Konrad Gunzel was in elementary school when he found a blue denim jacket with a big red circle on it at home.
“I always wondered about that jacket. But my dad said, ‘you’re too young t [...]
The cultural program focusses is on contemporary German culture, especially dance and electronic music whereas the library provides its users the opportunity to use a full catalogue of recent and c [...]
“The world gets smaller and smaller. When you speak different languages, you can talk to people whose language is not English,” Astrid Neuland says. “I’m very proud that I speak G [...]
My arrival in Montreal was extremely nice. Local Quebecers helped me to adapt to my new environment. The people working at the border, at governmental offices and everywhere else were always nice h [...]
Annegret Hayward studied architecture in Berlin and met her future husband during an exchange program with Carleton University in 1991. After living in Germany, Annegret and her family moved to Ot [...]
Initiated by the German Federal Ministry of Interior during the post-war period in the 1950s, the German Federal Agency for Technical Relief , Technisches Hilfswerk (THW) is more than a [...]
At the Embassy and Consulates General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Canada, we welcome regularly young Germans who spend six weeks to three months with us in Canada. Duri [...]
18-year-old Louis moved from Heilbronn, Germany, to Ottawa, Canada, in 2016 to follow his dream career of a professional hockey player. He currently plays for the Ottawa Sharp Shooters and lives with a Canadian host family outside the capital.
For more than 40 years, Dr. Claudia Schröder-Adams has worked on paleontology, the science of animals and organisms of past geological eras.
“I investigate how life on earth must adapt i [...]
At the Embassy and Consulates General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Canada, we welcome regularly young Germans who spend six weeks to three months with us in Canada. Duri [...]
On July 1, 1867, the day Canada achieved confederation, the states of northern Germany were doing much the same, forming the North German Confederation, and a nation.
Today, Germany and Cana [...]
Günter Speckmann was 10 years old, when Germany was recovering from the biggest war in history. A group of U.S. soldiers moved through Günter’s hometown. Known as Hell on Wheels, they [...]
Anke Patzelt, a PhD Candidate from the School of Sociological and Anthropological Studies at the University of Ottawa is looking for research participants. Her research focuses on migration exper [...]
