We’re back from Bratislava and Budapest and we need to blog about it before we leave for Venice tomorrow. We left early in the morning and got there around 1:00. The first thing we did was get checked into our hostel: Just kidding! Our hostel was completely normal. Bratislava is quite nice, although there is […]
Last Thursday (the 26th), we finally decided to head down to the Linz Offenes Kulturhaus (OK) to see what that was all about. We kept seeing these big wood walkways on top of this shopping center, and one of my students told me that you can go up there. And they incorporate art pieces into […]
I had my interview yesterday with New Prague. It went okay but not nearly as well as the interview in Thief River Falls. I’m not very optimistic; they probably interviewed at least one person who is a better match for their school than me. I figure I can have low expectations and be pleasantly surprised […]
On Saturday, we went to Mauthausen, which is the site of a former concentration camp. It’s not far away; only a 50 minute bus ride. The weather was nice for a little while. The birds were singing and the countryside out there is actually quite pretty. It’s a bit weird considering the unspeakable things that […]
Only a few things to report. On Saturday, we went to a barbecue picnic thing behind the building as a celebration of a friend’s birthday. The weather was nice and the food was decent. We made ham pickle creamcheese rolls, which most people thought were odd, except for those from Wisconsin or Minnesota. Everyone decided […]
When I learned German in high school, it was all based around little stories about these two young people named Michael und Sabine. They would do things related to the vocabulary and cultural items that people learn when they learn German. For example, we learn about their families, they go out to eat, do chores, […]
Like Will said, we have a ton of pictures and videos from our trip to Berlin. We’ve been putting off the blogging, so I had better put down a bare bones outline of what we did so that we don’t forget it completely. We got there on Thursday in the evening. Jaci, Ben, and Mike […]
We saw the first half and the half time show. Which I think is pretty good considering it started at midnight here. We went to Chelsea Pub where all the Americans met to watch the game together. They let us bring our own snacks, too. I think most people there were cheering for the Packers, […]
Oofda, we’re doing a lot of blogging today. Three posts. Here’s my completed homework assignment: Translation: English is in my heart. It’s the common language of my family and best friends and I speak English with my husband at home. With English, I can show the real me. German is fun for me. It’s in […]
I’m in a German class. I went to the first meeting yesterday (Monday). It was a bit of an ordeal getting into the class. It was full, so I put myself on the waitlist. They called my cell while I was doing stuff and they left a voice mail saying there was a place open. […]