Went to the school again today with Leah. It was very boring today. We had the first two periods off. The first one is always off on Wednesdays for Leah, and Music (the second period) was off because the teacher was going to be out. So, I got to sleep in for like an extra hour and a half. YAY!!!!!!
Today, we had 3 classes:
Religion- double-period....boring, I just went with Leah to her Catholic religion class....the school also had Protestant, but, I didn't want to go. It was very boring....as far as I could understand, we talked about the Holy Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit)
Geography- boring.....didn't understand anything at all
Math- boring once again.....
So, today was very boring. Maybe tomorrow will be better....
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
June 29th
Today, I went to the school here in Hattingen again. It was definitely a lot better than yesterday. The classes were a little more interesting. We had five classes today:
Gym- a lot of fun, we played volleyball....which I love (but I'm not really that great at it...except for serving) :)
Chemistry- boring...the teacher did some experiment. I had no idea what was going on.
English- the best class of the entire day. I understood every single word, except for the VERY rare moments when they spoke German, of course. I helped the teacher a little bit with some word choices, when he wasn't sure what word would be better in certain contexts. We read and discussed an English newspaper article about how the British Prime Minister apologized for the Bloody Sunday Massacre.
Biology- a little boring....we learned something about anarexia and how not to get pregnant....
German- don't even ask....I have no idea....but, we had to group into 3 people (I worked with Leah and her friend) and ask each other some questions about our future careers. Our group did the entire conversation in English....of course....
Everything went very well, though. After school....I went over to Leah's and had lunch....excellent food :)
Later, after supper, Alina gave me an oral test on some of my vocab words. I had some help with some of the neighbors.....Alina is crazy....but, that's what makes her able to put up with me.
Gym- a lot of fun, we played volleyball....which I love (but I'm not really that great at it...except for serving) :)
Chemistry- boring...the teacher did some experiment. I had no idea what was going on.
English- the best class of the entire day. I understood every single word, except for the VERY rare moments when they spoke German, of course. I helped the teacher a little bit with some word choices, when he wasn't sure what word would be better in certain contexts. We read and discussed an English newspaper article about how the British Prime Minister apologized for the Bloody Sunday Massacre.
Biology- a little boring....we learned something about anarexia and how not to get pregnant....
German- don't even ask....I have no idea....but, we had to group into 3 people (I worked with Leah and her friend) and ask each other some questions about our future careers. Our group did the entire conversation in English....of course....
Everything went very well, though. After school....I went over to Leah's and had lunch....excellent food :)
Later, after supper, Alina gave me an oral test on some of my vocab words. I had some help with some of the neighbors.....Alina is crazy....but, that's what makes her able to put up with me.
Monday, June 28, 2010
June 28th
Today, I went to the school here in Hattingen with Leah (the neighbor). It's an old school and kind of outdated technology-wise. The school here is rather different from America. After every class period (about 45 minutes each....or 90 if it's a double-period), there's a 10-20 minute break. They also don't have every class every day. Today, Leah had 4 classes, tomorrow she has 7. Today, we went to Trigonometry, French, History, and Computers.
Trigonometry-boring, couldn't understand too much
French- interesting, but still couldn't understand too much...obviously, as I don't take French
History- interesting, I understood a little bit, we talked about the Berlin Wall
Computer- boring, but we got to use Microsoft Visual Basic
At about 12:30, all of the classes were finished, and we went to a room where we played cards (BlackJack, in particular). That was fun, wish we could do that in America. After about 15 minutes, we went over to the cafeteria, where we ate some salad, pasta, and pudding. Very good food...the pasta sauce was a little bit fatty, though. But, you can basically do whatever you want during the break....even go home if you want to. You can also eat and drink during the class...as long as you're paying attention, of course.
So, today was a little bit boring at school...but tomorrow should definitely be better, because we have Sport (Gym), English, and German...I don't know what else. So, tomorrow should be fun (especially English).
Trigonometry-boring, couldn't understand too much
French- interesting, but still couldn't understand too much...obviously, as I don't take French
History- interesting, I understood a little bit, we talked about the Berlin Wall
Computer- boring, but we got to use Microsoft Visual Basic
At about 12:30, all of the classes were finished, and we went to a room where we played cards (BlackJack, in particular). That was fun, wish we could do that in America. After about 15 minutes, we went over to the cafeteria, where we ate some salad, pasta, and pudding. Very good food...the pasta sauce was a little bit fatty, though. But, you can basically do whatever you want during the break....even go home if you want to. You can also eat and drink during the class...as long as you're paying attention, of course.
So, today was a little bit boring at school...but tomorrow should definitely be better, because we have Sport (Gym), English, and German...I don't know what else. So, tomorrow should be fun (especially English).
Sunday, June 27, 2010
June 27th
Today, me, Peter, and the neighbors went swimming in the Ruhr (the river that Alina & Peter live across the street from). It was a lot of fun...the current wasn't as strong as I thought it might be. You can touch the ground in most places, but you never know when you're going to get to a dropoff. But, it really was a lot of fun!
Saturday, June 26, 2010
June 26th
Today, we had Peter's birthday party. It was in the garden. Wasn't too different from our parties in America. It was a lot of fun, though. I met a lot of people, including Peter's parents.
