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Will Germany let me stay here and live? We've been dealing with issues with my residence permit since we arrived, and we are just now ready to tell you about it! It's been a big headache, to be honest, so today we fill you in on what's been going on. We also share what's going on with my driver's license and whether or not I've been able to get health insurance here! ACK! Three big things to make life living in another country safe and possible.

//LEARN LANGUAGES WITH LINGODA//
I also share how I've been learning German since before we even moved to Germany - all with Lingoda! I EVEN TALK IN GERMAN FOR THE FIRST TIME - ACCCKKK!!! Don't make fun of me! Hehe. Use my link https://try.lingoda.com/Jan_MyMerryMessyLife and this code - SARA40 - to get 40% off the marathon course or your first month of classes! I can highly recommend Lingoda - they've helped me so much to learn German!

//VIDEOS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO//
How We Are Learning German and Making Friends Before We Even Move to Germany - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=322wZ-xsDQo&t=201s

🇩🇪 See all of our Life in Germany blog posts and videos here - https://mymerrymessylife.com/category/family/travel-and-life-in-germany/

🇩🇪 See our Life in Germany YouTube playlist here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMUy6rPvNf96RmlBl22TCRUbrY3rTdPtb

🇩🇪 See our Raising Children in Germany playlist here (including the videos on our kids in German schools) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMUy6rPvNf97Cn8enlrCvxJER3nrRMmPd

🇩🇪See our Traveling with Kids playlist here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMUy6rPvNf96Ml8PvPznoX6r61eVtSgoV

//ABOUT US//
We are a family of six, with four kids and a cat 😹, who moved from the USA to Germany in February of 2021 to pursue our dreams of adventure, travel, learning another language, and integrating into German life. We hope you enjoy our videos about our journey to integrate - the highs and the lows of being foreigners on the adventure of a lifetime.

//LET'S CONNECT!//
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mymerrymessylife
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mymerrymessylife
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/MerryMessyLife
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MerryMessyLife
Visit the Website: https://mymerrymessylife.com/
Visit my Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/MyMerryMessyLife
See My Book, Detox Your Home, on Amazon: https://amzn.to/31NjzRv

//CHAPTERS - Jump to Your Favorite Part//
0:00 - Intro, Snow Scenes
02:10 - How My Residence Permit Issues Started + the Integration Course
07:37 - Issues with my German Driver's License
09:57 - Issues with Getting Health Insurance for Sara
13:08 - How I Tried to Get an Exception to the Integration Course
19:40 - How I'm Learning German with Lingoda
25:21 - Hear me speak german and help me track my progress this year!

#lingoda202201 #lifeingermany

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We moved to Germany from the USA in February of 2021, and our first time to go back was 10 months later, for Christmas! I honestly didn't think we'd notice many differences before we arrived, but I was wrong! We began to notice things right away that we'd forgotten about while living in Germany. We kept a list while there for two weeks, and sat down to record it for you all - 20 things in total, and we could've done more! There were many little things that by themselves aren't a big deal, but added up, they equal culture shocks. So here's our list of things we missed about Germany while in the USA, and things that were strange for us.

This has been a much-requested video since we've returned - hope it meets your expectations and you enjoy it!

//VIDEOS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO//
Surprising German Culture Shocks as Americans (Things You Haven't Heard Before) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YdeJwxMLGs&t=164s
German Math and Engineering - How Engineers are Made Here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OE5RBYzErk&t=65s
How Germany Makes it Easy to Get Outside and Be Active - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVkmge4PbkI&t=411s
What's the DM Hype in Germany All About? My First Reaction to their Cheap Prices and Fun Stuff! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPT8JhTT9TQ&t=284s
Some of Our Fav DM Products and German Foods - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdHyVaXynCc&t=200s

🇩🇪 See all of our Life in Germany blog posts and videos here - https://mymerrymessylife.com/category/family/travel-and-life-in-germany/

//CHECK OUT OUR PLAYLISTS//
🇩🇪 Life in Germany - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMUy6rPvNf96RmlBl22TCRUbrY3rTdPtb

❤️ Raising Children in Germany - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMUy6rPvNf97Cn8enlrCvxJER3nrRMmPd

🇩🇪 Traveling Europe with Kids - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMUy6rPvNf96Ml8PvPznoX6r61eVtSgoV

❤️ Christmas in Germany is Magical - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NiHHBUlvXU&list=PLMUy6rPvNf97YkZA8qSPHUAwwy0gyqH_s

//ABOUT US//
We are a family of six, with four kids and a cat 😹, who moved from the USA to Germany in February of 2021 to pursue our dreams of adventure, travel, learning another language, and integrating into German life. We hope you enjoy our videos about our journey to integrate - the highs and the lows of being foreigners on the adventure of a lifetime.

