Thursday, April 29, 2010

Minor Bump in the Road

I have a problem


Two or three days ago I asked if I could change schools.

I feel like I am spending too much time with my host-brother, which at the moment is not a bad thing - at all. He has always been there as a means of support, helping me to understand by speaking my language, introducing me to friends and always being there for me through my first few weeks of school and hockey trainings.

The problem is this:
  • We share the same Hockey team
  • We share the same School/Classes
  • We share the same room (Until July)
  • We share the same friends

Being around the same person 24hours a day, I haven't been forced to make my own friends - I have become friends with his friends. It's comfortable, it's easy and they are all really nice, but like anything: there is a catch.

I always have my International friends, and I love spending time with them, but if things continue the way they are, I won't have my own circle of german friends, I would have my host brothers.

There is nothing wrong with him, his friends, or our school - I am only cautious of what may happen in the future.

Sunday, April 25, 2010

Perfekt Deutsch in Elf Wochen


Thought I'd take a trip to the Stadt Library two days ago to borrow some children's books to help me learn Deutsch.
I hate the German grammar, it makes everything so much more complicated. The sentence order is so different to English:
"How we please the library go?"
"Like you this?"



My books




Nevertheless, I want to learn the language as best I can and as quickly as possible.

Deadline: JULY 14 2010

The start of the summer holidays. Exactly 11 weeks, and by then I don't want to have any problems communicating in Deutsch.

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Switzerland - France - Germany - Denmark



Thought I'd try something different - these video's and pictures can tell my story.


May become a regular occurrence









SWITZERLAND - Veysonnaz, Skiing in the Swiss Alps


Schnee in der morgen



Ski lift



Greppon Blanc 2,714m



World Cup ski track



Bottom of the slope





FRANCE - Colmar, Stop-over for a night on the 10hour drive home


City River



City Streets



Mirror window





DENMARK - Horsens / Aarhus

I arrived in Denmark on the 10 hour overnight train leaving Köln at 2250 thursday, arriving in Horsens 0830 friday. I wasn't in Denmark for long but the weekend was sick. I would love to go back to Denmark, I rate it highly.



Anton's bus stop



Recommending this to everyone I hate



Never again



Jasmin



Anton



Jasmin's Flat



The Hills w/ Danish subtitles



Casually



Again



Aarhus City



Park in the City



Kiwi



Love



Colours



Back in Deutschland - Stop-over in Hamburg



Time to light change



City Sunset


Danish Songs

Kun for Mig (Danish = "You for me" - Original of "You and I" - Deadmau5)

Skub Til Taget (Danish = "Hit the roof") Goes off in the clubs

Feed The Horse (Sublte)


All for now,

Tim