Erin McGann

Erin McGann is a Canadian freelance writer focusing on travel, living abroad, parenting, history, and culture. After nearly a decade living in the UK, Erin settled in Heidelberg, Germany with her husband and son. Dragging her family to every castle and open-air museum is a favourite activity, along with sewing, archery, and historical reenactment. You can check out her travel blog, and follow her obsession with half-timbered houses on her Instagram account.

Latest posts by Erin McGann

man following twitter accounts on his laptop where he is learning French

Feb 02, 2021

The best Twitter accounts you need to follow if you’re learning French

If you already spend a lot of time on Twitter (raises hand), it makes perfect sense to follow some accounts...

Friends using Twitter on their laptops to find German language accounts

Feb 01, 2021

The best Twitter accounts to follow if you’re learning German

If Facebook is full of memes and your relatives and Instagram is all about pretty photos, Twitter is the land...

friends laughing at the funny things German people say

Jan 25, 2021

7 funny things German people say

When you live in Germany, there are certain words and phrases that you hear over and over and over. Some...

woman googling statistics about language learning

Jan 19, 2021

5 surprising facts about language learning

When you’re deep in the mechanics of learning another language, it can feel like you’re all on your own. But...

friends working on a laptop and creating the ultimate cheat sheet for language learning

Jan 12, 2021

The ultimate cheat sheet for learning a language

You’ve decided to learn a language – well done! Now, what actually helps when it comes to speaking a new...

Jan 11, 2021

Learn a language online and boost your career

From setting yourself up for an international move, to staying competitive in a global job market, learning another language just...

friends practising the best insults in English

Jan 10, 2021

What are the best insults in English?

Sometimes you need to gently insult someone, and also convey a bit humour. Getting those gradations of insult can be...

Jan 05, 2021

Don’t say these things if you get a job interview in the UK

I have been to many job interviews in the United Kingdom, though they were all in London. From a 10-minute...

Hand showing writing in a notebook practising How to say the months and dates in German

Jan 03, 2021

How to say the months and dates in German

Surely you just, well, say the months or dates in German? Ah! Think for a moment how you say the...

woman on her laptop starting the habit of language learning

Jan 02, 2021

5 good habits you should start right now (when learning a language)

To learn anything new, we need to do it a lot. That can seem really overwhelming when you’re facing a...

female doctors in germany

Jan 02, 2021

The different types of doctors in Germany

Where do you go if you’re sick in Germany? The doctor, is the obvious answer. But which doctor? There are...

friends laughing about literal German words

Dec 15, 2020

10 super literal German words

When you start learning German, be prepared for people to tag you into ‘there must be a super-long German word...