//LET'S CONNECT!//
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mymerrymessylife
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mymerrymessylife
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/MerryMessyLife
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MerryMessyLife
Visit the Website: https://mymerrymessylife.com/
Visit my Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/MyMerryMessyLife
See My Book, Detox Your Home, on Amazon: https://amzn.to/31NjzRv

//CHAPTERS//
0:00 - Fun snow day sledding with the kids
1:13 - Catching up - a bit about our trip back to the US, jet lag, flying
3:48 - Disclaimer - don't take these too seriously. Life is pretty damn good in both Germany and the USA
5:57 - 1 - We missed how Germans are more quiet - Americans really do talk louder - especially on their phones.
7:02 - 2 - It was strange to see such HUGE cars and parking spaces again!
10:06 - 3 - We missed the charming German countryside.
11:56 - 4 - We missed being able to ride our bicycles and walk to stores.
13:16 - 5 - It was strange to hear and speak English again.
14:24 - 6 - It was strange to see way fewer people wearing masks.
16:15 - 7 - It was strange to see how COVID has affected the USA more than Germany with staffing and supply shortages.
18:34 - 8 - We missed cloth bags - there is way too much plastic in the USA!
19:41 - 9 - We REALLY missed German bread!
20:01 - 10 - We missed German beer!
20:46 - 11 - We missed DM - there are higher prices at American drugstores and way more toxic products.
21:45 - 12 - We missed the delicious and healthy German Frühstuck you can get in German hotels.
22:46 - 13 - We missed how easy it is to get fast, healthy food in Germany - harder to get healthy food in the USA
23:58 - 14 - We missed sparkling water!
24:14 - 15 - It was strange to have cold drinking water and have ice in our drinks again!
25:18 - 16 - It was strange to not have to do Lüften while there!
25:52 - 17 - We missed toilet bowl brushes! LOLOLOL
27:16 - 19 - We missed having lots of traffic circles! (Roundabouts)
28:31 - 20 - We missed the high, unlimited speeds of the German autobahn.

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Kevin was excited to GEEK out in this video about German engineering and math! It has been really interesting to see just how differently math is taught here in Germany compared to the USA. They are truly teaching engineering concepts and vocabulary from the first and second grades, something that is not done in the US until college! We are confident our four kids are getting an amazing math education here in Germany.

🇩🇪 See all of the other videos in this school series here (Raising Kids in Germany playlist) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJxD0uLOS4s&list=PLMUy6rPvNf97Cn8enlrCvxJER3nrRMmPd

🇩🇪 See all of our Life in Germany blog posts and videos here - https://mymerrymessylife.com/category/family/travel-and-life-in-germany/

🇩🇪 See our Life in Germany YouTube playlist here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMUy6rPvNf96RmlBl22TCRUbrY3rTdPtb

🇩🇪See our Traveling with Kids playlist here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMUy6rPvNf96Ml8PvPznoX6r61eVtSgoV

//ABOUT US//
We are a family of six, with four kids and a cat 😹, who moved from the USA to Germany in February of 2021 to pursue our dreams of adventure, travel, learning another language, and integrating into German life. We hope you enjoy our videos about our journey to integrate - the highs and the lows of being foreigners on the adventure of a lifetime.

//LET'S CONNECT!//
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mymerrymessylife
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mymerrymessylife
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/MerryMessyLife
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MerryMessyLife
Visit the Website: https://mymerrymessylife.com/
Visit my Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/MyMerryMessyLife
See My Book, Detox Your Home, on Amazon: https://amzn.to/31NjzRv

//CHAPTERS//
0:00 - I take you on a winter hike right out of our backyard!
1:04 - A little bit about our family of 6
2:19 - Check out our series on what German school has been like for our American kids
2:41 - German Math - it's more conceptual and open-ended than in America
4:07 - German Math is tied to more practical, everyday scenarios
7:10 - There's a stronger focus on Arithmetic in America
8:10 - Engineering terms and concepts are taught from very early in school (Würfelgebäude)

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Today we answer our most-asked question this month - will we celebrate Christmas (Weihnachten) the German way with Christkind or the American way with Santa Claus? We will also show you some other German Christmas traditions we started this year - things we had never done in the USA! Like buying Adventskalendars and opening them each day, celebrating Heiliger Nikolaustag (Saint Nicholas Day), and how we are decorating our home differently with Fensterbilder from Bine Brändle. It'll be our last video of 2021, so we hope you enjoy it!

