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.
Oct 08, 2020
Erin has moved to England, and seven years later back to Canada with a new baby, and then more recently...
Oct 08, 2020
You would think, as an English native speaker, and resident of a Commonwealth country (Canada still sports The Queen on...
Oct 08, 2020
With cold and flu season fast approaching, we wanted to give you the lowdown on how to deal with being...
Sep 14, 2020
So you’ve decided to learn a new language, congratulations! It’s a big commitment, but one that comes with rewards throughout...
Sep 07, 2020
We all start learning a new language with good intentions, but how do you make it stick? Here are some...
Aug 31, 2020
The obvious solution when you haven’t landed a job yet is to freelance. Not all types of job lend themselves...
Aug 31, 2020
What's more important - cultural awareness or grammar? Erin is back to give some interesting tips with her first hand...
Aug 25, 2020
What makes a German class good? You want to walk away feeling like you’ve learned something, but there’s different parts...
Aug 17, 2020
You’re out at a German restaurant and the waiter is approaching – how do you order without sounding like you’re...
Aug 11, 2020
It is very true that Britain is divided by class, by who has money and who doesn’t. People make judgements...
Aug 11, 2020
When we order food for special events in English, we want to be sure we’re getting what we asked for....
Aug 10, 2020
We all know watching films and TV in German helps with your language learning, but there comes a time when...