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  • 12/30/2023
What is life like for a young footballer in Germany? Danelle Tan moved there after joining Borussia Dortmund in June 2023. She answers some quick-fire questions about her experiences so far.

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00:00 10 quick questions with Danelle Tan.
00:03 What's your favourite German phrase or word?
00:05 I really like the word Tor. It means goal in English.
00:08 Yeah, self explanatory.
00:10 What's your favourite goal that you've scored in Germany?
00:13 I would say it's my first goal for BVB against Aachen in a pre-season friendly.
00:18 Hit her from a corner.
00:19 What's your favourite German food?
00:21 Oof, I don't really have a favourite German food.
00:25 I've actually been eating a lot of Korean food in Germany and that's really good.
00:29 What's the best stadium you've played at so far?
00:32 I would say the biggest stadium I've played in is probably at Aachen.
00:36 Their men's used to play in the Bundesliga so the seating capacity is over 30,000.
00:41 What's one thing you did in Germany that you've never done before?
00:45 Probably living alone by myself in an apartment.
00:48 I'm completely alone and that's something that I've never done before.
00:51 What's one thing that surprised you about Germany?
00:54 How un-punctual the trains are. They're always late.
00:57 What's your favourite thing to do outside of football in Germany?
01:01 Definitely reading books or playing the guitar.
01:04 What's one advice that you have for people going to or travelling to Germany?
01:08 Let me think. Make sure you account for the delays for the trains.
01:12 Have you encountered any funny incidents in Germany so far?
01:15 Wait, it's a bit of a long story.
01:17 At the Pullers Cup for one of our pre-season caps with BVB, I actually won the golden boot.
01:23 I actually didn't understand when they called me up for it because it was all in German
01:26 and I had no idea they were even calling my name for it.
01:29 Do you have a favourite place to visit in Germany so far?
01:32 Favourite place? The Signal Iduna Stadium.
01:34 Done.

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