Our First Christmas in Germany Playlist:
🎄 First Time Trying German Christmas Sweets! 🇩🇪 Edeka Supermarket Haul - CHRISTMAS EDITION! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NiHHBUlvXU&t=143s
🎄 We Bring German Christmas Markets to Us 🇩🇪 Gebrannte Mandeln + Heiße Maronen + Glühwein! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F39jKd1yQQA&t=11s
🎄 O Tannenbaum 🇩🇪🎄 The German Origins of the Christmas Tree + Decorate with Us! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQmF6Wkrd1w&t=570s
🎄 German Christmas Decorations We've Never Had Before! From Erzgebirge and Käthe Wohlfahrt - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFwrP12bVgc

🇩🇪 See all of our Life in Germany blog posts and videos here - https://mymerrymessylife.com/category/family/travel-and-life-in-germany/

🇩🇪 See our Life in Germany YouTube playlist here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMUy6rPvNf96RmlBl22TCRUbrY3rTdPtb

🇩🇪 See our Raising Children in Germany playlist here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMUy6rPvNf97Cn8enlrCvxJER3nrRMmPd

🇩🇪See our Traveling with Kids playlist here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMUy6rPvNf96Ml8PvPznoX6r61eVtSgoV

//CHAPERS//
0:00 - Come see the beautiful snow here and get in the Christmas spirit!
0:48 - Get to know our family and see what our first Christmas season in Germany has been like
2:56 - Drawing on the windows - common in Germany at Christmastime?
8:28 - How the advent season in Germany is much more elaborate than in the US
16:52 - How we celebrated St. Nicholas Day
19:47 - Christkind or Santa Claus? Which one will we celebrate?

//ABOUT US//
We are a family of six, with four kids and a cat 😹, who moved from the USA to Germany in February of 2021 to pursue our dreams of adventure, travel, learning another language, and integrating into German life. We hope you enjoy our videos about our journey to integrate - the highs and the lows of being foreigners on the adventure of a lifetime.

//LET'S CONNECT!//
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mymerrymessylife
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mymerrymessylife
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/MerryMessyLife
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MerryMessyLife
Visit the Website: https://mymerrymessylife.com/
Visit my Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/MyMerryMessyLife
See My Book, Detox Your Home, on Amazon: https://amzn.to/31NjzRv

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We've bought a few new traditional and truly authentic German Christmas decorations this month to really make us feel at home here in Germany as Americans. Come inside our home in the Bavarian mountains to see some of the beautiful, handcrafted decorations we're loving - like a Weihnachtspyramide (a Christmas pyramid or windmill), a Schwibboge (a German candle arch), wooden ornaments from Käthe Wohlfahrt, Nusskraker (Nutcracker) and a Räuchermann (smoking figure) from Erzgebirge (the Ore Mountains)! I also share the history of these items and do a fun unboxing of the Christmas ornaments with the kids. #vlogmas

Our First Christmas in Germany Playlist:
🎄 First Time Trying German Christmas Sweets! 🇩🇪 Edeka Supermarket Haul - CHRISTMAS EDITION! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NiHHBUlvXU&t=143s
🎄We Bring German Christmas Markets to Us 🇩🇪 Gebrannte Mandeln + Heiße Maronen + Glühwein! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F39jKd1yQQA&t=11s
🎄O Tannenbaum 🇩🇪🎄 The German Origins of the Christmas Tree + Decorate with Us! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQmF6Wkrd1w&t=570s

🇩🇪 See all of our Life in Germany blog posts and videos here - https://mymerrymessylife.com/category/family/travel-and-life-in-germany/

🇩🇪 See our Life in Germany YouTube playlist here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMUy6rPvNf96RmlBl22TCRUbrY3rTdPtb

🇩🇪 See our Raising Children in Germany playlist here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMUy6rPvNf97Cn8enlrCvxJER3nrRMmPd

🇩🇪See our Traveling with Kids playlist here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMUy6rPvNf96Ml8PvPznoX6r61eVtSgoV

Sources for the History:
Deutches Weihnachtsmuseum - https://www.weihnachtsmuseum.de/wir-ueber-uns/
https://en.seiffen.de/glossary/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutcracker_doll
https://www.dw.com/en/how-the-nutcracker-achieved-worldwide-fame/a-46529001

//ABOUT US//
We are a family of six, with four kids and a cat 😹, who moved from the USA to Germany in February of 2021 to pursue our dreams of adventure, travel, learning another language, and integrating into German life. We hope you enjoy our videos about our journey to integrate - the highs and the lows of being foreigners on the adventure of a lifetime.

