Hmmm, if only this T.A. position could be a full-time job XD  I'm loving it here.  Today the whole house had a Christmas brunch, hosted by one of the couples (the type of building I live in is refered to as a house rather than apartment building.  There are two sides to the house, with 4 floors, each floor having one apartment on both sides. We ( Read more... )

Snow, snow, snow, snow, holy shit snow.  Yay for ridiculous European weather.  Possibly a school day tomorrow? (Crosses fingers)

Another thing I've added to my list of 'Germanisms' : the use of umbrellas during snowstorms.  I don't even know.  

-29C in Winnipeg. Bwahahahaaaaaaa. 0C in Germany :) 

Aaaaaaaaargh. Sick again.  5th time since arrival in Deutschland?  I've been fairly constantly ill since mid November, but now rather than just a cough I've developed a throat infection as well. Yayz.  Also a wet cough. Um, I guess maybe I'll give in and go to the doctors.  Funtimes! Oh well, at least I'm relatively healthy; my nanny friend from ( Read more... )

Aaaaaargh, tired.  Last two days one of the roommates had a very bad fever, so we took turns taking care of her. Result = not much sleep, but a once again healthy roomie.  The fact that I had some terrible nightmares didn't help either. First one involved multiple plane crashes, and in the second I was being blackmailed and tortured by somebody who ( Read more... )

Yeah, so Germany is supposed to expect an terrorist attack this month.  Reaction? Meh.  Apparently there's been some evacuations of trains due to suspicious baggage, but for the most part nobody seems terribly concerned ( Read more... )

Gosh darn it all Europe. Can't you go one day without a strike or demonstration of some sort ( Read more... )

Reading fanfiction auf Deutsch. Fuck yeeeeeah!  German fandom of choice? Tatort, an awesome Krimi series that has been running since the 70s. Mmmmmmmmm Thiel/Boerne slash XD

Lalalaalalaaaa, so lfe is good.  The time tables for the younger grades change next week and I will be getting a new schedule as well.  Will be working with grades 5,6,8,9,12 ( Read more... )

Well, I've decided that I most definitely want to be an expatriate when I grow up. I get reverse-homesickness whenever I think of home. I miss the family and friends, and appreciate Canada, but really I'd love to be able to hang out in Europe for another 5 years or so. Sorry Manitoba, but I think I really will die of boredome if I have to return to ( Read more... )

Ah man, I'm getting proactive homesickness; I'm 8 months left in Germany and I'm already saddened by the thought of having to leave ( Read more... )