Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Just a Quickie
Hmm, here's a thought ... is it "quickie" or "quicky"? Either way, the more I say it in my head, I hate that word.
Anyways, this is just going to be a quick post, because I need to update - i will write properly tomorrow. So much is going on in my head right now; I have only 10 days left in Germany and I am trying to prepare myself for the massive change of being back at home, I have a splitting headache and sore feet, colleagues are irritating me to within an inch of my sanity (seriously), my apartment (too nice a word for this disgusting ghetto that is never cleaned), need sleep .... that kinda thing. I'm eating bread and honey, it's delicious. I'm about to start reading a new book. Geek girl is back. Ha.
But I thought I would say hola seeing as I was online.
Anyways, this is just going to be a quick post, because I need to update - i will write properly tomorrow. So much is going on in my head right now; I have only 10 days left in Germany and I am trying to prepare myself for the massive change of being back at home, I have a splitting headache and sore feet, colleagues are irritating me to within an inch of my sanity (seriously), my apartment (too nice a word for this disgusting ghetto that is never cleaned), need sleep .... that kinda thing. I'm eating bread and honey, it's delicious. I'm about to start reading a new book. Geek girl is back. Ha.
But I thought I would say hola seeing as I was online.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
17 Days ...
... is how many days I have left in Germany!!!!! 13 working days and two weekends. So right now, my room is full of large moving boxes because I have soooo much stuff here and I need to pack it all up to ship home. I have seven, all full, a large suitcase (not yet full), a large holdall (empty) and a room full of things. I sure hope I'm gonna get it all packed, because I am rubbish at throwing stuff out.
I'm also trying to organize a goodbye party. :D We're going to this really nice restaurant chain called Maredo. It does Latin Americany/Spanishy food and is soooooo delicious, and not expensive. I'm so excited. I love going out to eat, but I only really get the chance at home (when my parents are paying haha) and sometimes with friends in Liverpool, but here not at all, so I am really looking forward to it.
My replacement Cara is coming out in about a week and a half too, so I'm excited to get to see her again. We only have one week here together, but I think that there will be lots of funny stories, and funny pictures that week.
This is what we got up to last time she was here:
(We were dressing up as caterpillars!).
Last week my college work for this year was due in. I had to write a 2000 word log book chronicaling my experiences here, as well as a 3000 word research paper (I wrote about the White Rose Movement and the memory culture that has developed in Germany since the end of
the war) in German. I mailed it off on Wednesday, two days before the deadline, and by the end of it, I was quite proud. :) All through May I was stressing about it, but once I had done all my research and started writing it up, it flowed quite nicely.
So much so that I decided to apply for the new dissertation module which has been added to our module choices for senior year. You have to apply because your academic grades count towards whether you are allowed to do it or not, and I am allowed to do it!! I was so happy, because I really enjoyed doing independent research and writing up an essay on what I had found out.
My dissertation is going to be on the European Union and whether it is beneficial for Germany or not, and whether expansion will be advantageous or not. I don't know yet whether I have to write in English or German; English would obviously be easier (it's 10-12,000 word) but I am prepared to accept the challenge if it's in German. I have no idea yet whether I have got places on the other modules I selected, but I hope so. I will be doing two electives, core language and the dissertation module each semester. I'm so excited about next year!!
Well, that's about all for now, I have no idea what else to write right now.
I'm listening to some really cool Cajun music by Blind Uncle Gaspard and Ann Savoy. I love it! You should go check it out!!
Lots of Love xx
I'm also trying to organize a goodbye party. :D We're going to this really nice restaurant chain called Maredo. It does Latin Americany/Spanishy food and is soooooo delicious, and not expensive. I'm so excited. I love going out to eat, but I only really get the chance at home (when my parents are paying haha) and sometimes with friends in Liverpool, but here not at all, so I am really looking forward to it.
My replacement Cara is coming out in about a week and a half too, so I'm excited to get to see her again. We only have one week here together, but I think that there will be lots of funny stories, and funny pictures that week.
This is what we got up to last time she was here:
(We were dressing up as caterpillars!).
