As an ex-pat, it is essential to keep in touch with family and friends from back home.
We yearn for news and contact with loved ones, and although we cannot always be physically together, we can at least try to keep in contact virtually.
Here is a list of online events that you can do with your “hartsmense” either here in Germany, where it is easier to organise the delivery of items, or in any other country for example, South Africa.
This is just a short list of some ideas, you can search online for “online team events” or ” online cooking classes” etc. to find more ideas.
Virtual Events in German
- Beer tasting – Beer delivered to your home, online tasting with a Sommelier
- Wine tasting – A selection of wines is sent to your home, online tasting with a Sommelier.
- Cocktail-making courses. They also do Gin tastings as an online event.
- Eventbrite – In the kitchen: Virtual food and drink events & classes
- Organising an online birthday party. You can also put together your own box and send it to everyone, and come together via Zoom, Skype, or other apps. Here are some ideas for making it more fun
- Teamgeist – Online dating, Beach events, Krimi’s, and many more
Kiyana, who comes from South Africa, offers traditional Indian cooking classes
Kiyanas Indian Cooking classes
Traditional Indian cuisine is rich and diverse in flavours, originating in India and loved across all continents. Being proudly South African and embracing it in my all, I’ve also grown up in an Indian home with rich cultures and traditions.
Virtual events in English
- Social Escape Room from your home
- Online team games, including trivia, murder mysteries, and even a campfire event 🙂
- Quaraoke – Online Karaoke
- Birthday parties – you can organise a hamper or party box, have it delivered and organise an online meeting or game night. Charades or Pictionary are great cost-effective ideas.
Here are some hamper ideas
Charades, Pictionary, etc.
Below is a video explaining how you can play Pictionary and charades online. You can use a website like random word generator to generate words for you
Websites with some more suggestions
- Musemhack has a list of great ideas
- Virtual Teambuilding (or friendbuilding) ideas, like Movie night, Quizzes, Virtual happy hour
- Online Trivia with friends
Video Conferencing apps
Apps like Zoom, Skype, Teams, Google Meet and Cisco Webex can be used for online meetings.
Schedule regular “face time” or group chats to make it more personal.
WhatsApp is also great for group chats, and they now have the option to send video messages
Sending online or physical cards
You can create and send an online card on the following websites
You can also create cards online and have them delivered in South Africa
You can easily create a beautiful and custom online card on Send a smile and have it conveniently delivered anywhere in Germany via the German postal service.
- Groupgreeting.com – Create a virtual group card and have all participants sign the card. This is a great way to commemorate a special occasion, such as a birthday, graduation, or retirement. With our easy-to-use platform, you can even add photos to make the card even more personal and memorable.
Social media
Social media like Facebook and Instagram is a great way of sharing photos and experiences. If you would like more private photo share options look at Google Photos, where you can create and share albums, or Flickr or Dropbox
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