There are many groups of “foreigners”. Recently I came across the E(nglish)-Stammtisch, a mixed group of jolly people who speak english meeting up. You can send David Bergmann an email over the website (see hyperlink) if you like to be on the mailing list. This group is meeting a couple of times a month and you are free and welcome to join in whenever you like.

David mastered the “die, das..”, check his book. It proofs learning German and getting the deklinations right is not impossible and can really be a much fun journey.

There is a quite large expat community called InterNations where you-

• Experience the international way of life together with other global minds
• Connect, exchange and meet with trusted people who live abroad like you
• Find reliable information and tips from other members about your local living environment

You need to be invited, i.e. send the administrator an email saying you would like to join. On acceptance you’ll be invited to your local community. There are also many groups to join like; German Language Learning Group, the Expat Women’s Life, InterNationalFamilies, Photography, Fishing the World, Sailing… all very interesting initiatives.

Try it - so far its all for free!