Selma and Nico have their German lesson with Lisa, who has lots of creative ideas. They use Sebastian's photos to practice describing people, but when Lisa asks Nico to describe his own family, it's clear he'd rather not discuss them.

After the German lesson, Selma realizes that her mother has been trying to reach her. It turns out that there is bad news regarding her father's health.

Selma's mother calls and is worried about her, which prompts a discussion about family. As it turns out, Nico and Selma have very different relationships with their respective families.

Nico runs into Selma, who wants to withdraw some cash before she goes to her language class. While Nico waits for her, Selma has some trouble with the ATM.

Yara is a bit overwhelmed as she tries to catch up with all of the work she didn't complete during her absence. Tarek stops by, and they are both happy to get good news from Nico.

Nico needs to open a German bank account, but he's a bit nervous. Max tells him what to expect and gives him pointers.

Despite his parents' disapproval, Nico has decided to stay in Germany. Yara is helping him take care of all the details – and has a nice surprise for him, too.

Yara and Nico argue a bit about his plans, but in the end she agrees to help him get settled in Germany.

Nico explains that he wants to change some things in his life. In particular, he is not happy being a law student.

Over a meal at Tarek's restaurant, Nico and Yara talk about home and homesickness. Then Yara explains why she went to Switzerland.

Yara is surprised to see her nephew Nico at her shop, since she didn't realize he was in Germany. Nico, Tarek, and Yara decide to go have a meal at Tarek's restaurant and tell each other what happened.

Cettina looks at questions on the German citizenship test related to neighboring countries and German history.

Cettina goes through more questions about Germany, particularly related to the GDR and its EU membership.

Do you know what it means if a German says that something is nullachtfünfzehn? What about "to give someone the basket?" Eva looks at a few more German expressions.

In this video, Eva talks about common winter ailments and the various medicines and home remedies that are used in Germany.