Fernsehturm in Berlin
Berliner Dome
Gate that divided the East and West
Russian Cemetery oustide of Stendal
Haha, me on the Train
Hamburg
Hamburg
Science Museum
Tangermunde; Celebrating 1000 years
Friends and I at the Tangermunde celebration
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Pictures
Fernsehturm in Berlin
Berliner Dome
Gate that divided the East and West
Russian Cemetery oustide of Stendal
Haha, me on the Train
Hamburg
Hamburg
Science Museum
Tangermunde; Celebrating 1000 years
Friends and I at the Tangermunde celebration
School Break
This past week has been the fall break from school here. Everything is starting to get colder and colder, my host brother went to Poland during the break and it was already steadily snowing there. So Winter is coming!!
My host parents took me to BERLIN for a day trip. We saw the Fernsehturm, which is the tallest building in Europe. We went to the top and had a 360 degree view of Berlin. We also went to the German History museum, which had everything you could think of covering German History. Did a little shopping and went home. It is such a grand city that you cannot possibly begin to cover the whole city in a day, but another trip is being planned : )
The next day I traveled on my own to a city called Göttingen, where I met up with other exchange students and celebrated my friends 18th Birthday!! I spent the night with another exchangie (<--- is that a word? If not, I am still gonna use it) who is from Australia. She arrived in Germany in January so her German in significantly better than mine.
The next day the Australian exchange student and I ( not using names here for her privacy) went to Hannover together, we basically walked around the city and just hung out. Not much really worth saying about it, we just had a "chill
day." We later met up with exchangies who lived in Hannover, and she and I were the only ones who spoke English, so now I think it's safe to say that my Spanish is also improving...
For the rest of my break I have hung out with my Host family and just played games around the house. I have worked on my German some also, but not so much, it's getting easier and easier from this point on.
I start school back tomorrow, and my life will fall into a routine again. We don't have anymore holidays until the Christmas break, which for me is from December 19th until January 6th. And then the next holiday is my birthday on the 31st of January : ) hahaha.
Well that's it for now
~Amanda
My host parents took me to BERLIN for a day trip. We saw the Fernsehturm, which is the tallest building in Europe. We went to the top and had a 360 degree view of Berlin. We also went to the German History museum, which had everything you could think of covering German History. Did a little shopping and went home. It is such a grand city that you cannot possibly begin to cover the whole city in a day, but another trip is being planned : )
The next day I traveled on my own to a city called Göttingen, where I met up with other exchange students and celebrated my friends 18th Birthday!! I spent the night with another exchangie (<--- is that a word? If not, I am still gonna use it) who is from Australia. She arrived in Germany in January so her German in significantly better than mine.
The next day the Australian exchange student and I ( not using names here for her privacy) went to Hannover together, we basically walked around the city and just hung out. Not much really worth saying about it, we just had a "chill
day." We later met up with exchangies who lived in Hannover, and she and I were the only ones who spoke English, so now I think it's safe to say that my Spanish is also improving...
For the rest of my break I have hung out with my Host family and just played games around the house. I have worked on my German some also, but not so much, it's getting easier and easier from this point on.
I start school back tomorrow, and my life will fall into a routine again. We don't have anymore holidays until the Christmas break, which for me is from December 19th until January 6th. And then the next holiday is my birthday on the 31st of January : ) hahaha.
Well that's it for now
~Amanda
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Two Months
I have officially been in Germany for two whole months! It has gone by so fast that I cannot even believe it. It seems that my laziness has finally caught up to me...sorry. I am not as punctual anymore about my updates, and it honestly isn't because I am too busy, just lazy.
Not much has happened since my last Rotary weekend in Soltau/Walsrode. My German friends and I went to their "Disko" again, and that was fun.
One weekend my friends and I all traveled to the next town over.(10 km) Luckily this time we took the train. The towns name is Tangermunde, and they were celebrating their 1000 year anniversary, yes you read that correctly. This town has been around for 1000 years, that is really-freakin-cool. It's hard to imagine that because in the United States our history as a whole dates to roughly 300 years in total. So its hard to grasp the magnitude of a thousand years. They had the typical carnival rides that we all know, they had a few of Germany's local bands playing. All in all it was a fun night.
This past weekend the Rotexers had another event planned for all of the exchange students. We all met up early on Saturday morning and together we took a day trip to Hamburg. It was great, Hamburg is a beautiful city and if given the opportunity I would love to visit it again. We had a brief city tour, a harbor tour, and we got to experience some shopping. I had a great time, anytime with Rotex and the other exchange students always equates to a good time.
On Sunday the 20th my host family took Poliana and I to Magdeburg.(The next largest town about 40 minutes south of Stendal.) Where we went through a museum about the History of Science and its progress through time. Definitely a cool place. There were so many models and explanations from the Ancient Romans, Greeks, to Einstein, Siemens, and so many more scientists.
