The Leipzig Glocal

Dr. Amorous: long-distance relationship?

Published on January 22, 2019January 17, 2019 "I have seen couples survive two or three years apart, and I have seen couples crash and burn after only… Keep Reading
Riding the red dragon: German startups in Shanghai

Published on January 20, 2019January 18, 2019 Germany is sending startup founders to Shanghai four weeks at a time, to learn Chinese business culture and approaches to… Keep Reading
Open letter to Leipzig Mayor: problem hiring foreigners

Published on January 18, 2019January 18, 2019 "Years ago, we dismissed these experiences as isolated cases; however, we now have to admit that integrating qualified foreigners into… Keep Reading
Disney characters as English teaching assistants

Published on January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 Drawing upon the timeless appeal of Disney characters and their universe, inlingua Leipzig is combining real with digital teachers to… Keep Reading
Musketeer releases the Kraken, plays in Leipzig

Published on January 14, 2019 Two very lucky LeipGlo readers can win tickets to the Musketeer gig at Horns Erben by sharing this article on… Keep Reading
She BAM! Empowering women in the arts

Published on January 12, 2019January 12, 2019 "Entering the space under construction at the time of my visit, I am greeted by Sarah Pschorn's works like a… Keep Reading
A Kenyan’s search for Afro-German connections

Published on January 11, 2019January 11, 2019 "I like to see this journey as a form of reverse voluntourism. Instead of waiting for the white saviour, I… Keep Reading
Urban dance: a weekend of wild style at Style Wild Weekender

Published on January 9, 2019January 9, 2019 "It was such an awesome feeling to get to dance with people all day long, from all different backgrounds, all… Keep Reading
A Canadian’s first Christmas in Leipzig

Published on January 7, 2019January 7, 2019 "Majestically entranced by the Christmas season in Germany, I cannot help but think back on it, and on each of… Keep Reading
A stranger in a new country: Germany

Published on January 5, 2019January 5, 2019 "Have you come to experience your dose of 'the German treatment'? Do you feel alienated and can't help but blame… Keep Reading

LOCAL TIPS

Germans' need for privacy can be frustrating for newcomers trying to make friends here. (Photo: public domain)

December 26, 2018December 27, 2018 in Leipzig tips/Opinion/Philosophies/Society

Getting Along in Germany: Privacy

"Have you found it difficult to make friends with Germans? Do you feel like your neighbors are indifferent and standoffish? Do you … Keep Reading

Finding a new job or career could be within your reach as the new year comes.

December 20, 2018December 21, 2018 in Business/Jobs/Leipzig/Leipzig tips

New Year’s resolution: finding a new job

Being in a crappy employment situation can easily deteriorate your health. If that's your case, finding a new job ought to be … Keep Reading

Getting Along series Volume 1: Service. Communications as if one person was playing checkers and the other frisbee. (Photo: public domain)

December 3, 2018December 27, 2018 in Leipzig tips/Opinion/Philosophies/Society

Getting Along in Germany: Service

"It's like trying to play frisbee with someone who is trying to play checkers." In this series, Blossom Foster addresses key aspects … Keep Reading

Send your German life questions to contact@leipglo.com, and Richard will do his best to answer them!

October 29, 2018October 29, 2018 in Community/LeipList/Leipzig tips

German life hacks: a native’s guide

New advice column for expats, courtesy of our reader Richard Schuhmann! Send your questions to contact@leipglo.com, subject line: German life hacks. … Keep Reading

TRAVEL STORIES

June 2, 2017May 28, 2017 in History/Travel

The touristy and the macabre in Key West

A city of alcoholic sippy cups and doll houses, ruled by a scary doll, Hemingway and hurricanes. … Keep Reading

The pros and cons of hitchhiking - short story by Adam Carrington. (Public domain photo)

October 5, 2018October 2, 2018 in Literature/Philosophies/Travel

Hitchhiking from Leipzig to Copenhagen

"Five Catholic Poles all ride to Switzerland for a Jesus meet. One Berliner going where I was coming from. He does this … Keep Reading

Overland travel without a car proved to be less difficult than my travel partner and I thought while going from Boston to Philadelphia to Pittsburgh to Chicago. https://leipglo.com

May 2, 2016May 2, 2016 in Travel

Overland travel on a shoestring budget

No need to be stranded without a car in the US... at least where we went. … Keep Reading

June 23, 2015April 26, 2016 in Start up/Travel

Podstel: They searched the world and settled on Leipzig for their crowdsourced hostel

My travel column today on LeipGlo presents Podstel, shaping up to be the world's first crowdfunded hostel (in Leipzig), and gives some … Keep Reading

OPINION PIECES

October 22, 2016October 20, 2016 in Opinion/Politics

Saxony: the deadly cost of missed communication

The unwillingness to keep a translator nearby and not providing linguistic support for callers reporting a crime (or a criminal's whereabouts) demonstrate … Keep Reading

Björn Höcke at open house in Thüringer Landtag, 13 Juni 2015. By © Vincent Eisfeld / vincent-eisfeld.de, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

February 3, 2017February 2, 2017 in Opinion/Politics

Holocaust memorial off-limits to AfD leader

Either he is a hypocrite who likes to make controversial statements for fun and not for action, or Höcke intended to carry … Keep Reading

A peaceful Germany of immigrants has been a difficult road for decades. (Photo: public domain)

November 3, 2018November 3, 2018 in Movies/Philosophies/Society

The painful road to a Germany of immigrants

How does Germany become a nation of immigrants? Two great documentaries at DOK Leipzig 2018 "Der zweite Anschlag" and "Sorge 87" - … Keep Reading

Yevhen Hershov writes about media repression in Ukraine in the 2010s; published as part of a LeipGlo series on the theme.

June 8, 2017June 6, 2017 in Politics/Society

Media repression series: Ukraine calling

How much has Ukraine really changed after Euromaidan? We hear from a young Ukrainian studying media, society and international relations at Leipzig … Keep Reading

READERS' FAVES

October 9, 2015May 2, 2018 in Travel

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Dr. Amorous: long-distance relationship?

Riding the red dragon: German startups in Shanghai

Open letter to Leipzig Mayor: problem hiring foreigners

Disney characters as English teaching assistants

Musketeer releases the Kraken, plays in Leipzig

She BAM! Empowering women in the arts

Urban dance: a weekend of wild style at Style Wild Weekender

A Canadian’s first Christmas in Leipzig

A stranger in a new country: Germany