Park, Sport, BBQ, Deeksha, German, Bretzel, Doctor
Saturday, 9. May 2009, 07:23:50
This week, I had some new experiences.
1. Sitting in the park in underwear
In Australia, it's not the best idea to sit in the sun for too long. However, in this part of the world, there is no hole in the ozone layer (as far as I know), so it's not as dangerous to sit in the sun. In Germany, you can also go to the park and sit there in your underwear and NO ONE will care! I would NEVER do that in Australia. Someone paranoid person with nothing better to do would probably report me to the police. However, I'm not in Australia, so I did it! HA!
2. Power move
The uni sport program here is pretty good, as we actually have a sport program(!) and sports are FREE (my favourite!) or low cost.
This week I did 'power move'. Power move on Monday consisted of running around a hall for half an hour, moving my arms around as I ran, running backwards etc.
Power move on Thursday night was GREAT! We were waiting to start...the lights went off...a disco ball and lights lit up the room, the instructor started running on the spot in the middle of the hall and then the dance music started. Then we did exercise to the music. Everyone there was so exhausted but was having so much fun.
3. Grill party
There was a grill party (German word for BBQ) at uni with free beer and non-alcoholic drinks. I had the chance to meet some new people and drink really weak beer (beer mixed with lemonade, in a bottle). In Australia, only old men drink beer with lemonade (from my experience of serving beer).
4. Deeksha
Through couchsurfing, I met a woman who does deeksha. She told me that if I was interested, I could join her at the Deeksha evening in Karlsruhe. So, that's what I did
I managed to talk German for an hour in the train. I made many mistakes, but I'm proud that I managed to keep talking. I learnt how to say the plural of 'wall' WOOOOO
I had never done any meditation/'alternative' type activities before, so I was interested what it would be like/involve. First, we did a meditation, then we had a break and then we did deeksha. Deesha involves the deeksha giver placing his/her hands on your head and transferring energy to you. This stimulates the frontallappen (jolly lobe) in your brain, which makes you feel happier/at peace. I really enjoyed it; i felt so relaxed and peaceful (I still feel good). Before leaving, I thanked the deeksha giver and he said that I had a lot of energy coming from me
5. Language partner
I have yet another language partner. We plan to meet once a week for an hour: 30 minutes German, 30 minutes English. We'll see how it goes. We went to an icecream factory/cafe yesterday. The icecream was super! The banana icecream was actually made with real bananas, and wasn't BRIGHT YELLOW (that= fake banana icecream)
Other stuff I want to do:
CLIMB A MOUNTAIN (who wants to go with me?)
HITCHHIKE (there is a hitch hiking championship in Germany during June!!!)
Bretzel
Germany is the land of giant pretzels. Here, they are called Bretzel. Along the streets, you will often find Bretzelhaeuschen (I don't know if that is the correct word, but that's what I call them; it means 'little pretzel houses' which sell Bretzel and other stuff made of the same dough).
The perfect Bretzel: The outside should be soft and the middle part should be hard. Fresh Bretzel with butter in them are soooo great!
Bretzel are available everywhere (even in the uni cafe). You can even buy a frozen pack of 10 from the supermarket! That's what I did yesterday and they don't taste too bad. Included in the pack is even a little packet of 'big salt' to put on your Bretzel
Doctor
I went to the doctor on Thursday afternoon. In Australia if I need a blood test, the doctor will tell me and then I will go straight to the blood testing office. The doctor here said I should get a blood test....I have to wait until next Thursday! HUH?! What if I die before then?
He asked me what the results from my last blood test were. It's VERY hard to say, in German 'Well, some of the numbers were a bit strange...but the doctor said this was probably because the thing(I don't even know the English word) was on my arm too long'. I don't think the doctor could speak English. He didn't know what 'vein' meant....
1. Sitting in the park in underwear
In Australia, it's not the best idea to sit in the sun for too long. However, in this part of the world, there is no hole in the ozone layer (as far as I know), so it's not as dangerous to sit in the sun. In Germany, you can also go to the park and sit there in your underwear and NO ONE will care! I would NEVER do that in Australia. Someone paranoid person with nothing better to do would probably report me to the police. However, I'm not in Australia, so I did it! HA!
2. Power move
The uni sport program here is pretty good, as we actually have a sport program(!) and sports are FREE (my favourite!) or low cost.
This week I did 'power move'. Power move on Monday consisted of running around a hall for half an hour, moving my arms around as I ran, running backwards etc.
Power move on Thursday night was GREAT! We were waiting to start...the lights went off...a disco ball and lights lit up the room, the instructor started running on the spot in the middle of the hall and then the dance music started. Then we did exercise to the music. Everyone there was so exhausted but was having so much fun.
3. Grill party
There was a grill party (German word for BBQ) at uni with free beer and non-alcoholic drinks. I had the chance to meet some new people and drink really weak beer (beer mixed with lemonade, in a bottle). In Australia, only old men drink beer with lemonade (from my experience of serving beer).
4. Deeksha
Through couchsurfing, I met a woman who does deeksha. She told me that if I was interested, I could join her at the Deeksha evening in Karlsruhe. So, that's what I did
I managed to talk German for an hour in the train. I made many mistakes, but I'm proud that I managed to keep talking. I learnt how to say the plural of 'wall' WOOOOOI had never done any meditation/'alternative' type activities before, so I was interested what it would be like/involve. First, we did a meditation, then we had a break and then we did deeksha. Deesha involves the deeksha giver placing his/her hands on your head and transferring energy to you. This stimulates the frontallappen (jolly lobe) in your brain, which makes you feel happier/at peace. I really enjoyed it; i felt so relaxed and peaceful (I still feel good). Before leaving, I thanked the deeksha giver and he said that I had a lot of energy coming from me
5. Language partner
I have yet another language partner. We plan to meet once a week for an hour: 30 minutes German, 30 minutes English. We'll see how it goes. We went to an icecream factory/cafe yesterday. The icecream was super! The banana icecream was actually made with real bananas, and wasn't BRIGHT YELLOW (that= fake banana icecream)
Other stuff I want to do:
CLIMB A MOUNTAIN (who wants to go with me?)
HITCHHIKE (there is a hitch hiking championship in Germany during June!!!)
Bretzel
Germany is the land of giant pretzels. Here, they are called Bretzel. Along the streets, you will often find Bretzelhaeuschen (I don't know if that is the correct word, but that's what I call them; it means 'little pretzel houses' which sell Bretzel and other stuff made of the same dough).
The perfect Bretzel: The outside should be soft and the middle part should be hard. Fresh Bretzel with butter in them are soooo great!
Bretzel are available everywhere (even in the uni cafe). You can even buy a frozen pack of 10 from the supermarket! That's what I did yesterday and they don't taste too bad. Included in the pack is even a little packet of 'big salt' to put on your Bretzel
Doctor
I went to the doctor on Thursday afternoon. In Australia if I need a blood test, the doctor will tell me and then I will go straight to the blood testing office. The doctor here said I should get a blood test....I have to wait until next Thursday! HUH?! What if I die before then?
He asked me what the results from my last blood test were. It's VERY hard to say, in German 'Well, some of the numbers were a bit strange...but the doctor said this was probably because the thing(I don't even know the English word) was on my arm too long'. I don't think the doctor could speak English. He didn't know what 'vein' meant....
WIDGETIZE
Lu # 10. May 2009, 23:12
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