Schon fertig mit meinen Klassen! Und jetzt beginnt Urlaub!
Ich fahre nach Berlin um 15:54! Ich bin total aufgeregt. Ich mag Kassel, aber ich vermisse die Stadt.
Ich schreibe mehr später. Tschüss, Kassel!
Katharine
Friday, July 2, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
29. Juni 2010
Fast Juli O_O.
Findings:
German standards of beauty are very much blonde.
Schokolade Keks - butter biscuits covered in chocolate - are highly addictive.
It's commonplace for German houses to be twice as old as the entire United States of America.
Germans, despite whatever negative things they say about America, love blue jeans, McDonalds, American music, TV, films, and pop culture. 95% of the movies on sale in any store are American, and all, regardless of their country of origin, have American soundtracks.
Fußball takes priority over efficiency when the Deutsche Elf are playing
Germans love cats.
European cheese trumps ALL American cheese.
The stereotype about Germans, socks, and sandals is entirely true.
HARIBO/KINDER/MILKA/RITTER! (Though I can't find my favorite Ritter Square anywhere...)
Hall Münden is a perfect place - my host family and I took a trip by car there on Sunday. Like Marburg but quainter, and on two different rivers.
German News > American News
Til Schweiger!
A girl who lives near me rides a unicycle to the Straßebahn every day. Uphill.
Germans have conservative flush toilets but only drink bottled water.
Findings:
German standards of beauty are very much blonde.
Schokolade Keks - butter biscuits covered in chocolate - are highly addictive.
It's commonplace for German houses to be twice as old as the entire United States of America.
Germans, despite whatever negative things they say about America, love blue jeans, McDonalds, American music, TV, films, and pop culture. 95% of the movies on sale in any store are American, and all, regardless of their country of origin, have American soundtracks.
Fußball takes priority over efficiency when the Deutsche Elf are playing
Germans love cats.
European cheese trumps ALL American cheese.
The stereotype about Germans, socks, and sandals is entirely true.
HARIBO/KINDER/MILKA/RITTER! (Though I can't find my favorite Ritter Square anywhere...)
Hall Münden is a perfect place - my host family and I took a trip by car there on Sunday. Like Marburg but quainter, and on two different rivers.
German News > American News
Til Schweiger!
A girl who lives near me rides a unicycle to the Straßebahn every day. Uphill.
Germans have conservative flush toilets but only drink bottled water.
Friday, June 25, 2010
25. Juni 2010
Schon drei Woche! Meine Reise is schon halb fertig...
Gestern habe ich ein bisschen schöne Merino Wolle gekauft. Es war sehr billig - billiger als amerikanische Wolle. 1200 m Wolle, eine 3.5 80cm Nadel, 18 Knöpfe, und eine Garnnadel kosten nur 50 Euro. Genau! Ich habe 2 oder 3 cm des Pullis gestrickt. Fotos kommt bald!
Meiste Studenten aus New York fliegen nach New York morgen. Deshalb bin ich fast allein hier nächste Woche. Ich werde sie vermissen, aber ich bin aufgeregt, in die Orangerie und meine Gastfamilies Garten zu faulenzen.
U.S.A UND DEUTSCHLAND SIND NOCH IN DIE WELTMEISTERSCHAFT! JAWOHL!
Prost,
Katharine
--
3 weeks down already! My trip is already half over...
I bought some gorgeous Merino wool yesterday for REALLY cheap (compared to American prices.) 1200 meters of wool, a 3.5 mm, 80cm knitting needle, 18 buttons, and a tapestry needle only cost me 50 Euros! Excellent! I've got an inch of a sweater done, and I'll upload pictures when I get a chance.
Most of the students here from New York are leaving tomorrow, which means I'll largely be on my own next week. I'll miss the company, but I'm excited to just lounge around knitting, reading, and drinking coffee in the Orangerie and my host family's garden.
AND both the U.S. and Germany are into the next round of World Cup! WOO HOO!
To the weekend,
Katharine
Gestern habe ich ein bisschen schöne Merino Wolle gekauft. Es war sehr billig - billiger als amerikanische Wolle. 1200 m Wolle, eine 3.5 80cm Nadel, 18 Knöpfe, und eine Garnnadel kosten nur 50 Euro. Genau! Ich habe 2 oder 3 cm des Pullis gestrickt. Fotos kommt bald!
