• On April 1 Stuttgart Ballet offers Beethoven-Ballette as video-on-Demand. It will stay online until April 5.
• Every Thursday between 1:15 pm and 1:45 pm you can pimp your lunch break with a virtual Lunchkonzert, performed by the musicians of Staatsorchester Stuttgart.
• If you follow my blog for a while, you know that I am a huge fan of Escape/Exit Games! D.a.i. Tübingen offers an online one in English on April 8.
• Calling all book lovers! You like reading books and discussing them afterwards? Then you can join the online Book Discussion on April 9, organized by d.a.i Tübingen. This month’s topic:James Baldwin, Go Tell it on the Mountain.
• Join English-speaking people from all over the world who meet once a month for good and casual conversation at Stammtisch Transatlantik, organized by DAZ on April 12.
• On April 12, the theatre group NEAT will present the virtual play “Dolores“ by Edward Allan Baker on youtube.
• You like boardgames? Than you might want to join the virtual boardgame night of d.a.i on April 15!
• A very special modern ballet project can be watched online on April 16. Eric Gauthier, creative head of Gauthier Dance at Theaterhaus Stuttgart, and altogether 64 artists (!) have come up with “The Dying Swan Project”. At 16 locations in Stuttgart the team has shot dance videos that will take your breath away. The virtual premier takes place on April 16 on the youtube channel of Theaterhaus Stuttgart and on Eric Gautier’s Intagram account.
• On April 22 it is Earth Day. You can celebrate this special day by joining this online event, a transatlantic dialogue between a top ranger of the Yosemite National Park, established in 1890, and a senior staff member of the Black Forest National Park, established in 2014.
• For more virtual events offered by local businesses you can check out my series fun online courses and events.
• You find inspiration for you next hike or walk in the Stuttgart area in my series Hikes and excursions in and around Stuttgart.

Have a great April! Stay save and healthy.

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I LOVE Exit Games (or “escape the room games” how some call them)! My friends and me have played quite a few with ExitGames Stuttgart already. And when Corona hit us and meeting friends in real life wasn’t an option anymore, I was very excited when I found out that they offer Online Exit Games now! And the best: you can play them in English.

ExitGames Stuttgart offers two Online Exit Games at the moment: “Lockdown” and “Diamonds are forever”. I have played both and liked both equally 🙂

At Lockdown you have to solve the mystery about Nicolas Maison, who tried to escape the limitations of the lockdown with some friends and rented a vacation home for the weekend. A weekend trip, he should not return home from …

And at Diamonds are forever you slip into the roles of detectives and investigate in the case of stolen diamonds.

Both Online Exit Games are well designed and the clues and puzzles are challenging and intelligent.

If you haven’t tried an Online Exit Game yet, here comes some details:

• You can play this browser-based game with friends from different locations at once, using Skype, Hangouts, WhatsApp or any other suitable platform.
• You can play whenever you want, you are not fixed on a certain date.
• You can play for as long as you need to solve the case (whereas there are hints you can read when you get stuck at some point). Most people need between 90 and 120 minutes.
• It is a lot of fun! 🙂

And here comes a little special for all of you who want to try an Online Exit Game in the next weeks:

All those who book the Online Escape Game “Lockdown” between February 1 and March 31, 2021, will receive a 10% discount by using the promotional code 100289941

Please note: The promotional voucher is not redeemable in combination with other discounts. A cash payment is not possible.

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Here comes another post for new moms or moms-to-be: If you follow my blog for a while already you might remember Josette from an Expat Interview I did with her a while back in 2020. Josette is an instructor for baby massage classes and also added other newborn classes and even Hypnobirthing to her portfolio.

When Covid hit us all she started to move her services online. Nowadays she has clients in Stuttgart but also America, Argentina, Greece, UAE, UK and still counting.

Her driving force has always been the fact that she once was a lonely mama, in a new country with zero family and knowledge of the German language. So she knows where many of you stand at the moment.
Here is an overview over online courses offered by Josette:

• Hypnobirthing
• Newborn cares
• Newborn Nurture
• Baby massage
• Pre- recorded Baby massage

The fear of birthing can be present in most, however the fear of the unknown of birthing in a new or foreign place can have an impact on the mind, body, soul, baby and bonding process post birth. Therefore learning the techniques and tools through hypnobirthing leaves one feeling positive, full of knowledge, confident and empowered.
Post birth courses enable you to feel confident and empowered in caring for your newborn through loving and nurturing touch. Learning all about settling holds and soothing techniques, mindfulness when looking after your baby, the power of touch and how this can deepen and strengthen your bond and trusting  instincts. After all, “you are your baby’s first teacher”

Always remember: “You are capable and brave and significant and truly magnificent” Josette

Pop over to Josette’s website for a closer look: www.thelittlenestlingplace.com

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Still looking for fun online courses to fill the lockdown with something meaningful? volkshochschule stuttgart, one of the largest centers for adult education in Germany, has moved many of their English courses online, too.

Here comes a little overview over some fun online courses of vhs stuttgart:

• Online Start-up Bootcamp (09.03.-16.05.2021): Do you have a business idea that you want to bring to the marketplace?
  In this course, you will find a forum to share ideas and turn them into a viable business.
• Talking about… Slow Food (18.03.2021): Healthy food is important to you? Let’s talk about the organization “Slow Food”! This online talk will start with an inspiring presentation and continue with a Q&A session.
• Chocolate Easter Eggs (27.03.2021): In this class you will learn how to prepare a delicious chocolate egg with coconut filled shell and also chocolate trufles.
• Brazilian Cooking Class: Brigadeiros (22.07.2021): Brigadeiro is a traditional Brazilian sweet made with condensed milk. In this class, we you will learn how to prepare three different versions: traditional chocolate, nuts and coconut.
• And for all of you who speak Italian: Stoccarda chiama…una demografa italiana (26.02.2021): In questo incontro conosceremo la dott.ssa Angela Paparusso, demografa ed esperta di migrazione e integrazione. Nel suo dialogo illustrerà il lavoro di demografo.
• Moreover, vhs stuttgart now offers many of their language classes online and they have introduced some new languages, too, like Albanian and Guaranì. With over 35 languages they are now the biggest language school in Baden-Württemberg!

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