Täglich Wiederkehrendes Abenteuer

I went to the Europaschule today (the practice school where my students practice teaching).  I had plans to finish up the lesson from last week, which involved differences and stereotypes about the U.S. and Austria.  The teacher was supposed to email me about what we would do after that, but he never did.  Something possessed […]

I work in a college that educates teachers.  The teachers practice in a school not too far from my house.  Because I don’t quite get enough hours at the college, we decided I could also go to some lessons at the school.  I’ve already taught two lessons there, introducing myself and such.  The kids I […]

Not much going on around here.  I start doing things again on Tuesday.  It’s been a really lazy few weeks.  We went to the gym a lot, played some video games, and read.  We didn’t go anywhere, even though it probably would have been a nice opportunity.  Will got a haircut the other day; he […]

The Christmas markets were replaced right before New Year’s Eve with little booths selling fireworks, and various pigs and mushrooms. Pigs and mushrooms are lucky in German-speaking cultures for reasons I don’t understand. We had plans to meet our friend Gretchen in Munich on New Years Eve, so I got her some lucky pigs. They’re […]

We just got back from the English department Christmas party at my school.  First, we went down to the cafeteria, where we had a few “frankfurters” with a bun.  I had sauerkraut with mine, but Will didn’t.  Then we went upstairs with all the English teachers to the department office to continue our party.  I […]

We went to Salzburg on Saturday to meet our good friend Gretchen and her boyfriend. She’s an au pair in Munich right now, so Salzburg is a good midway point. Plus, Salzburg is neat. It’s only about a three hour train ride from Munich to Linz.  It’s a bit strange that Gretchen is so nearby.  […]

Hey, so we went to the Christmas market in the main town square last night (Wednesday).  It was St. Nicholas day on the 6th. Maybe you all already know about St. Nick Day.  My family in Minnesota used to celebrate it.  St. Nicholas would come to the house and leave a bag of goodies at […]

Well, we have given up on the packages. I got a call last night saying the packages couldn’t be sent because the contents needed to be listed in more detail on the package. So we wrote up a list of contents (though not entirely complete, since we were attempting to send a bit of contraband) […]

I had a meeting with a student today and she told me about homeopathy.  Basically, different plant, animal, and mineral essences can treat different ailments.  Not just diseases, but also psychological problems, such as fear of spiders.  So the doctor takes the required essence and adds water.  Then they put it in a certain apparatus […]