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

Common misconceptions about language learning

Dec 15, 2020

Common misconceptions about language learning

People learn a new language for all sorts of reasons: immigration, love, work, or just to stretch their brain. Whenever...

woman googling the best ways to learn German in the evening

Dec 09, 2020

The best German evening classes

You’ve decided to really get focused about your German language learning – but now what? A popular choice are German...

man looking up The best ways to learn a language

Dec 04, 2020

The best ways to learn a language – 5 tips

You’ve made a resolution to learn a language Great! But where to start? There’s everything from apps to in-person classes out there...

friends walking down the street and discussing the retirement age in germany

Nov 16, 2020

What is the retirement age in Germany?

You would think this is a simple question, but things have been changing when it comes to work, pensions and...

calendar showing the days of the week in German

Nov 11, 2020

Days of the week in German (and how to remember them)

Learning the days of the week in German is one language skill you need to master early on. And although...

student having a lesson to learn german grammar and is wondering if life is too short to learn German

Nov 10, 2020

Is life too short to learn German?

It’s not clear who said this phrase originally – was it Oscar Wilde or Richard Porson? – but it’s a...

woman googling how to learn a language at home

Nov 10, 2020

How to learn a language at home

Erin had a conversation with a woman the other day who said she learned German really quickly because she attended...

Nov 05, 2020

Language learning: 4 things I wish I’d known sooner

I’m into year five of my learning German journey, and I learned French all through school and university (yay Canada!) so I...

Nov 01, 2020

Don’t say these things in your German job interview

You’ve been looking for a job, and landed an interview! But what should you expect and what kinds of things...

man reviewing Duolingo vs Babbel vs Lingoda

Oct 27, 2020

Duolingo vs. Babbel vs. Lingoda: The review

There are lots of options out there for how to learn languages – particularly for people who aren’t able to...

two friends learning a language online for free with their friends

Oct 26, 2020

How to learn a language for free

We’ve all heard the stories of people learning a language from watching soap operas at home on TV. Okay well...

group of people taking english evening classes

Oct 19, 2020

English evening classes: Why should you take them?

There is no question that improving your English makes it easier to find a job, progress in your career, or...