Learning German in Deutschland
16 June 2014: Mexicano!
This week, we all have to do a three minute presentation on a topic of our choice. José chose to do his talk on the differences between Mexican and De [...]
15 June 2014: Bodensee
A new day, and another epic excursion, this time to Lake Constance in Switzerland. First stop: der Rheinfall, which is an amazing waterfall that is 15 [...]
14 June 2014: Schluchsee
Today, we congregated at the front of the Gästehaus to leave as a group for the Schluchsee. I was wearing a t-shirt, shorts and sandals because the we [...]
13 June 2014: World Cup fever
Everyone has gone stir-crazy for the World Cup soccer. There are big screens set up around town and today, Jorge, Jeremy and José rocked up to class a [...]
12 June 2014: The Laugh Wall
I have a terrible habit of laughing uncontrollably simply because one tiny aspect of a particular situation was, to my mind, ridiculously funny. Like, [...]
11 June 2014: You’re Sandra!
Most of the International students here live in the Gästehaus (or "the Guesthouse"). It looks like a spartan version of a hotel-- the corridors have r [...]
10 June 2014: Jorge and Jeremy
Today, we had to talk to someone in class about our weekend and then recount it to the class auf Deutsch. I was sitting next to Jérémy, and so the sto [...]
9 June 2013: Seepark
Hotter than hot-- 39 degrees baby. Celine, Aubrey and I made our maiden voyage to Seepark, because we'd heard from all and sundry that "it's heaps eas [...]