School is becoming easier and less boring as I understand more and more, which is a relief. The weather is now officially fall here, and it is steadily getting colder and colder. They have already started to get out the Christmas decor and festivities. Christmas is a huge deal here, okay it is a big deal everywhere, but especially here. They are already getting ready for the big event and it is just now October!
My host family is planning a day trip to Berlin during our next school break, which starts October 10th and lasts until the 18th. I am also very excited for this, and I will put up some pictures when they are available.
I also got my Eurotour dates!
Day 1: Friday March 19 - Meet in Hannover
Day 2: Saturday March 20 - Hannover to Brugge Belgium
Day 3: Sunday March 21- Brussels, Belgium
Day 4: Monday March 22- Brugge to Paris, France
Day 5: Tuesday March 23- Paris
Day 6: Wednesday March 24- Paris
Day 7: Thursday March 25- Paris to Avignon
Day 8: Friday March 26- Avignon to Nice
Day 9: Saturday March 27- Monaco
Day 10: Sunday March 28- Florence, Italy
Day 11: Monday March 29- Florence
Day 12: Tuesday March 30- Florence to Rome
Day 13: Wednesday March 31- Rome
Day 14: Thursday April 1- Rome
Day 15: Friday April 2- Rome to Venice
Day 16: Saturday April 3- Venice to Berchtesgaden, Germany
Day 17: Sunday April 4- Vienna, Austria
Day 18: Monday April 5- Vienna
Day 19: Tuesday April 6 Vienna to Budapest, Hungary
Day 20: Wednesday April 7- Budapest
Day 21: Thursday April 8- Budapest to Prague, Czech Republic
Day 22: Friday April 9- Prague
Day 23: Saturday April 10- Prague to Hannover
Hope I did all of that correctly! Well that is all for now, I'll have a separate post with nothing but pictures pretty soon!
Not much has happened since my last Rotary weekend in Soltau/Walsrode. My German friends and I went to their "Disko" again, and that was fun.
One weekend my friends and I all traveled to the next town over.(10 km) Luckily this time we took the train. The towns name is Tangermunde, and they were celebrating their 1000 year anniversary, yes you read that correctly. This town has been around for 1000 years, that is really-freakin-cool. It's hard to imagine that because in the United States our history as a whole dates to roughly 300 years in total. So its hard to grasp the magnitude of a thousand years. They had the typical carnival rides that we all know, they had a few of Germany's local bands playing. All in all it was a fun night.
This past weekend the Rotexers had another event planned for all of the exchange students. We all met up early on Saturday morning and together we took a day trip to Hamburg. It was great, Hamburg is a beautiful city and if given the opportunity I would love to visit it again. We had a brief city tour, a harbor tour, and we got to experience some shopping. I had a great time, anytime with Rotex and the other exchange students always equates to a good time.
On Sunday the 20th my host family took Poliana and I to Magdeburg.(The next largest town about 40 minutes south of Stendal.) Where we went through a museum about the History of Science and its progress through time. Definitely a cool place. There were so many models and explanations from the Ancient Romans, Greeks, to Einstein, Siemens, and so many more scientists.
School is becoming easier and less boring as I understand more and more, which is a relief. The weather is now officially fall here, and it is steadily getting colder and colder. They have already started to get out the Christmas decor and festivities. Christmas is a huge deal here, okay it is a big deal everywhere, but especially here. They are already getting ready for the big event and it is just now October!
My host family is planning a day trip to Berlin during our next school break, which starts October 10th and lasts until the 18th. I am also very excited for this, and I will put up some pictures when they are available.
I also got my Eurotour dates!
Day 1: Friday March 19 - Meet in Hannover
Day 2: Saturday March 20 - Hannover to Brugge Belgium
Day 3: Sunday March 21- Brussels, Belgium
Day 4: Monday March 22- Brugge to Paris, France
Day 5: Tuesday March 23- Paris
Day 6: Wednesday March 24- Paris
Day 7: Thursday March 25- Paris to Avignon
Day 8: Friday March 26- Avignon to Nice
Day 9: Saturday March 27- Monaco
Day 10: Sunday March 28- Florence, Italy
Day 11: Monday March 29- Florence
Day 12: Tuesday March 30- Florence to Rome
Day 13: Wednesday March 31- Rome
Day 14: Thursday April 1- Rome
Day 15: Friday April 2- Rome to Venice
Day 16: Saturday April 3- Venice to Berchtesgaden, Germany
Day 17: Sunday April 4- Vienna, Austria
Day 18: Monday April 5- Vienna
Day 19: Tuesday April 6 Vienna to Budapest, Hungary
Day 20: Wednesday April 7- Budapest
Day 21: Thursday April 8- Budapest to Prague, Czech Republic
Day 22: Friday April 9- Prague
Day 23: Saturday April 10- Prague to Hannover
Hope I did all of that correctly! Well that is all for now, I'll have a separate post with nothing but pictures pretty soon!
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