Lovely!
Regarding the name: In a lot of languages, cockatoos are spelled with a K, e.g. German „Kakadu“, Dutch „Kaketoe“, so a name starting with K would make sense, and there’s quite some Germanic names start with K, e.g. Karl, Klara, Katharina, Konrad, and many more. I personally like Klara, sounds like something a cockatoo would say on repeat. Just an idea.
The best thing is where she claims “state-sponsored integration programs offer language classes for free” in South Korea and the link goes to a page only listing youtube videos, duolingo, and books, udemy courses, etc. that are certainly not free.
I mean, yeah, Germany is certainly not the most welcoming country in the world, but wtf is she on about?
She literally complains about earning US$ from “freelance marketing gigs” (lol, is that code for “tiktok”?) and having to pay the exchange rate? I didn’t realize US$ was the official currency in South Korea? Also gas is expensive, yes, but last time I checked it’s basically impossible to buy something like a 50 mpg VW Golf in the US, so… (I suspect they’re driving a RAM2500 and wonder why nobody likes them, lol)
“We live in a small German town called Otterberg because of my husband’s job” vs “Also, we can’t afford to live in a city like Berlin or Frankfurt, which have more young people and other expats.” – What is it now?
I’m really looking forward to Stephanie’s report from Bumfucknowhere, Ohio, because I seriously doubt they can afford to live in SF or NY either.
Binky 😅