How to Berlin: Das E-Book is a guide for newcomers to Berlin who have decided to stay longer than three months, as well as for those who have been here for a while but have a question about an element of Berlin bureaucracy.
When I arrived at Berlin’s Schönefeld Airport in 2007, I spoke roughly three words of conversational German taught to me by a Polish girl in France. I could therefore tell you my name with beautifully rolled r’s, but I couldn’t understand or read anything.
I’ve now lived in Berlin for four years. I speak German, I’m almost finished with my MA degree from the Freie Universität Berlin, I live in my own apartment with my name on the mailbox, and I have a freelance English teaching visa.
How to Berlin gives my firsthand account of how I got my job, my visa and my apartment in Berlin. I’ll tell you how I accomplished all of these steps, and I’ll give you tips to expedite the process, so you don’t have to go through everything I did.
While all of the information given is subject to change, I also offer email updates to anyone who purchases any version of this guide. If something changes and I find out about it, you’ll hear about it too if you email me with UPDATES in the subject line.
The PDF guide is $10, or 7 €, and is around 40 pages with 16 pt (easy to read) font. Click below to purchase How To Berlin.
Designed by Kelly Cree and Jessica Mullen.
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Table of Contents
- How to Use This Guide
- No bars – Lots of bureaucracy – Disclaimers – Updates
- How to Arrive
- Speaking German – Public transportation – The airports – Credit cards
- How to Find an Apartment
- Sublets – “WG” roommates – Finding your own place – Insurance
- How to Find Work
- Previous experience – Applying – Taxes – Bank account
- How to Get a Visa
- Anmeldebestätigung (Registering your address) – Die Ausländerbehörde (Immigration services) – Renewing your visa
- How to Learn German
- Why? – Sprachschule (Language schools) – Volkshochschule – Private tutors – Tandems – TestDAF
- How to Study at a German University
- My personal experience – The application – The visa? – Fellowships
- How to Avoid Culture Shock
- How to speak English – Niceness – Bathrooms – Bottled water
- How to Etc.
- Travel tips – Voting abroad (US citizens) – LEO (online dictionary)
- How to Become an Assistant in France
- How to Contact Me
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