//LET'S CONNECT!//
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mymerrymessylife
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mymerrymessylife
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/MerryMessyLife
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MerryMessyLife
Visit the Website: https://mymerrymessylife.com/
Visit my Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/MyMerryMessyLife
See My Book, Detox Your Home, on Amazon: https://amzn.to/31NjzRv

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Did you know that the Christmas tree tradition all began in what is known today as Germany? I write, what is known today as Germany, because it truly began thousands of years ago with the Celts who lived in the Germanic territories, long before Germany was a unified country. Anyway, in this video, I share with you the history of the Weihnachtsbaum (Christmas Tree) while we decorate our own tree and show you some of our special Christmas ornaments and decorations we brought with us from the USA. You'll get all the cozy, Christmas vibes and really get into the holiday spirit!

Here are my sources for the historical bits:
https://www.britannica.com/plant/Christmas-tree
https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/mb/fortgarry/decouvrir-discover/artefact/artefact10
https://time.com/5736523/history-of-christmas-trees/

🎄🎄 See our playlist of our first Christmas season here in Germany! 🎄🎄
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NiHHBUlvXU&list=PLMUy6rPvNf97YkZA8qSPHUAwwy0gyqH_s

Also shoutout to @Kirsten & Joerg and their beautiful channel for teaching us so much about German Christmas traditions! They are Germans living in the UK.

🇩🇪 See all of our Life in Germany blog posts and videos here - https://mymerrymessylife.com/category/family/travel-and-life-in-germany/

🇩🇪 See our Life in Germany YouTube playlist here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMUy6rPvNf96RmlBl22TCRUbrY3rTdPtb

🇩🇪 See our Raising Children in Germany playlist here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMUy6rPvNf97Cn8enlrCvxJER3nrRMmPd

🇩🇪See our Traveling with Kids playlist here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMUy6rPvNf96Ml8PvPznoX6r61eVtSgoV

//ABOUT US//
We are a family of six, with four kids and a cat 😹, who moved from the USA to Germany in February of 2021 to pursue our dreams of adventure, travel, learning another language, and integrating into German life. We hope you enjoy our videos about our journey to integrate - the highs and the lows of being foreigners on the adventure of a lifetime.

//LET'S CONNECT!//
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mymerrymessylife
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mymerrymessylife
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/MerryMessyLife
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MerryMessyLife
Visit the Website: https://mymerrymessylife.com/
Visit my Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/MyMerryMessyLife
See My Book, Detox Your Home, on Amazon: https://amzn.to/31NjzRv

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We were very sad when all of the Christmas markets in our area got canceled this year! But we refused to let that get us down, so we decided to bring the drinks and food of the German Christmas markets to us instead! In this video we make Gebrannte Mandeln (Candied Almonds), Heiße Maronen (Roasted Chesnuts), Glühwein (Mulled or Spiced Wine), and Kinderpunsch (Kid Punch) and then enjoy them with you on camera. You'll also see lots of fun images from our first big snow day of this winter season. COVID ain't got nothing on us!

Here are the German recipes I used:
Kid Punch (Kinderpunsch) - https://www.einfachbacken.de/rezepte/kinderpunsch-rezept-zum-selbermachen
Glühwein - https://www.einfachbacken.de/rezepte/gluehwein-selber-machen-das-einfache-grundrezept
Candied Almonds (Gebrannte Mandeln) - found in the comments of a video!
Roasted Chesnuts (Gebrannte Mandeln) - https://www.kochbar.de/rezept/257826/Maroni-im-Backofen.html

See our Christmas in Germany is Magical playlist here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMUy6rPvNf97YkZA8qSPHUAwwy0gyqH_s

🇩🇪 See all of our Life in Germany blog posts and videos here - https://mymerrymessylife.com/category/family/travel-and-life-in-germany/

🇩🇪 See our Life in Germany YouTube playlist here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMUy6rPvNf96RmlBl22TCRUbrY3rTdPtb

🇩🇪 See our Raising Children in Germany playlist here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMUy6rPvNf97Cn8enlrCvxJER3nrRMmPd

🇩🇪See our Traveling with Kids playlist here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMUy6rPvNf96Ml8PvPznoX6r61eVtSgoV

//ABOUT US//
We are a family of six, with four kids and a cat 😹, who moved from the USA to Germany in February of 2021 to pursue our dreams of adventure, travel, learning another language, and integrating into German life. We hope you enjoy our videos about our journey to integrate - the highs and the lows of being foreigners on the adventure of a lifetime.

