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Der Lebenslauf – curriculum vitae Posted by jan on Oct 8, 2011
Maybe some of you might be in the situation to make an application for a job in Germany. Therefore I thought on helping you a little. So what does an application look like in Germany? Well, the answer is not that simple. It totally depends on the branch of trade you´re working for and, of…
Drachenfest Posted by jan on Sep 13, 2011
Two weeks ago we had the chance to attend an event that is quite unusual. At least I didn´t see one like this before. It was called Drachenfest and it was all about Drachen (kites). The event took place on a big Wiese (hayfield) where hundreds of people met to fly their kites. Unfortunately…
9/11 – Zehn Jahre danach (Ten years after) Posted by jan on Sep 11, 2011
Exactly ten years ago, the Terroranschläge (terrorist attacks) on the World Trade Center happened in New York. But still, the whole subject is very present in Germany. Especially for the anniversary, there are unzählige (countless) documentaries and discussions on TV. Since weeks you can see them almost daily. And when you see the horrible pictures…
Hundstage – Dog Days Posted by jan on Aug 30, 2011
Last week we had the so called “Hundstage” (Dog Days) in Germany. Don´t think about the movie from 1975 starring Al Pacino. It´s more abtut the Wetter (weather). I guess the meaning of Hundstage respectively Dog Days is the same in German and English. Well, I simply wanted to say: It was soooo hot! In…
German movies: Das Boot Posted by jan on Aug 13, 2011
Beside the introduction of German music, I also want to show you some important German movies. The first one is called „Das Boot“ and was made back in 1981. Due to its Erfolg (success), the movie was not only the breakthrough for director Wolfgang Petersen, but also for most of its cast. Here are some…
German music: Rio Reiser Posted by jan on Jul 14, 2011
Hi everybody… Some weeks ago when I introduced Herbert Grönemeyer to you, there was a big respond to it. Many of you wanted to know more about German musicians or bands. I guess you thought about the contemporary ones not about classic 🙂 So I decided to do a little series of portraits from time…
Instruments – Instrumente Posted by jan on Jul 1, 2011
Hey there, as I promised, there will be a blog post about instruments. So let´s start the classic way and have a look at an Orchestra. In it´s main parts it consists of the following instruments: der Dirigent – conductor die Violine/die Geige – violin die Bratsche – viola das Violoncello – violoncello der Kontrabass…