Last week my college work for this year was due in. I had to write a 2000 word log book chronicaling my experiences here, as well as a 3000 word research paper (I wrote about the White Rose Movement and the memory culture that has developed in Germany since the end of
the war) in German. I mailed it off on Wednesday, two days before the deadline, and by the end of it, I was quite proud. :) All through May I was stressing about it, but once I had done all my research and started writing it up, it flowed quite nicely.
So much so that I decided to apply for the new dissertation module which has been added to our module choices for senior year. You have to apply because your academic grades count towards whether you are allowed to do it or not, and I am allowed to do it!! I was so happy, because I really enjoyed doing independent research and writing up an essay on what I had found out.
My dissertation is going to be on the European Union and whether it is beneficial for Germany or not, and whether expansion will be advantageous or not. I don't know yet whether I have to write in English or German; English would obviously be easier (it's 10-12,000 word) but I am prepared to accept the challenge if it's in German. I have no idea yet whether I have got places on the other modules I selected, but I hope so. I will be doing two electives, core language and the dissertation module each semester. I'm so excited about next year!!
Well, that's about all for now, I have no idea what else to write right now.
I'm listening to some really cool Cajun music by Blind Uncle Gaspard and Ann Savoy. I love it! You should go check it out!!
Lots of Love xx
Monday, June 09, 2008
Back By Popular Demand
Ok, not really, but I haven't written in here for aaaaaaaages, so I figured I'd better start again.
I also have a super fun questionnaire to fill out, thanks to Katie who is sooooooo right when she says I love to fill them out. It's kinda sad, but I actually really do. Ha, I'm such an eight year old!!
But here goes:
Here are the rules:
1. The rules of the game get posted at the beginning.
2. Each player answers the questions about themselves.
3. At the end of the post, the player then tags five people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read the player’s blog.
4. Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve posted your answer.
What were you doing 5 years ago?
That's a pretty tough question actually, five years is a long time ago!!
1. I went on my first ever trip to Germany on the school exchange program to Schwäbisch Hall (near Stuttgart).
2. I was waiting for my AS results and thinking about college options.
3. I was excited about going on vacation to Greece. (I LOVE Greece)
4. I was preparing for my 18th birthday that September and looking for a dress for the charity ball my parents took me to.
5. I was falling in love for the very first time (at least, I thought I was at the time).
What are 5 things on your to-do list today (not in any particular order)?
1 Take a shower before bed.
2. Tidy up my room a little.
3. Read some of my book.
4. Plan what I want to wear tomorrow.
5. Go to bed.
(it's like 10pm now, there aren't that many thing I have left to do today!!)
What are 5 snacks you enjoy?
1. Cookies. :) Yummy.
2. Dried Apricots.
3. Bread (Ciabatta or Baguette especially) and Olive Oil with little bits of red pepper and random spices mixed with a splash of vinegar.
4. Ben and Jerry's Bohemian Raspberry or Chunky Monkey ice cream with fresh raspberries and chopped up banana (also doubles as dessert = two for the price of one!!).
5. Carrot Sticks with Tzatziki.
What 5 things would you do if you were a billionaire?
1. Invest in properties all over the place.
2. Give a load to my parents, because they have supported me so much (financially and otherwise) throughout my whole entire life.
3. Go on a massive shopping trip. Shallow, but I would; no point in lying. *lol*
4. Give a load to cancer research charities, as well as children's charities, and other needy causes like schools and hospitals in disaster areas like New Orleans.
5. I would go traveling; firstly with my dream road trip across every state in the Union.
What are 5 of your bad habits?
1. I talk too much, and usually drivvel.
2. I have rubbish concentration and get bored too easily.
3. I can be quite flighty, and selfish. :(
4. I'm quite lazy.
5. I still bite my nails
What are 5 places you have lived?
1. Nottingham, England (home)
2. Winnenden, Germany (approx. 20km north east of Stuttgart - gap year)
3. Liverpool, England (college)
4. Munich, Germany (junior year internship :D)
5. Sunset Beach, CA (just as soon as i get my green card, publish my novels and enough funds to buy my beach huse :) )
What are 5 jobs you've had?
1. Babysitter to some super kids (Olivia and Miles, now very much grown up :) ) and some not so super kids (Michael and Anna - Anna was cute, especially when she was a toddler, but Michael was devil spawn), and some kids with crazy health freak parents (Emma and Daniel, though I never actually met the kids cos they were always asleep when I arrived) who never had anything fun to eat (cos that's what babysitting is all about) and didn't own a TV.
