More Interesting Things About Germany!

• People are extremely interested in Obama's Health Care Plan
• Most beds have only a comforter that is folded sideways when the bed is made
• The lights are very dim so most use lamps
• In sport class students do not wear t-shirts, shorts and tennis shoes but rather dance shoes, tank tops and athletic capris
• Womens' bikes are made so that one can wear a full length skirt
• Fruit trees are common
• Open air markets are popular
• Evangelical is the most common faith in this region (non-monotheistic religions are virtually unheard of)
• House shoes are to be worn at all times
• Left overs is a foreign concept
• Toilet paper is very hard and not too absorbent
• Scarfs are a must
• People hate garlic as well as spices in general
• Bakeries can be found at every corner
• The dog can do no wrong
• Speaking about a woman's age is not taboo
• All are highly weight conscious
• It is common to buy a new car every 2 years
• The average school cafeteria is more like a resaurant where one can choose between a large variety of items

Lisa's last night

The last night with my host sister before she left on an exchange year to France.

Opening Gifts

My Arrival

My first week at school

There are few differences between American and German schools...

Students must take an exam to determine if they can go to a trade school or university bound school

you can take as many or as few classes in a single subject as you wish

there is a break for breakfast as well as lunch

most take notes on graph paper regardless of the class and write with blue ink

teachers like STRAIGHT lines so all students use rulers while taking notes and writing papers

students sit at tables with wooden chairs

teachers and students rotate rooms

fashions are crazy!

multi building campus

My classes are as follows:

• German
• English
• Clinical Pychology
• Theory of Pychology and Developmental Pychology
• Abstract and Vector Geometry
• Genetics
• Molecular Biology
• Bio Chemestry
• Arobics/Tennis/Volleyball
• Watercolour and architecture sketching

More pictures form Berlin!

Interesting things about Germany

• Women do not have a single wedding ring they wear all of the time. As long as you have a ring on your ring finger you are married.
• Checker-outers at the supermarket have nice computer chairs to sit in.
• There are no grocery bags.
• Blinds are on the outside of the house.
• Pets are treated to wet food daily.
• Tissues are rare... and so are showers (People bath using wash cloths and wash their hair 1-2 times a week)
• Shaving is hit and miss and so are bras
• All water bottles are 1.5mL and flavored water is popular
• When you want water with no carbonation you must specify
• All water is mineral water
• All drinks come at room temp.
• Vegtables and fruit are rarer
• Potatoes are a staple food in the diet
• People eat according to the season
• People use clothes lines to dry their clothes
• One can recycle just about everything. People have great respect for limited recorces.
• Air conditioning is a rare luxury
• "Umbrella" by the Baseballs and "Jungle Drum" by Emillana Torrini are by far the two msot popular songs. I woudl reccomend listening to them on youtube. They are quite good in my opinion.
• The majority of music played on the radio is is English
• The majority of TV shows are American shows which have been dubed
• All homes are accompanied by multi roomed workshops
• It is common for children (even up to age 10ish) to run nude at the beach
• FAST aggressive drivers
• Many bikes
• Make-up and styled hair is seldom
• Lunch is the main meal
• People make frequent trips to the super market so all food is fresh except for milk which comes in a box and does not need to be refrigerated before opening
• There is such a thing as spreadable meat
• It is believed that everything is better with butter, but not to much!
• 3.5% milk is the most common (whole milk)
• There is alot of graffiti
• In school one must use a blue ink fountain pen (pencils are forbidden)
• Average paper is a bit longer than in America