‘I’ve never lived in a pretty place like this’: How moving from the US to Germany changed this woman’s outlook on life

She relocated from the US to Germany with her teenage son a year and a half ago, and Kate Raidt, originally from Atlanta, says that things have turned out “way better than anybody could have imagined.
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Rita Maricocchi

What made you want to study abroad in Germany and at Heidelberg in particular? I was interested in studying abroad in Germany mainly because I was eager to improve my language skills and to get to ...
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I'm an American living in Germany. I get 5 weeks a year of PTO and had 2 years of parental leave.

I moved from the US to Germany 12 years ago and gave birth to my three kids here. Germany has a more generous paid parental leave, which allows up to two years of leave. Work relationships are more ...