Each day, I’m more and more convinced that I’m living in one of the most beautiful places in the world.
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Nov 10, 2014 |
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Posts tagged with: Germany
Nov 3, 2014 |
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0 comments Nachgetreten
A few days ago, I was in Aachen with my host brother while my host dad attended a meeting. I found this postcard at a small trinket shop, and it certainly spoke to me.
From my fluent understanding of German, …
Nov 2, 2014 |
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1 comment November 1 Wald Walk
Oct 26, 2014 |
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3 comments Big and Brown
It looks so large in the pictures, so in reality, it must be smaller
It’s not. It’s actually massive.
It’s also brown, not black, as I had expected. So here’s an obligatory selfie.
During my Autumn break, I had the …
Oct 12, 2014 |
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2 comments My Ballot Abroad
En route to Chicago, on July 31, 2014, is where I completed my first election ballot.
I hurriedly filled out my absentee ballot for my vote in the Michigan Primary, and handed it to my parents as I stepped out …
Oct 7, 2014 |
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1 comment Waldeinsamkeit
Waldeinsamkeit
woodland solitude; the feeling of being alone in the woods
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Sep 22, 2014 |
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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!
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Sep 18, 2014 |
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2 comments 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) …
Sep 18, 2014 |
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1 comment 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 …
Sep 8, 2014 |
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1 comment 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 …