Hello, I’m Kathy Hofmann, and I’m relatively new to Schaffhausen. I moved here in late January of 2012. Thanks to this group, I’ve made friends and have transitioned into living here quite well. So that’s why I decided to head up this group at least for a while, to help other expats adjust to living here as well as making a few new friends. We are going to start meeting the first and third Thursdays of the month. The first will always be at the Gueterhof, the third Thursday will be a change of s …

The Heidelberg/Mannheim area is ideal for outdoors activities. The Odenwald forest is just on our doorstep, and the beautiful Pfalz region is only one hour by car or train. We organize hikes in these areas at least twice per month, along with an increasing diversity of other outdoor and indoor activities, like biking, canoeing, camping and in/outdoor climbing. With the Alps within 4 hrs of driving, and the Schwarzwald even closer, there are also great options for longer trips - we organized our …