Me and some of the neighbors later played some card games....including Blackjack and Bullcrap. That was a lot of fun.
Me and some of the neighbors later played some card games....including Blackjack and Bullcrap. That was a lot of fun.
Friday, June 25, 2010
June 25th
Today...Alina and I cooked and baked food. We also cleaned and prepared the house. All for Peter's birthday party tomorrow. I saw a whole bunch of sheep down by the river today....it was crazy!
Thursday, June 24, 2010
June 24th
Today, Alina & I went shopping to get everything for Peter's birthday party (Geburtstagsfete) in Bochum and in Hattingen. The best shop was the "Trinkgut" (the beverage store). I got a German jersey for free because we bought so much beer for all of the neighbors.
I found out that at most shopping centers, you have to have a Euro coin in order to get the shopping cart. All of the carts are locked together, so you must put a Euro in to unlock it, and then when you lock it again, you can take your Euro back....I think we should do that here in America (with quarters, of course, and not with a Euro).
We went to Aldi. I found out that there are two Aldi brothers...one owns "Aldi-Nord" and another owns "Aldi-Süd" (Aldi-North and Aldi-South). In America, we have the southern part (orange). In this part of Germany, they only have the northern part (blue).
We watched the soccer game at the house for a little bit...Italy (the world-champion from 2006...it's only every 4 years) lost against Slovakia...so Italy is now out of the world cup.
Then, at about 6:15, Peter came home and we got ready to go for dinner. We went to a restaurant nearby called "Fabbrica Italiana". Every Thursday is Pizza Day there....so, we obviously had pizza. The restaraunt is the old train station. Everything was very delicious.
Here is the link: http://www.fabbrica-italiana.de/
I found out that at most shopping centers, you have to have a Euro coin in order to get the shopping cart. All of the carts are locked together, so you must put a Euro in to unlock it, and then when you lock it again, you can take your Euro back....I think we should do that here in America (with quarters, of course, and not with a Euro).
We went to Aldi. I found out that there are two Aldi brothers...one owns "Aldi-Nord" and another owns "Aldi-Süd" (Aldi-North and Aldi-South). In America, we have the southern part (orange). In this part of Germany, they only have the northern part (blue).
We watched the soccer game at the house for a little bit...Italy (the world-champion from 2006...it's only every 4 years) lost against Slovakia...so Italy is now out of the world cup.
Then, at about 6:15, Peter came home and we got ready to go for dinner. We went to a restaurant nearby called "Fabbrica Italiana". Every Thursday is Pizza Day there....so, we obviously had pizza. The restaraunt is the old train station. Everything was very delicious.
Here is the link: http://www.fabbrica-italiana.de/
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
June 23rd
Today, Alina and I went to Hamm to visit Alina's grandmother. We went to the giant shopping center where we bought a few things...
We then went into the "Eis Cafe Firenze" and ate some ice cream (it was the best ice cream ever!!!!!)
Then, we went back to Alina's grandmother's house to drop her off...we also helped in her garden.
Alina & I then went to IKEA...Alina needed to buy a few things...
Later, everybody gathered in a little pavilion for the "public viewing" (no, it's not a funeral)...it's where everybody gathers together and watches the Soccer World Cup...
We then went into the "Eis Cafe Firenze" and ate some ice cream (it was the best ice cream ever!!!!!)
Then, we went back to Alina's grandmother's house to drop her off...we also helped in her garden.
Alina & I then went to IKEA...Alina needed to buy a few things...
Later, everybody gathered in a little pavilion for the "public viewing" (no, it's not a funeral)...it's where everybody gathers together and watches the Soccer World Cup...
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
June 22nd
Today, we went to the shoe-store (nothing special) and then we went to the Supermarket again:
Helped Alina in the garden:
Baked some really amazing muffins:
Drank some alcohol-free beer (didn't taste too bad):
It was also Peter's birthday today and we had some of the neighbors over for some drinks....
Helped Alina in the garden:
Baked some really amazing muffins:
Drank some alcohol-free beer (didn't taste too bad):
It was also Peter's birthday today and we had some of the neighbors over for some drinks....
Monday, June 21, 2010
June 20th-21st
The drive from Jim Thorpe to JFK took about 3 hours...not too bad, I guess. The flight was ok...absolutely fantastic service from Air Berlin! Took maybe 7 1/2 hours. Both JFK and Düsseldorf airport are nice! The plane was huge!
I arrived in Düsseldorf, Germany, drove with Alina & Peter back to their house in Hattingen...explored their house and then walked to the main town. Hattingen is very cool!
We also went to the supermarket to buy a few things:
And then, I took a walk with the people that live next door...it was very nice...we talked about a bunch of stuff like the kinds of things that they like to do, what kind of movies they like to watch, and what kinds of books they like to read (Leah likes most of the stuff that I like!) =)
I arrived in Düsseldorf, Germany, drove with Alina & Peter back to their house in Hattingen...explored their house and then walked to the main town. Hattingen is very cool!
We also went to the supermarket to buy a few things:
And then, I took a walk with the people that live next door...it was very nice...we talked about a bunch of stuff like the kinds of things that they like to do, what kind of movies they like to watch, and what kinds of books they like to read (Leah likes most of the stuff that I like!) =)
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