2. Sales Assistant at the local gas station. Where I met The Boy. :s
3. Intern at Siemens, once in Stuttgart, once in Munich.
4. Novelist (ongoing, not yet a real job because I don't get paid for it but whatever).
5. General Dogsbody around my house. I will do pretty much anything in exchange for cash. (That sounds wrong, but you know what I mean).
What 5 people do you want to tag?
I can't tag anyone because Katie is the only person I know who has a blog, and she tagged me already!
Well that's all for now folks. Gotta get to bed!
xxx
I also have a super fun questionnaire to fill out, thanks to Katie who is sooooooo right when she says I love to fill them out. It's kinda sad, but I actually really do. Ha, I'm such an eight year old!!
But here goes:
Here are the rules:
1. The rules of the game get posted at the beginning.
2. Each player answers the questions about themselves.
3. At the end of the post, the player then tags five people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read the player’s blog.
4. Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve posted your answer.
What were you doing 5 years ago?
That's a pretty tough question actually, five years is a long time ago!!
1. I went on my first ever trip to Germany on the school exchange program to Schwäbisch Hall (near Stuttgart).
2. I was waiting for my AS results and thinking about college options.
3. I was excited about going on vacation to Greece. (I LOVE Greece)
4. I was preparing for my 18th birthday that September and looking for a dress for the charity ball my parents took me to.
5. I was falling in love for the very first time (at least, I thought I was at the time).
What are 5 things on your to-do list today (not in any particular order)?
1 Take a shower before bed.
2. Tidy up my room a little.
3. Read some of my book.
4. Plan what I want to wear tomorrow.
5. Go to bed.
(it's like 10pm now, there aren't that many thing I have left to do today!!)
What are 5 snacks you enjoy?
1. Cookies. :) Yummy.
2. Dried Apricots.
3. Bread (Ciabatta or Baguette especially) and Olive Oil with little bits of red pepper and random spices mixed with a splash of vinegar.
4. Ben and Jerry's Bohemian Raspberry or Chunky Monkey ice cream with fresh raspberries and chopped up banana (also doubles as dessert = two for the price of one!!).
5. Carrot Sticks with Tzatziki.
What 5 things would you do if you were a billionaire?
1. Invest in properties all over the place.
2. Give a load to my parents, because they have supported me so much (financially and otherwise) throughout my whole entire life.
3. Go on a massive shopping trip. Shallow, but I would; no point in lying. *lol*
4. Give a load to cancer research charities, as well as children's charities, and other needy causes like schools and hospitals in disaster areas like New Orleans.
5. I would go traveling; firstly with my dream road trip across every state in the Union.
What are 5 of your bad habits?
1. I talk too much, and usually drivvel.
2. I have rubbish concentration and get bored too easily.
3. I can be quite flighty, and selfish. :(
4. I'm quite lazy.
5. I still bite my nails
What are 5 places you have lived?
1. Nottingham, England (home)
2. Winnenden, Germany (approx. 20km north east of Stuttgart - gap year)
3. Liverpool, England (college)
4. Munich, Germany (junior year internship :D)
5. Sunset Beach, CA (just as soon as i get my green card, publish my novels and enough funds to buy my beach huse :) )
What are 5 jobs you've had?
1. Babysitter to some super kids (Olivia and Miles, now very much grown up :) ) and some not so super kids (Michael and Anna - Anna was cute, especially when she was a toddler, but Michael was devil spawn), and some kids with crazy health freak parents (Emma and Daniel, though I never actually met the kids cos they were always asleep when I arrived) who never had anything fun to eat (cos that's what babysitting is all about) and didn't own a TV.
2. Sales Assistant at the local gas station. Where I met The Boy. :s
3. Intern at Siemens, once in Stuttgart, once in Munich.
4. Novelist (ongoing, not yet a real job because I don't get paid for it but whatever).
5. General Dogsbody around my house. I will do pretty much anything in exchange for cash. (That sounds wrong, but you know what I mean).
What 5 people do you want to tag?
I can't tag anyone because Katie is the only person I know who has a blog, and she tagged me already!
Well that's all for now folks. Gotta get to bed!
xxx
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