Chris Abraham

Finding the Native Accent: Perhaps you’re like many Americans who get so bummed out when they spend a lot of time learning a second language, and then they go abroad, excited to use their new language, and foreigners look at them perplexed.
Located in Blog
Have Fun with Your New Language!: One thing I’ve noticed while trying to use German during my time in Berlin is that I’m having a lot of fun. While it’s true that I’m often frustrated—by what I cannot say—I really try to celebrate all my little wins.
Located in Blog
Be Willing to Say “Huh?”: Nodding my head and saying, “Ja bitte,”—yes, please—is my default.
Located in Blog
A Meeting With Swiss Billionaires in Zürich: It was a rare time—my business partner, Mark, and I were in Berlin, and we had scored a meeting with the Zurich-based investment company that had funded two of our clients.
Located in Blog
The Dinner Party to End All Dinner Parties: I have a little corporate apartment in Berlin, in an unfashionable neighborhood called Moabit, right across from the main train station, Berlin Hauptbahnhof. My business partner, Mark, also spends half of his year—the warm months—in Berlin. He fell for the city while an exchange student in high school and he’s fluent in German.
Located in Blog

Search results