Two weeks ago I started teaching at a school in Nuremberg. I teach there 2 days a week, and I continue to teach at my other school for 2 days. Despite its ugly, concrete and graffiti-covered outside walls, the new school contains friendly and enthusiastic colleagues and interested students. I have only been working there for two weeks, and so far I haven't found too many significant differences between this school and the school in Altdorf. One difference, though, is that I have gone to more different classes than in Altdorf, and in many of these classes I have just let the students ask me questions about myself and life in the U.S. Because I have had the opportunity to meet more students and talk with them on a more personal basis, I have encountered more diverse reactions toward the U.S. Unfortunately, some of them have not been quite positive. And I have noticed that the longer I am here in Germany, the more I encounter and hear negative attitudes toward Americans or the U.S. I try not to take negative comments personally, but I have to admit it can be difficult to not get too offensive. I hope to change some people's attitudes by being a positive representative of the U.S. in my new school.
Now on to our latest break...The schools were on break last week, so I took the time to travel a little and relax at home. The weather is finally becoming warmer, and the sun is coming out a bit more! This is definitely helping to decrease my recent depressed feelings and lonliness. I'm just not a fan of winter, especially gray winters. I traveled to Regensburg, Ingolstadt, and Neumarkt. These cities are all within 2 hours of Altdorf. I traveled with a friend of mine, Matt, who is also a teaching assistant from the U.S. We met up with a friend that I studied abroad with in Regensburg in 2008. She is back there studying now. We also met Matt's former host parents in Ingolstadt and went to the Audi museum! Ingolstadt has an Audi factory. I wasn't super interested in going to the museum, but Matt kept saying how cool it was, so I thought "why not?" It turned out to be pretty interesting, even for someone not crazy about cars. Check out Regensburg and Ingolstadt below.
Now on to our latest break...The schools were on break last week, so I took the time to travel a little and relax at home. The weather is finally becoming warmer, and the sun is coming out a bit more! This is definitely helping to decrease my recent depressed feelings and lonliness. I'm just not a fan of winter, especially gray winters. I traveled to Regensburg, Ingolstadt, and Neumarkt. These cities are all within 2 hours of Altdorf. I traveled with a friend of mine, Matt, who is also a teaching assistant from the U.S. We met up with a friend that I studied abroad with in Regensburg in 2008. She is back there studying now. We also met Matt's former host parents in Ingolstadt and went to the Audi museum! Ingolstadt has an Audi factory. I wasn't super interested in going to the museum, but Matt kept saying how cool it was, so I thought "why not?" It turned out to be pretty interesting, even for someone not crazy about cars. Check out Regensburg and Ingolstadt below.
Regensburg. Check it out- We aren't wearing any hats or gloves! Spring is coming!
I like this one!
I like this one!Now on to #9 of my list.
9. German chocolate: I was going to not put it on the list, but I realized a few weeks ago that I kind of had to. Most German packaged chocolate is not that different tasting than the chocolate in the U.S., at least in my opinion. But what is inside of German chocolate bars is what makes them special to me. They often have more natural or, at least, different ingredients/fillings than the chocolate in the U.S. For example, yogurt, honey, raisins, marzipan, and espresso. I realized that I had to put chocolate on the list because I ate a whole bar of Ritter Sport chocolate, which is not the same size as a candy bar in the U.S. (see below), in one day....yep sometimes it happens to the best of us. This bar has yogurt, nuts, and honey in it.
9. German chocolate: I was going to not put it on the list, but I realized a few weeks ago that I kind of had to. Most German packaged chocolate is not that different tasting than the chocolate in the U.S., at least in my opinion. But what is inside of German chocolate bars is what makes them special to me. They often have more natural or, at least, different ingredients/fillings than the chocolate in the U.S. For example, yogurt, honey, raisins, marzipan, and espresso. I realized that I had to put chocolate on the list because I ate a whole bar of Ritter Sport chocolate, which is not the same size as a candy bar in the U.S. (see below), in one day....yep sometimes it happens to the best of us. This bar has yogurt, nuts, and honey in it.
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