Alina is in the northern Black Forest today and introduces us to Bad Wildbad, a pretty spa town that boasts a suspension bridge, as well as a treetop walking path from which you can explore the forest from up high!

Eylin introduces us to some more important verbs in the preterite form as she tells us about her hiking adventure.

In this video, Eylin talks about her last hiking vacation using the German preterite (simple past), which is the tense more typically used in written German.

In this second part, you will learn important vocabulary related to cooking and also get some valuable tips and recipe ideas.

Today we're going to show you how to prepare Brandenburg stewed cucumbers! The "Schmorgurke" is a coarser and knobbier cucumber that is found in Germany, but you can use any cucumber you have at your disposal. Traditionally, this dish is made with bacon and milk, but you can also use almond milk and vegan margarine and leave out the bacon. Guten appetit!

What do people in Germany eat and what do many now pay attention to in terms of nutrition? Eylin shares her experiences.

In the fourth part of our lesson on the German cases, Eylin gives us some more examples and reassures us that we're not expected to get everything perfect right away!

This Epiphany⁠—or Three Kings Day, Alina recites a poem by Heinrich Heine, a great German author from the 19th century.

In this part, Eylin clearly summarizes the declension of masculine, feminine, and neuter nouns in the singular and plural in all four cases. She explains everything step by step and gives you some practical examples.

In the second part of our lesson on the four grammatical cases, you will learn about their function within a sentence and you will also see what would happen if they did not exist!

How do people celebrate Christmas in Germany? Paula and Alina compare their family traditions.

Ever been to Cologne? If not, check out this video to learn a little about what this amazing city has to offer!

Eylin talks about the beauty of fall and the fun children can have with the leaves. The only thing she dislikes about the season is the number of leaf blowers around.

Federico shows us his recipe for vegetable gratin. The advantage of this recipe is that you can change the ingredients to suit your own preferences.

No carnival season would be complete without some traditional sweet treats! In this video, we're going to learn about a specialty from Saxony-Anhalt. If you have a fryer at home, why not try making some yourself?