Archive for 'Culture'
The Top 5 Reasons (besides the Kölner Dom) to visit Nordrhein-Westfalen on your trip to Germany Posted by mickeymickey on Jan 7, 2014
Having spent a total of sixteen months in what some might call Germany’s “ugliest Bundesland”, I would like to dispel that perception by sharing with you a few of the charms of Nordrhein-Westfalen that make me proud to call it mein zweites Heimat. From classical treasures to quirky traditions, NRW has a lot to offer…
“Stufen” von Hermann Hesse Posted by mickeymickey on Dec 31, 2013
Hallo liebe Leute! Ich hoffe, ihr ihr seid gut am ende 2013 angekommen. In honor of the New Year, I would like to share with you one of my favorite poems. It is called “Stufen” and it was written by Hermann Hesse in 1941. You may be familiar with Hesse’s novels Siddhartha or Steppenwolf (the…
“Aber bitte mit Sahne” – Udo Jürgens shares a Cautionary Tale Posted by mickeymickey on Dec 18, 2013
I’m not the biggest fan of German music. Wait let me rephrase that. I’m not the biggest fan of German music post-Liszt. The best music I’ve ever heard was composed in Germany. But somehow when it comes to modern pop, the only German music I’ll listen to is instrumental or hip-hop. The same goes for…
The Coldest Winter: Bilingual Thoughts on the Weather and How We Perceive It Posted by mickeymickey on Dec 13, 2013
Es wird immer kälter hier in Chicago. I’ve been thinking a lot about the last two winters I spent in Germany. Irgendwie fand ich das Winter dort krasser als hier. Of course, last year’s did make headlines in Europe as the darkest winter Germany had seen in 43 years. Je kälter der Winter, desto schöner…
German music and lyrics: Adel Tawil „Lieder“ (English translation) Posted by Sandra Rösner on Oct 28, 2013
I listened to the radio the other day when I heard a German song, which made me raise my eyebrows. It took me a moment to realize that the singer joined together various titles of mainly English songs. At the first moment I thought the performer was trying to be very creative … come hell…
German music and lyrics: Revolverheld „Das kann uns keiner nehmen“ Posted by Sandra Rösner on Oct 14, 2013
One day last weeks I had to do some shopping. When I was waiting at the traffic light along with other cars I had the time to change the channels of my car radio. I often do this to find a song I like and to which I can sing along with. Eventually, I found…
23 Years after the German reunification Posted by Sandra Rösner on Oct 3, 2013
October 3rd is an important date in German history. It is a national holiday in honor of the accession of the former German Democratic Republic (GDR) to the Federal Republic of Germany. The German reunification was given a push by a peaceful revolution in 1989 and 1990. Citizens of the former GDR got together in…