Posted on 11 June 2013.
Living overseas has its challenges, and a commonly agreed upon one is finding that perfect place to live. To help those of us who are curious about the different options for living in Germany, readers have answered some of the most frequently asked questions about examples of on-post housing. ARIEL has let us glimpse into [...]
Posted in Off-Base Housing, Ramstein Air Base0 Comments
Posted on 04 June 2013.
CONTRIBUTED BY MICHELLE KING Space A or space available traveling is a fantastic perk of being in the military. There are tons of people who use it every day to fly all over the world. My husband and I just traveled space A for the first time to and from and States. Luckily for us, [...]
Posted in Military Life, Ramstein Air Base, To Travel2 Comments
Posted on 03 June 2013.
CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH FORTE Do you have what it takes to drive in Europe? Sure, sometimes you have to have intestinal fortitude to drive in Europe! I, for one, hate the skinny passing lane in construction zones. If I’m lucky enough to be the passenger, I just close my eyes. That way my hubby doesn’t [...]
Posted in Cars, European Travel1 Comment
Posted on 27 May 2013.
Note: Happy Memorial Day to all of you! We hope you are enjoying the holiday with your family, but we know that there are those of you who are not with your loved ones right now. Thank you for what you do! Thank you to the military members and families. But thank you most of [...]
Posted in Military Life, OY0 Comments
Posted on 15 May 2013.
CONTRIBUTED BY MERIL CHICKINI Depending on where you are stationed in Germany you might have to see a dentist off-post. This is either because the dental clinic is fully booked, or they are not seeing dependents at the time. First, you need to make sure you have dental insurance for dependents through Metlife. When it’s set up a [...]
Posted in Grafenwoehr, Healthcare, Parenting Wisdom0 Comments
Posted on 07 May 2013.
CONTRIBUTED BY KARI MARTINDALE When you get to Germany, you’ll see a lot of signs with a red A with a pharmacy symbol inside it, and the word Apotheke. “That looks a lot like apothecary.” Yes. It does. The Apotheke is the German pharmacy, and you’ll go there for your OTC medical needs as well [...]
Posted in Health, Beauty & Pampering, Just In Germany, PCS-ing3 Comments
Posted on 03 May 2013.
If you are contemplating living off-base/post one of the most important questions is “where?” Caitlyn Cordova has told us about her house, and now she will tell us a little bit about her town away from hometown. If you would like to share your German town with us, please write to submissions@germanyja.com Take it away [...]
Posted in Ansbach, Making Your Home, Off-Base Housing, To Live0 Comments
Posted on 02 May 2013.
Living overseas has its challenges, and a commonly agreed upon one is finding that perfect place to live. To help those of us who are curious about the different options for living in Germany, readers have answered some of the most frequently asked questions about examples of on-post housing. CAITLYN CORDOVA has let us glimpse [...]
Posted in Ansbach, Military Installations, Off-Base Housing0 Comments
Posted on 01 May 2013.
CONTRIBUTED BY KARI MARTINDALE Why Can’t I Find Anything Online? And When I Do, It’s in German! First of all, I’m going to tell it to you straight: Most of your small town businesses aren’t online. Period. And those that are online, their websites aren’t as developed as in the States; some look like they [...]
Posted in A-Ha!, Online Shopping, Phone & Internet0 Comments
Posted on 30 April 2013.
CONTRIBUTED BY AMY BERMUDEZ She made it! Amy and her husband are PCSing back to the States. She shared her experience in a series of articles. If you haven’t read them already, take a look at her first four posts in the series. Thank you Amy for sharing your journey with us! Hopefully others will learn [...]
Posted in PCS-ing, Pets0 Comments
