This video sums up how I often feel……
Feb 5, 2015 |
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Feb 2, 2015 |
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0 comments Bürgermeister Meister
Last week I had the great opportunity of meeting with the Bürgermeister Udo Meister of Schleiden. We talked about my school and family life as an exchange student in Germany, my experience with learning German, life in the Eifel, …
Jan 26, 2015 |
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The exchange program which has given both me and thousands of other international students the wonderful opportunity to live and study in Germany (or the USA) for an entire year faces budget cuts from the United States State Department. Help …
Jan 25, 2015 |
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Jan 6, 2015 |
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New year, new photos. I went for a walk and ended up with these. The full album can be found by clicking here.
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Dec 19, 2014 |
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Germany just loves Euro coins.
Admittedly, I did too, for a little while at least. Suddenly I was living somewhere where I could purchase goods and services with an assortment of only a few coins. It is quite commonplace for …
Dec 6, 2014 |
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Public Service Announcement regarding my blog’s blue words.
Just a mouse click away, hidden behind these little blue words, are lots of goodies. You’ll most often land on an highly entertaining and fun to read educational Wikipedia article, but …
Dec 4, 2014 |
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“…Lebensraum.”
I got a few puzzled looks, and a few people took a step back. Rather, the word that I was looking for was Wohnzimmer. Lebensraum does not mean “living room,” but instead refers to the Nazi ideology of aggressive …
Dec 3, 2014 |
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The snow stuck!
The pictures here make Schleiden look absolutely dreary. It’s not, I promise. Today was actually really pretty with the light dusting of snow.
From the top floor of Tower B of my school. In the distance, one …
Dec 2, 2014 |
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3 comments Der Erste Schnee
The first snow began this evening! It is sticking too, but I don’t think for very long. We’ll see if it is still here in Schleiden tomorrow morning.
My little sister was so excited! Apparently this is the first snow …