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If we were having coffee – 9 May, 2015
Read more: If we were having coffee – 9 May, 2015If we were having coffee today, then I would ask you if you’d be ok with a glass of water, I would also be willing to make you some freshly pressed orange juice. We would then settle down for a nice afternoon chat, or maybe go outside and have a walk…
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Von einem der auszog um aus der DDR nach Italien zu reisen – “Der Spaziergang von Rostock nach Syrakus” von Friedrich Christian Delius
Read more: Von einem der auszog um aus der DDR nach Italien zu reisen – “Der Spaziergang von Rostock nach Syrakus” von Friedrich Christian DeliusHeute ist man sich nicht mehr bewusst, wie schwer es für DDR Bürger war in nicht Sozialistische Republiken zu reisen. Heute ist der Flug nach Italien schnell gebucht, Landesgrenzen sind im heutigen Europa kein Problem. Paul Gompitz, ein sächselder Kellner aus Rostock, hat eine fixe Idee, die ihn nicht mehr los…
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My first A to Z Challenge – Reflections Post
Read more: My first A to Z Challenge – Reflections PostApril is over, 30 days that went by in a flash! There is more than one reason for that: April was a beautiful month, we had summer weather most of the time. | During April I worked quite a bit more than in the previous months. | And of course there…
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If we were having coffee – 2 May, 2015
Read more: If we were having coffee – 2 May, 2015If we were having coffee, I would propose to make some great tea, maybe a Puh Erh or Oolong, because I do not really drink coffee. I would then sit down with you and tell you that I am all new to the Weekend Coffee Share hosted by Part Time…
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Der erste Mai | The First of May | Le premier Mai
Read more: Der erste Mai | The First of May | Le premier MaiSchokoladen-Maikäfer lagen auf dem Buffet, sie waren unglaublich schön und groß. Wie gerne hätte ich bloß dort reingebissen, aber sie waren nicht für mich, sie waren für meine Uhrgroßmutter, die ihren Geburtstag feierte. Chocolate “Maibugs” (Melolontha) were on the buffet, they beautiful and big. I was longing to take a…
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Y is for Yawn – A to Z Challenge 2015
Read more: Y is for Yawn – A to Z Challenge 2015“Yawning is contagious, others will automatically join in”, this might not be the exact quote, but I remember reading about yawning with my ESL (English as a second language) teacher in middle school. She always made me read strange texts to provide me with diverse vocabulary. I recall a few…
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X is for Xenophobia – A to Z Challenge April 2015
Read more: X is for Xenophobia – A to Z Challenge April 2015Oh what a horrible thing Xenophobia! According to wikipedia, Xenophobia is the unreasonable fear of what is perceived to be foreign or strange. Even in our, now, very advanced and open mind-set, xenophobia still exists. People who move to a foreign country or even visit one can at times be confronted with…
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W is for Wawel Castel – A to Z Challenge April 2015 | Wawel Schloss | Château du Wawel
Read more: W is for Wawel Castel – A to Z Challenge April 2015 | Wawel Schloss | Château du WawelI understood nothing, that was said or sung. I was not part of it. I knew that I was an outsider here. But here people weren’t here to judge others. I did not really fit in, but it felt ok to be there. It was still dark outside when we left…
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V is for Vanilla – A to Z Challenge April 2015
Read more: V is for Vanilla – A to Z Challenge April 2015V is for Vanilla I reopened the freezer, took out the Whole Foods French Vanilla Bean Ice Cream. Even though I was doing this in secret, it cannot have stayed unnoticed for long, but I never heard any remarks regarding my guilty little pleasure. I always appreciated the taste of vanilla, it was probably…
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U ist für Unterkunft – A to Z Challenge April 2015
Read more: U ist für Unterkunft – A to Z Challenge April 2015“Wir brauchen für heute Nacht unbedingt eine Unterkunft!” sagte Tim mit ernster Miene zu seinem besten Freund Christian. “Ich weiß, wir werden schon etwas finden”, erwiderte dieser gelassen. “Wie kannst du bloß so ruhig sein? Meine Mutter wird mir die Hölle heiß machen, wenn sie erfährt, dass ich unter einer…