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German Wednesdays : Ich liebe Brot

February 25th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Short and sweet today.
I love German bread. I really do. I bought a loaf today and I’ve eaten almost half of it already. No, I don’t miss sandwiches or pasties in the slightest, it’s all about the belegten Brötchen thank you very much. Salami with cream cheese is my favourite, OM NOM NOM
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German Wednesday : Sewing auf Deutsch

February 18th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Uncategorized

Sorry it’s a day late!
I thought I’d use this edition of German Wednesday to talk about my sewing course at the Volkshochschule (community college).

It’s been really enjoyable so far, though I am moving at a snail’s pace, or so it seems! I’m creating View C of Butterick 6582, and I think it’s going [...]

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German Wednesday : Kino Tag!

February 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized

 

Tuesday is Cinema Day at Dortmund Cinestar, so I went with a fellow assistant to get some German film watching on the go.
I’ve made a pact with myself for the duration of my stay here in Germany; that is, to only watch German-language films, and I’ll tell you why.
Dubbing. The god-damned dubbing. I understand [...]

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German Wednesday : The German Stare

February 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized

 
Bit of a late German Wednesday this time, because I’ve spent all this morning under my bedsheet cover, dosed up on painkillers, trying to get rid of a headache. Yay me!
The first thing that struck me in my first weekend in Koeln was the amount that people just outright stared at us. In all fairness, [...]

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German Wednesday : Schnee in Deutschland? Kein Panik!

January 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized

In this edition of German Wednesday… SNOW!

Yup, it’s still here, but it’s not as fun as it was earlier in the week because instead of being squishy and entertaining to make tracks in, it’s all iced over and rubbish for clumsy people to walk over. Also am terrified to wear high boots that were bought [...]

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