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My name is Craig Mumford, and I've lived in Germany since 2001. Check out my blog to read about my experiences living in Germany.

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Just tweeted @SecPompeo, because I'm trying to get home to #Germany to my wife and kids. Yet the passport agency says I have to wait 2+ months for a renewal. Why are #expat Americans always treated differently? I still love #America.

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@SecPompeo Why is it that an American has to wait 2+ months to get a passport renewal so he can be reunited with his foreign wife and children in another country. Yet if it were the other way around, the government bends over backwards? Even flying people on military planes?

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The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases continues to rise in Germany. Yet politicians and German citizens alike are asking themselves when the restrictions will finally be lifted.

Read about the situation and my thoughts now.

#germany #coronavirus #germannews #exploringgermany

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Being stuck at home every day can get pretty boring fast. 😒

What's something you wish you had right now?
🎮🎲🍩🥡🍨🎱🎸

#stayathome #coronavirus #germany #exploringgermany

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Sitting home wishing you were somewhere else?

If you could be anywhere else right now, where would it be?
⛰️🏕️🏖️⛳🛳️🏜️🏝️

#stayathome #coronavirus #travel #germany #exploringgermany

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Because of the COVID-19 Coronavirus 😷🤒🤧, we have to keep our distance from others. ✋

Let me know your creative ways of still being social. 👫

#flattenthecurve #covid19 #coronavirus #germany

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The stay-at-home orders 🏠🏘️ have changed how we live and work. I feel like I'm going crazy half the time. 😜🍌🤪

What's the biggest challenge for you and your family?

Find out how my family is coping.
https://t.co/5p9w2LipQd

#coronavirus #covid19 #germany #exploringgermany

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During this #Coronavirusgermany crisis, people are in desperate need of food and supplies. You'd think the truckers who are bringing these supplies would be treated like kings and queens, instead of like "the plague".

Check out this article. https://t.co/RpzVoVL2g6

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With social distancing and all the #stayathome orders, it seems unfair that the weather has to be so nice. How are you enjoying the weather? Share your best tips for getting outdoors.

#germany #lifeingermany #coronacrisis #expatlife #exploringgermany

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German word of the week

"Ich werde wahnsinnig" means "I'm going insane"

For all of us closed up in our homes, it sure feels like it. Hang in there and reach out to friends and family. We'll all get through this together.

#germany #coronavirus #german #exploringgermany

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The gummy bear was invented in Germany in the 1920s by the Haribo company in Bonn. Originally, they were called "dancing bears". 🇩🇪 🇩🇪 🇩🇪

#germany #factoftheday #exploringgermany

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There are more than 1,000 different kinds of sausages in Germany. In Bavaria, the white sausage is traditionally eaten with a pretzel and sweet mustard. 🥨🍽️🇩🇪

#germany #germancuisine #germanlife #germantravel #exploringgermany

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The outbreak of the Coronavirus 😷🤒 caused me to be stuck in the USA with my family back in Germany. 😥😪😕 In my new blog series, I talk about what it's like to be separated from my family during this crisis. 🆘 Check it out.

#Germany #Coronavirus #families #exploringgermany

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German Word of the Week "Nächstenliebe" (Charity).

Show those around you that you care. There's no better time than now. Help those in need (and stop taking all the toilet paper!). 👫 🇩🇪

#german #germany #coronavirus #germanytravel #exploringgermany

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I've thought about this and it would not be appropriate for me to be posting any travel tips and recommendations for Germany at this time.
I hope you understand. Please keep those affected in your thoughts and prayers.

#Germany #germanycoronavirus #travelblog #exploringgermany

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First Impressions - Episode 2 - German Cordiality https://t.co/DxLaaCDTYX via @YouTube

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Germans have a pretty bad reputation for being unfriendly, but are they really?
Check out my new video to hear what my first impressions of Germans were.
https://t.co/lY21qY7WJC

#germany #germanlife #abroad #exploringgermany

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Do you have a worm in your ear??? 🐛
In German, a "catchy tune" is called an "Ohrwurm". Directly translated, it's an ear worm. Kinda gross, huh? 🤢🤢

#german #languages #lostintranslation #exploringgermany

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In 1963, John F. Kennedy accidentally said he was a jelly doughnut 🍩🍩🍩. In German, a Berliner is not just a person from Berlin, it's also a pastry.

#German #Factoftheday #funfacts #exploringgermany

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When two cultures come together to make a child, it's bound to be an adventure in parenting.
New Podcasts starting now.

#Germany #parenting #kids #exploringgermany