WELCOME BACK all member coffee!

When: Tuesday September 26th, from 10 am - 12:00

What: Welcome ALL members (new and old) to this coffee morning with guest speaker, Paushali Lass - "How to fit in" This relaxed welcoming meeting will be an opportunity to connect with others.

Each guest is encouraged to bring something to share at the meeting, a savory or sweet dish! Or fresh fruit!

Cost: a donation of 5 Euros to be paid at the door (to cover the cost of Coffee & water)   

Description:

Please join us in learning more about the expat life with AIWCD member, Paushali Lass. She will be hosting members with a Fall / Winter series of City talks, City walks, and City Eats (special dinners at local restaurants).

The first in the series will be welcoming AIWCD members for a coffee morning. Paushali Lass will talk about “how to fit in” and what it is like to be an expat here in the Düsseldorf area of Germany. The talk will be for 15 minutes with a 10-minute, question & answer session. After that enjoy some time together and welcome our newest members.

If you are new to Düsseldorf/Germany or even if you have been here for 15 years (for many years) this will be interesting for all.  Paushali will share different ways to connect to others as well as other practical ideas to make us all feel more at home in our guest country.

10 am - arrival, coffee/muffins served.

10:30 am 

Introduction: 

Welcome - Jawahara Karen and Paula

Thank you for hosting us:  Stephanie Maus (co-owner of Kiwifalter)

How to Fit in? Paushali Lecture: 

11:00 am - Question & Answers

11:10 - 12:00 Coffee/cake/fruit served. 

Location:

Kiwifalter

Kalkumer Schloßallee 100

40489 Düsseldorf

0211 52874478

Stephanie Maus and Katja Kaltenbach, Kiwifalter welcome all AIWCD members and their friends/family to this wonderful space: A family HUB (day care, classes for kids, work desks for families to name a few) 

Transportation:

Parking is available at several locations:

6 Auf d. Hofreith or on Oberdorfstraße across the street from the venue.

Via Train - U-Bahn

From Golzheim, 24 minutes bia U79  Bus728749

Paushali Lass has connected ex-pats with the AIWCD community as well as on a national and global venue. Paushali is an international speaker, an intercultural consultant, an entrepreneur, and an international non-profit project coordinator. She is a mother of five, originally from India, with a German husband. She lives in Düsseldorf, having previously also lived in India, the United Kingdom, and Singapore.

Do you want to volunteer to help host this coffee with the Membership team? 

VOLUNTEERS: we need 4 AIWCD members to help check in guests,  help organize the food, welcome guests outside the venue, and to make sure the guest speaker has water. contact membership@aiwcduesseldorf.org 

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Paushali Lass, series of AIWCD City talks, City walks, and City Eats.

There will be 6 parts to this series - cultural exploration and lectures. From Sept 2023 until June 2024 - once a month. Not during December.

A. City Talks: launches with a New Member & Member coffee morning. The topic will be “how to fit in” for new and current members.  If you are new to Düsseldorf/Germany or even if you have been here for 15 years (for many years) this will be interesting for all.  Paushali will share different ways to connect to others as well as other practical ideas to make us all feel more at home in our guest country.

B. City eats - once a month, there will be a restaurant selected. A limited number of members will have an opportunity to sample their menu as well as meet the owner for a set price. This series will offer members insight into the different cultural and sustainable restaurants in Düsseldorf. 10 guests. 

C. City walks, short tour - with the cultural lecture. 

One focus is discovering Düsseldorf as well as addressing what it is like to be a foreigner and get to know the rich history of the city. And how through history this city has always had many different cultures coming together. One example, there is a street in Altstadt with a very interesting museum that showcases what life was like in Düsseldorf under the Nazi regime, as well as the persecution of Jews leading to the Holocaust. Learning about the past and how the city has coped with the changes will be enlightening and interesting. 

Payment:  To register for one of the walks or dinners, members will be required to make a payment to reserve their place.