1 comment Of course I expected differences between US-American and German households when I began my exchange experience. What I did not expect was for this difference to manifest itself in the form of tissues.
Tissues? Yes, the approach to nasal hygiene management across the pond is quite different.… Read the rest
1 comment Waldeinsamkeit
woodland solitude; the feeling of being alone in the woods
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https://secure.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/15472069755/… Read the rest
0 comments 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!
2 comments 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
1 comment 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
1 comment 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
6 comments 1 comment 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
0 comments 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
3 comments I’ve had quite a busy week after arriving in Schleiden. So busy, in fact, I’ve hardly had time to post.
I’ll satisfy everyone with a brief and general Q&A.
… Read the restQ: How’s your host family?
A: They are awesome, awesome, awesome! More on them later.
