The Expat Cast

Season 1, Episode 2. American expat Jenny came to Germany on a language course, or Sprachkurs, visa. She stayed a full calendar year and took A1, A2, and B1 German courses at the local Volkshochschule, literally, the people's college, similar to American community college. What does one need to get this visa? Jenny talks us through all the details of what you need to get a language course visa, and she and host Nicole discuss the experience of learning German as a first second language for English speakers. RESOURCES Volkshochschule Freiburg Sprachkurs Visum info for Berlin (Requirements will be similar across Germany) Guide to health insurance for expats DeutscheBank International Student Blocked Account CONNECT theexpatcast.com Instagram @theexpatcast Twitter @theexpatcast

Season 1, Episode 1. What in the world is The Expat Cast, and who are the people behind it? Get introduced to the show, the host, Nicole, and the producer, Gordon, in this inaugural episode. Nicole is an American expat living in Germany since 2017, and Gordon is a dual citizen of America and Germany who grew up biculturally, switching back and forth between the two. How do these experiences compare, and what's up next for them and this podcast? CONNECT theexpatcast.com Instagram @theexpatcast Twitter @theexpatcast