# Sparkling wine receptions, digitization, WG living, and coming to Germany on a scholarship (Alex from the USA)

An episode of [The Germany Experience](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1464633448), 1 Mar 2021, 57 min.

Audio: https://lcdn.letscast.fm/media/podcast/0f1f2c89/episode/bfac88f3.mp3?t=1700582275

Alex is originally from Nebraska, USA, but is now living in Hamburg. She joins me with a glass of sparkling wine to discuss, among other things, her love for "zu verschenken" culture, how scholarships offer a world of opportunity for coming to and staying in Germany, and how living in a WG has given her an insight into German life that she might not have had otherwise. She also talks about the German things that fascinate her: the lack of digitization, strange opening hours, and Kirchensteuer (church tax). And I discover that there is something called "Kinderlosenbeitrag", or "childless fee", which she has to pay because she has no children. Links to scholarship information that Alex mentioned: • Fulbright programs • German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) • Goethe Institute, which Alex to decide what she would be interested in • International Parliamentary Scholarships, to work at the Bundestag • The Instagram account Alex finds useful: @Deustschland_de Follow Alex on Instagram: @DeutschAF Watch this interview on YouTube Send me your questions for me to answer on the next episode: • Contact me • Send a mail to: info@thegermanyexperience.de JOIN THE THE GERMANY EXPERIENCE FACEBOOK GROUP Visit the official The Germany Experience website Contact me: info@thegermanyexperience.de Support the show Instagram: the.germany.experience Official podcast website: https://thegermanyexperience.de YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/c/thegermanyexperience Contact me: info@thegermanyexperience.de Podcast Intro Music by: Adrian Bran

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