//LET'S CONNECT!//
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mymerrymessylife
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mymerrymessylife
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/MerryMessyLife
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MerryMessyLife
Visit the Website: https://mymerrymessylife.com/
Visit my Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/MyMerryMessyLife
See My Book, Detox Your Home, on Amazon: https://amzn.to/31NjzRv

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Being new to Germany, there are MANY new Christmas foods we haven't tried yet! So we took the kids to Edeka to let them each pick out two German Christmas sweets they'd like to take home and try and filmed it all for you. We also show you which Advent Calendars (Adventskalender) we picked!

In this video we try:
- Lebkuchen
- Many different chocolates from Kinder, Milka, Lindt, and Lindor
- Butter Stollenkonfekt
- Vanille Kipferl
- Mandel Krokant
- Gewürzspekulatius
- and we talk about Glühwein, of course!

Tell us in the comments more treats we should try!

You'll also get to see what a German supermarket looks like during the holiday season. We even show you Christmas decorations that are popular here. Hope this video gets you in the festive spirit!

🇩🇪 See all of our Life in Germany blog posts and videos here - https://mymerrymessylife.com/category/family/travel-and-life-in-germany/

🇩🇪 See our Life in Germany YouTube playlist here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMUy6rPvNf96RmlBl22TCRUbrY3rTdPtb

🇩🇪 See our Raising Children in Germany playlist here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMUy6rPvNf97Cn8enlrCvxJER3nrRMmPd

🇩🇪See our Traveling with Kids playlist here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMUy6rPvNf96Ml8PvPznoX6r61eVtSgoV

//ABOUT US//
We are a family of six, with four kids and a cat 😹, who moved from the USA to Germany in February of 2021 to pursue our dreams of adventure, travel, learning another language, and integrating into German life. We hope you enjoy our videos about our journey to integrate - the highs and the lows of being foreigners on the adventure of a lifetime.

//LET'S CONNECT!//
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mymerrymessylife
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mymerrymessylife
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/MerryMessyLife
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MerryMessyLife
Visit the Website: https://mymerrymessylife.com/
Visit my Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/MyMerryMessyLife
See My Book, Detox Your Home, on Amazon: https://amzn.to/31NjzRv

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In our last video in our school series, we shared about our journey to getting our two oldest sons enrolled in a German gymnasium. It was quite the struggle and there were many ups and downs!

This week it's all about how our boys have been doing now that school has been in session for nearly three months. From the first day of school, to the subjects they're taking, to learning how to use public transportation by themselves, it's been a huge learning experience for all of us.

To learn more about the German school system, we recommend:
https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/living-in-germany/family-life/school-system
https://www.german-way.com/history-and-culture/education/the-german-school-system/
@Feli from Germany - Which School System is Better? German or American? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK6kUt0bIQk

🇩🇪 See all of the other videos in this school series here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJxD0uLOS4s&list=PLMUy6rPvNf97Cn8enlrCvxJER3nrRMmPd

🇩🇪 See all of our Life in Germany blog posts and videos here - https://mymerrymessylife.com/category/family/travel-and-life-in-germany/

🇩🇪 See our Life in Germany YouTube playlist here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMUy6rPvNf96RmlBl22TCRUbrY3rTdPtb

🇩🇪See our Traveling with Kids playlist here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMUy6rPvNf96Ml8PvPznoX6r61eVtSgoV

//ABOUT US//
We are a family of six, with four kids and a cat 😹, who moved from the USA to Germany in February of 2021 to pursue our dreams of adventure, travel, learning another language, and integrating into German life. We hope you enjoy our videos about our journey to integrate - the highs and the lows of being foreigners on the adventure of a lifetime.

