Fall Break Preview

I wrapped up this week by going to the Children's Film Festival with my students!

So basically I got to spend the day at the movie theater, seeing international movies and getting to chat with my students and fellow teachers about them.  It was a fun day!  (And the not-teaching may have factored into that too...)

I got to see the indie film Molly Maxwell, which was made in Canada and so hipster it hurt my soul a bit for not having an oversized flannel shirt and pegged jeans in closet. After the movie, some of the students I talked to told me they had trouble understanding the slang and Canadian accent in the film. I don't blame them, they mumbled a lot and the witty one-liners were hard to catch.  Sometimes, I felt like I was the only one in theater who understood the jokes.

 I also watched the Dutch film 20 Lüge, 4 Eltern, und Ein Ei (aka 20 Lies, 4 Parents, and A Little Egg). The movie was in Dutch with English subtitles, but the movie theater also brought in a German translator.  The 3 languages at times was overwhelming for me, especially when the English and German translations didn't match each other.  The students struggled with it too - the 8th grade girl sitting next to me got very indignant, saying: "We can read English, we're not idiots. Why didn't they leave those subtitles?"

Although I enjoyed the movies and thought they were excellent, I hardly would have classified either as children's/young adult films. Both dealt with complex and mature issues with were also ambiguously resolved (or in the case of the Dutch film, not at all, really).

In keeping with the cinematic theme, I was just updating to say that now that I'm on my two week fall break (woohoo!), I'll be traveling all over Germany and also border hopping a bit and I just wanted to give you, dear readers, a sneak preview, a trailer of sorts to all my adventures.

This weekend, I'm heading up to see Wittenberg.  Yes, Lutherstadt Wittenberg.  Hopefully, after nearly 500 years, they won't throw me out for being a Papist.

I'm also taking a trip with other Fulbrighters to Prague for 4 days. I've never been there and I've heard wonderful things from everyone who's been there.

After a short break, then I'm exploring the north of Germany in Bremen, Hamburg, Schwerin, and Lübeck.

So this is just to say, expect a lot of updates (and photos) in the future!

Lots of Love,
Your Humble Blogger

Yikes! Falling Behind!

Hey everyone!

Sorry my posts have been a little far apart recently!  I will try and get the wine tasting one up ASAP.
I'm leaving today for the island (and country!) of Cyprus, so hopefully I can update from there!

The next couple weeks will be crazy, what with my LSAT and all (the idea of marrying rich is sounding better and better after each logic game!), but I will try and post as regularly as possible!

Since I have less than 100 days (yep, it's true!) here in Germany - what do you want me to blog about?!  You can leave a comment on this post!

Have a great week everyone!

Lots of Love,
Your Humble Blogger
and Simba!

Quick Update!

Hey everyone!

I'm working as hard as possible on my France and U.K. posts, but blogger changed its format (alas not its terrible photo uploader), which is giving me some grief. Stupid.

Every time I try to add photos it freezes and then they disappear.

By the end of it I look like this:

Hopefully, the Paris post will be up before Friday!

Thanks for being awesome!

Stay Excellent!

Sneak Peek!

Hello my lovely followers! It is I, your humble blogger, alive and well after our vacation in Paris.  While I try to unpack and then repack for "Hannah and Will's Excellent Adventure" in London, I'm going to give you guys a sneak peek into the many posts that will come this week.

- Finishing up my movie post (untimely now since the Oscars are over, but oh well)

- Fasching Parade

- Disneyland Paris

- Paris (the real deal)

- Hannah's (and Simba's) Top Ten Travel Tips!

Get excited!

Hello my lovely readers!

The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated and hopefully before the end of this week, you'll be getting at least one post from me!  I'm planning on posting some of my Christmas Extravaganza (aka this humble blogger's family reunion in Germany) photos VERY soon!  It's going to be quite photo heavy and blogger and I aren't getting along so well.  BUT!  There will be a post soon!

Lots of Love,
Your Humble Blogger and Simba

I haven't forgotten about you!

Hello my darling readers!

Yes, it is, I, back from a week in the Swabian Alb (not the Alps, there is a difference) at an intensive language retreat.  Alas, I had no internet. But I have lots of pictures and stories for you!

Unfortunately, tomorrow I have a big grammar test for my class. Since German grammar and I have a dysfunctional relationship, I'll have to keep you in suspense in for more day.  But here's a little teaser:

Big post coming tomorrow and Tuesday!