Meiste Studenten aus New York fliegen nach New York morgen. Deshalb bin ich fast allein hier nächste Woche. Ich werde sie vermissen, aber ich bin aufgeregt, in die Orangerie und meine Gastfamilies Garten zu faulenzen.
U.S.A UND DEUTSCHLAND SIND NOCH IN DIE WELTMEISTERSCHAFT! JAWOHL!
Prost,
Katharine
--
3 weeks down already! My trip is already half over...
I bought some gorgeous Merino wool yesterday for REALLY cheap (compared to American prices.) 1200 meters of wool, a 3.5 mm, 80cm knitting needle, 18 buttons, and a tapestry needle only cost me 50 Euros! Excellent! I've got an inch of a sweater done, and I'll upload pictures when I get a chance.
Most of the students here from New York are leaving tomorrow, which means I'll largely be on my own next week. I'll miss the company, but I'm excited to just lounge around knitting, reading, and drinking coffee in the Orangerie and my host family's garden.
AND both the U.S. and Germany are into the next round of World Cup! WOO HOO!
To the weekend,
Katharine
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Monday, June 21, 2010
21. Juni 2010
Ein schöner Vaters Tag und glücklicher Sommer!
Am Samstag bin ich nach Marburg gegangen. Ach, Marburg! Was für eine schöne Stadt! Alle die Gebäude sind sehr alt - viele sind 400 oder 500 Jahre alt - und die Elisabethkirche, die die erste gothische Kirche in Deutschland ist, ist 700 Jahre alt. Alle die Straße sind eng und hübsch, and es gibt viele Geschäften und Cafes. Eine sehr idyllische Stadt. Ich bin verliebt in Marburg!
Haspelstraße ist vielleicht in diesem Bild...
Es ist sehr kalt in Deutschland - 16 Grad, 60-65 Fahrenheit. Ich mag es - ich hasse heißes Wetter. Alles ist Perfekt, obwohl ich meine Freunden und Familie vermisse. Höffentlich alles gehen gut in New York!
Liebe,
Katharine
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Happy Father's Day and Happy Summer!
I went to Marburg on Saturday - ah Marburg! What a beautiful city! All of the buildings are very old, most 400 or 500 years old, and the Elisabethkirche, the first Gothic church in Germany, is 700 years old. All of the streets are narrow and cute, and there are many shops and cafes. An idyllic city! I'm in love with Marburg.
It's very cold in Germany, 16 degrees C, or around 65 Fahrenheit. I like it - I hate hot weather. Everything's perfect, except I miss my friend and family! I hope everything's going well in New York.
Love Katharine
Friday, June 18, 2010
Thursday, June 17, 2010
17. Juni 2010
First of all, Happy Bloomsday yesterday!
My second week is coming to an end already. So strange.
On Tuesday, we went to Schloss Wilhelmstal, which is a preserved palace from the mid 1700s. Quite interesting (and gorgeous!) Kaitlyn and I kept saying it felt like Pemberley! A photo:
Then, last night, Professor Kuhn-Osius had a party at his apartment, complete with amazing food and German beer. I tried Blutwurst, which I thought I'd never do, and I ate a raw pork sandwich, which I WISH one could do in America. It's delicious, but since American meat is raised in such awful conditions, there's far too much risk of illness. I will certainly be eating more raw meat while I'm here.As a side note, I've discovered that Parmalat and the like never need to be refrigerated. Nor do eggs. Also, Germans think that all Americans speak like people from The Dukes of Hazzard, and I've watched more American detective shows - dubbed of course - in Germany than I ever have back home.
In terms of education, I'm mostly learning German conjunctions. (Through experience, I also learned that "an der Strassebahn" and "in der Strassebahn" are two completely different phrases. Oops.) My vocabulary is expanding greatly, and I'm becoming more confident in speaking. In spite of this, I only have time to write this post in English at the moment. Having limited internet access can be a drag sometimes. I don't care too much though - there's too much to do here rather than stay cooped up inside on Facebook all day. I'll translate soon!
Jägerbuch fans: look forward to a post after this weekend detailing a trip to Marburg! I'm on the hunt for Rudi Zögelmann!
Tschüss,
Katharine
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