//LET'S CONNECT!//
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mymerrymessylife
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mymerrymessylife
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/MerryMessyLife
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MerryMessyLife
Visit the Website: https://mymerrymessylife.com/
Visit my Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/MyMerryMessyLife
See My Book, Detox Your Home, on Amazon: https://amzn.to/31NjzRv

//CHAPTERS//
0:00 - Come see our first big frost & light our advent candle
1:23 - Intro to our family and Gymnasium
3:24 - 1- We were all nervous in the summer before starting school
4:39 - 2 - How the first day of Gymnasium went.
10:05 - 3 - What it means to be a Gästeschuler
14:02 - 4 - Taking public transportation to school - how it's going
21:55 - 5 - How the school subjects are different for us here in Germany compared to the USA

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Our last two videos were all seeing Munich through the eyes of our four kids. But this video is for us adults, and especially for history lovers! I take you on a short walk through the Altstadt of Munich, the Old Town, and show you all you can see if you've only got one hour to spend in Munich. I include some fun and quirky facts I never knew until recently! You'll see and learn the history about:

//CHAPTERS//
0:00 - A recap of our first 2 videos on our trip to Munich with our kids
2:03 - Intro to my historical walking tour
3:12 - Frauenkirche - the Cathedral of Our Lady and the Devil's Footprint
4:57 - The shopping district
5:30 - Bayerischer Staatsoper - The Bavarian State Opera and Residenz München (Munich Residence)
6:35 - Peterskirche (St. Peter's Basilica)
7:54 - Heilig-Geist Kirche (Holy-Ghost Church)
8:58 - Altes Rathaus (Old Town Hall also known as the Spielzeug Museum (the toy museum)
9:28 - Marienplatz and the Glockenspiel (including the Schäfflertanz)

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If you want to learn more about the history of Munich, here are the websites I used:
https://www.muenchen.de/int/en/sights/churches.html
https://www.residenz-muenchen.de/deutsch/residenz/index.htm
https://www.muenchen.de/sehenswuerdigkeiten/orte/120347.html
https://www.muenchen.de/sehenswuerdigkeiten/orte/120372.html
https://www.muenchen.de/sehenswuerdigkeiten/orte/130938.html
https://www.storiesbysoumya.com/churches-in-munich-germany/
https://www.introducingmunich.com/st-peters-church

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Here is part two of our really fun Halloween weekend in Munich! Many thanks to the Hard Rock Cafe of Munich that invited us to attend their Halloween party and made this holiday so special for our kids. We had a blast! In this video, we show the kids Marienplatz and the Neues Rathaus for the first time and, again, they give you their honest opinions! Then we have fun at the Halloween party, and spend the rest of the afternoon playing in the English Garden. (Just an FYI - Halloween isn't traditionally celebrated in Germany. It's an American creation, but the Hard Rock recognizes that Americans who live in and near Munich might want to get together to celebrate.)

If you haven't seen part 1 yet, make sure to check that out here, where we see Schloß Nymphenburg and the Hirschgarten - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wso5HbDRDtc&t=838s

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🇩🇪 See our Traveling with Kids playlist here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMUy6rPvNf96Ml8PvPznoX6r61eVtSgoV

//ABOUT US//
We are a family of six, with four kids and a cat 😹, who moved from the USA to Germany in February of 2021 to pursue our dreams of adventure, travel, learning another language, and integrating into German life. We hope you enjoy our videos about our journey to integrate - the highs and the lows of being foreigners on the adventure of a lifetime.

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You've probably seen videos of tours of Munich before, but we've got a different twist for you! See this charming city through the eyes of our four kids. We took our kids by train to Munich for Halloween weekend (which isn't celebrated much amongst Germans) and visited Schloß Nymphenburg, Hirschgarten, Marienplatz, the Altstadt, the English Garden and went to a Halloween party at the Hard Rock Cafe. We had a lot of fun, but the kids definitely have their own opinions about what we saw, LOL! Watch this video to see what KIDS think about fancy buildings palaces and what it is they'd rather be doing!

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🇩🇪See our Traveling with Kids playlist here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMUy6rPvNf96Ml8PvPznoX6r61eVtSgoV

//ABOUT US//
We are a family of six, with four kids and a cat 😹, who moved from the USA to Germany in February of 2021 to pursue our dreams of adventure, travel, learning another language, and integrating into German life. We hope you enjoy our videos about our journey to integrate - the highs and the lows of being foreigners on the adventure of a lifetime.

//LET'S CONNECT!//
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Visit the Website: https://mymerrymessylife.com/
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