0 comments 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, nachgetreten is a type of soccer foul.… Read the rest
2 comments 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 of the car at the Detroit Metro North Terminal.… 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
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.
