Posts by category Interviews en https://www.learngerman.blog/en/category?tx_blog_category%5Baction%5D=listPostsByCategory&tx_blog_category%5Bcategory%5D=61&tx_blog_category%5Bcontroller%5D=Post&type=210&cHash=c3bf47742b2fd2e61955a9b682fd4599 Mon, 11 May 2026 01:37:20 +0200 https://www.learngerman.blog/en/interview-with-carl-duisberg-employee-omid-quraishi-from-afghanistanTue, 02 Sep 2025 09:30:00 +0200Carl Duisberg Blog Teamhttps://www.learngerman.blog/en/interview-with-carl-duisberg-employee-omid-quraishi-from-afghanistanOmid came to Germany two years ago as a refugee from Afghanistan. For about a year now, he has been working as a customer advisor for German courses at the Carl Duisberg Training Center Berlin. In this interview, he talks about his experiences, challenges and hopes for the future. https://www.learngerman.blog/en/interview-with-erika-from-the-northern-mariana-islands-part-2-living-and-studying-in-germanyFri, 25 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0200Carl Duisberg Blog Teamhttps://www.learngerman.blog/en/interview-with-erika-from-the-northern-mariana-islands-part-2-living-and-studying-in-germanyErika was born and raised in a U.S. territory outside of America. She comes from a small, tropical island located in the Pacific Ocean, called Saipan, which is the capital of the Northern Mariana Islands. As part of a cultural exchange program she lives in Germany since July 2024 and attended German courses at the Carl Duisberg Training Center in Berlin and Cologne. It is her first time in Germany and in Europe as well. In our interview, she talks about the differences to the island life, her impressions of learning German and what she likes the most about Germany. https://www.learngerman.blog/en/interview-with-erika-from-the-northern-mariana-islands-part-1-exchange-program-cbyxWed, 16 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0200Carl Duisberg Blog Teamhttps://www.learngerman.blog/en/interview-with-erika-from-the-northern-mariana-islands-part-1-exchange-program-cbyxErika Pascual has been participating in a cultural exchange program sponsored by the German Bundestag and the US Congress, also known as CBYX (Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange) or in German PPP (Parlamentarisches Patenschafts-Programm). The program gives her the opportunity to immerse herself in the German culture as well as acquiring the German language while also representing the diversity of America and her hometown Saipan, the capital of the Northern Mariana Islands. In our interview, she tells us more about the program and her experiences. https://www.learngerman.blog/en/interview-with-oleksandra-maslova-from-ukraine-about-freedom-individuality-and-challengesTue, 17 Jun 2025 09:30:00 +0200Carl Duisberg Blog Teamhttps://www.learngerman.blog/en/interview-with-oleksandra-maslova-from-ukraine-about-freedom-individuality-and-challengesOleksandra comes from Ukraine and has been living in Germany since March 2022. In our interview, she talks about her life in Germany and her experiences in learning German, but also about freedom, individuality and challenges. https://www.learngerman.blog/en/interview-with-iryna-ivanets-from-ukraine-my-experiences-in-learning-germanTue, 08 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0200Carl Duisberg Blog Teamhttps://www.learngerman.blog/en/interview-with-iryna-ivanets-from-ukraine-my-experiences-in-learning-germanIryna Ivanets has been living in Germany since three years. She successfully passed the German B2 exam and is now working on the C1 certificate. In our interview, she is talking about her experiences in learning German and is telling us her tips for learning German. https://www.learngerman.blog/en/interview-with-iryna-ivanets-from-ukraine-my-life-in-germanyFri, 28 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0100Carl Duisberg Blog Teamhttps://www.learngerman.blog/en/interview-with-iryna-ivanets-from-ukraine-my-life-in-germanyIryna Ivanets comes from Ukraine and has been living in Germany since March 2022. Since then her life has changed in many ways and she has had to find her way in a completely new environment. In this interview, she talks about her first impressions, personal insights and her current everyday life. https://www.learngerman.blog/en/podcast-secrets-of-the-german-job-marketWed, 11 Jan 2023 08:15:00 +0100Regina Rilkehttps://www.learngerman.blog/en/podcast-secrets-of-the-german-job-marketAnne Pajarinen, Director of the Carl Duisberg Training Center Radolfzell, was a guest on the first episode of the English podcast "career:QUESTIONS", produced by the Career Service of the University of Siegen. The podcast focuses on the topic of how to master the German job market. https://www.learngerman.blog/en/we-are-all-the-same-we-just-think-in-a-different-languageTue, 29 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0100Anne Pajarinenhttps://www.learngerman.blog/en/we-are-all-the-same-we-just-think-in-a-different-languageIn part 2 of our interview, 29-year-old Ukrainian doctor Yuri Igitov talks about his everyday life, the challenges of learning German and his personal goals, and offers tips for anyone new to Germany. https://www.learngerman.blog/en/cologne-actually-reminds-me-a-bit-of-my-ukrainian-hometownTue, 22 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0100Anne Pajarinenhttps://www.learngerman.blog/en/cologne-actually-reminds-me-a-bit-of-my-ukrainian-hometownYuri Igitov, 29 years old, is an Ukrainian doctor from Donetsk and has been in Germany since August. He attended a two-week German course for Ukrainian refugees at Carl Duisberg Centren in Cologne. In part 1 of our interview, he talks to us about his first impressions, the biggest challenges and typical German experiences.