Life for young people in Heidelberg - Germany

Hi,
I have been (almost) offered an au pair job in Heidelberg. I have been doing this work in a different part of Germany for awhile now, so I am not worried about that aspect. But I was working in a small town and had a bit of trouble making friends and having a social life etc! I really want to move to Munich, and I may be able to get a job there too, but this family sound lovely. So I was wondering if there are many young, English speakers around (my German is at a survival, not social, level). I am 23 so anywhere around that would be good. Have people found it easy to make friends there, and how did you do it? Is there a lot of interesting things to do there? Any other tips would be great too!
Thanks!

I'm new in Heidelberg, too, so I can't offer much advice; however, if you want to meet-up once you arrive drop me a message here. BTW- I'm a 28 year old female graduate student.

From What I know of Heidelberg, it is a nice town with a good number of students so meeting people in your age group shouldn't be a problem. As far as my knowledge goes, there is quite a lot to do but hat also depends on your tastes. Anyway best of luck with the move, I will be moving to that area myself in June/July.

There are lots of young English speakers here, you could always join this Group if you like pub quizzes.

hey,

there is also a group of english speaker from Heidelberg and Mannheim that meet up for drinks and anything else that is going on.

We've been a bit slack lately due to lots of people being on holiday and away on business, but check out the meet up section and you'll find things most weeks.

hey! A few of us might be meeting up on friday night in Heidelberg for a few drinks and something to eat!

if your interested in coming along check out the fortnightly drinks thread.

Fortnightly drinks Heidelberg and Mannheim

hope to see some of you on Friday.

Jodiejo