Back to Germany after 20 years? Karin Taeubner is giving it a try.

Where am I at home? Where do I want to live? And: isn't the grass greener in the other country than here? We all have asked ourselves these questions. One person who really wanted to know, is Karin Täubner. She has spent the last 20 years in Melbourne and decided to move back to Germany with her Australian husband. Karin Taeubner has been living in Berlin since February this year. We spoke to her about her motivations, the planning and her experiences during her first few months in her new-old home.

Mit Heinweh im Herzen verklären viele Ausgewanderte die alte Heimat. Source: Moment RF / Rafael Dols/Getty Images

Karin Taeubner und ihr Mann haben sich für eine eventuelle Rückkehr nach Australien einige Türen offen gelassen. Source: SBS / Julia Grewe

Karin Taeubner und ihr Mann haben sich für den Notfall einige Türen für die Rückkehr nach Australien offen gelassen.