europe, the only one, that drags its national economy down. Wow!

Oh wait … that’s bad, isn’t it.

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But back to getting money. In Berlin. And the Good Life. Whether you want to work freelance or angestellte, full or part-time, you need to meet people, greet people and network like crazy – and you need to convince people that you’re the person they need to hire.

So back by popular demand is our FREE Smashing the German Job Interview workshop!

Woop! Woop! On the right you can read a few comments from the last workshop in January.

“Great event! 😊”

“I really enjoyed your event and really thank you for the opportunity to attend”

“Thanks – it was so useful!”

What can I expect from this workshop?

We’ll greet you when you arrive and show you to a classroom. The teacher will take you through some activities where you’ll learn useful vocabulary to help you smash your next German job interview. And you’ll get extra tips along the way.

Oh, and they’ll be coffee and snakes. Sorry I mean snacks. 

What will I get out of the workshop?

As well as some super-useful vocabulary and the coffee and snakes snacks, the workshop will give you confidence in using German in a job interview situation because you will practice this vocabulary yourself – and you’ll also meet other people in the same boat!

When and where is it?

The workshop is on Saturday May 18 from 1pm to 2pm at All on Board language school.

You’ll find us at Seestr. 27, in Wedding. The nearest U-Bahn is Seestraße – on the U6. 

How can I enrol for the workshop?

Simply send an email to info@allonboard.de and we’ll put you on the list. But please let us know asap so we can guarantee you a place. Don’t leave it too late!

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Well that’s all from us. We hope to see you on Saturday May 18th – perhaps we can provide you with that first step towards a Good Life!

(And maybe even some good weather … )

Cao!

 

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Three sides of Wedding

Three places to visit in Berlin Wedding

Our blog posts on movement and job interviews helped you with your German language skills. This post will help you discover the up-and-coming Berlin district of Wedding.

Because there’s more to life than learning, or struggling to learn German. American writer Mark Twain struggled to learn German himself, saying that some of its words look more like ‘alphabetical processions’.

Such as Unabhängigkeitserklärung = declaration of independence.

Try saying that!

So to begin. When you live in Berlin, you don’t just ‘live in Berlin’. Your home is your Kiez (pronunouced ‘Keets’). Your Kiez is the neighborhood where you eat, shop, meet up with friends. The place that’s hard to leave because it’s where your heart is! Ich wohne in Wedding, am Brüsselerkiez. Wo ist dein Kiez?

So if you live in Wedding, or want to visit, here are three places to check out whether you’re a sport billy, a history buff, or a lazybones like me who likes hanging about in cafes … 

Noch ein Cappuccino, bitte!

1.  Sport   

Although it maybe be cloudy and cold outside, winter is the perfect time to hit the ice rink! And at Müllerstraße 185 in Wedding you’ll find the Erika-Heß-Ice Pavilion. 

There you can skate and glide like an Olympic champion, or hold onto your friends for grim death! You can rent skates there and if it gets  cold outdoors there’s a smaller rink inside as well. Info here. 

After all that moving you’ll want to relax, perhaps learn some …

2. History

Berliner Unterwelten takes you under Berlin. If you like air-raid shelters, bunkers, and railway tunnels, then book a tour.

The tours they offer include Under the Berlin Wall, Exploring Dark Worlds, and From Flak Towers to Mountains of Debris and they can also guide you in different languages.

The themes are sometimes dark – that’s the attraction of Berlin, right? – but you get to experience the city at a different level in an emotional and humorous way.

Thirsty?

3. Coffee

After all that sport and history you’ll be ready for a coffee. As in every Berlin Kiez you’re spoilt for choice but try Göttlich on Tegeler Str. 23 in Sprengelkiez. (Göttlich literally means ‘divine’.)

This cafe has everything you need: good cakes, great coffee, but most of all einer gemütlichen Atmosphäre.

(One German must-know word is gemütlich = cosy. Think christmas markets, kittens and … err … christmas and you’ve got the meaning.)

So that’s your three sides to the Berlin district of Wedding.  Check these places out and tell us what you found!

And don’t forget to join us in Wedding at Seestraße 27 at All on Board language school for Smashing the German Job Interview on Saturday 26 Jan from 1:00-2:00 pm. Sign up  by the 22nd Jan by emailing us at info@allonboard.de

In the meantime – enjoy your Kiez!