Recently, I joined my town’s Big Band. On Sunday the 21st of September, we played at a nearby village’s Kirmes festival. Here is a picture I took as we were packing up after the show!
Düsseldorf and Aachen
Düsseldorf
I spent the last weekend with my host family in two exciting new cities. On Friday after school, my host siblings and I took a train from Kall (the next village over, where the nearest train station is located) to Köln, and then on to Düsseldorf, where my eldest host sister lives and studies.… Read the rest
Es ist Krieg. Hurra!
I visited the opening of an art exhibition at the Rathaus this evening. Painter Steffen Blunk’s work was on display. His paintings depicted war zones and the affected people within them. Two main time periods were illustrated; the Great War era, and the present day era.… Read the rest
The Cat Signal
You may have noticed that a popup appears on my website every so often.
Worry not; this popup is not malware or forced advertisement on your computer, but the result of a little widget that runs as part of my website.… Read the rest
A Whole World in Front of Me
You’re not in Germany
One afternoon in Edinburgh, I decided to try and get lost go for a walk. I chose a direction that I had not yet walked in, and, without looking back, walked for 30 minutes until I reached the main road which circled around the city.… Read the rest
718 Years in the Making
It was a fascinating time to be in Scotland this past week. Aside from the tourism and exploration of Edinburgh, I found that the heated movement for Scoh’ish independence was very interesting. Call me ignorant, but truth be told, I did not know much about English-Scottish conflict prior to my visit.… Read the rest