The European Fountain Society, with its seat in Karlruhe in southwestern Germany, is committed to the preservation and care of historical fountains and emphasizes the importance of water for man and culture.

Roman Lob is representing Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Standing Still." Hear what Roman has to say about participating in this worldwide media event. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

Yabla's own Eva shows us various pieces of clothing typically found in a home wardrobe and gives us the German name for them all. Viel Spaß beim Deutschlernen!

Talented German singer-songwriter Eva Croissant plays guitar and sings her song “Auf der Flucht” [On the Run].

Young singer-songwriter Eva Croissant plays the melancholy song “Schäm dich was” (“Shame on You”).

Sometimes you live under the same roof and know each other a lifetime, yet have forgotten to get to know each other anew again. Eva Croissant with her song “Do You Know Me Still?”

Singer-songwriter Eva Croissant talks about performing in a German school song contest, and quitting school to become a full-time musician.

Singer-songwriter Eva Croissant talks about moving to Leipzig and sings her song "Shame on You."

Eva Croissant: "I Hold Your Hand" is the last song from my album You're Not Just Anybody. (Published 2/2/2012)

Singer/songwriter Eva Croissant gives a touching and powerful performance of her song "Dein Herz trägt Felsen.”

In "Ohne dich" ("Without You"), singer/songwriter Eva Croissant sings of love lost.

Eva discusses bank accounts in Germany, explaining which documents are needed to open one and the related vocabulary in the process.

Plural nouns are tricky in German, but Eva clarifies the different types of endings and gives us some good examples.

Eva shows us a few common German figures of speech that will surely impress your fellow students, as well as any Germans you speak with!

In English, shorter adjectives are compared by adding certain endings ("green," "greener," "greenest"), while longer adjectives require the words "more" and "most" ("helpful," "more helpful," "most helpful"). In German, the rules are quite different and the endings are always used. Moreover, the same forms are used as both adjectives and adverbs. Here, Yabla's own Eva explains some of these concepts with examples.