I came to a realization today while driving back home from our short walk in the woods. I tend to think most things in German first (unless it's a word I don't know). But the funny thing is, I don't just normally think it, I think it slowly, trying to figure out how exactly to say it, but I don't think the words in Englisch at all! I'm not even really sure how that works, but it does. And then, after I realized this, I started thinking them in english after german, and it sounded funny to me. In fact, the bigger part of the blog post was thought first in german, and then translated to englisch.
Friday, December 25, 2009
Gedanke
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Entschuldigung... ! =]
Okayyyy, I'm sorry I haven't posted it so long!! But I have some time right now, so I thought I would again. I'll try to update it more reguarly again!!
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Thursday's Waffle... (Whattt? It's Thursday again?!)
10 Things I Lovee about the Big NH.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Thursday's Waffle. With a Side of Musik.
10 Songs I'm Lovin' Right Now
Monday, November 09, 2009
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Thursday's Waffle... noch einmal?
10 Goals I Have:
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Thursday's Waffle.
Okay, so somewhere I heard about this blogging thing where once a week you make a list of ten things, a different list each week. I have no idea where I heard of this (I always forget everything as you well know), but I think it would be fun to do. And I'm going to do it on Thursdays because I've always wanted something called "Thursday's Waffle" and henceforth my list of 10 shall be called that. So here goes:
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Kapuze.
The world is such a wonderful place. Where beauty can be found in the most ordinary places. While one might climb a mountain to see a glorious view, one just as beautiful may be found in something as simple as a leaf fallen from a tree.
Monday, October 19, 2009
ethik.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Things I Love.
- Deutsches Brot. But you probably already knew that one already.
- The streets, they are so curvy! All twisty, not straight and boring like american ones. Except in my town I still haven't seen a single stop sign... a bit scary...
- How I can see forever on the rolling hills
- Everyone is super nice.
- The heated floors in my house... ahhhhhhhhhh :)
- My friends
- When germans speak englisch... sehr süß!!
- Laufen in Deutschland, es ist sehr schön
- Being able to legally drink :)
- Beer. German Beer. ^
- Public transportation. I can go places by myself!!
- Serene train rides. (aka NOT the ones on the way to school, haha)
- Schkolade.
- German words, they are all so funny! (especially knee. cuz you say the k. KA-NEE.)
- Solar Panels!
- my familyy
- Klavier und Gitarre
- When a teacher isn't in school we don't have class!! (and don't have to stay in school)
- Getting lost.
- Scarves!!
- Die Katze.
- the huge hot tubs at the pool... ahhhhh
- the other exchange students :D .... sehrrr lustig!!!
- that i can understand a lot of german when people are speaking now. now i just need to get it so that i can speak it too.
Sunday, October 04, 2009
Brot, Brot, und mehr Brot :)
Deutschland has the best bread in the entire world. There isn't anywhere else that comes close. I'll probably be a balloon by the time I come home, its so good.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Observations on Trains.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Procrastination.
So if you are reading this, you are benefitting from me procrastinating doing my Mathe homework. Its a legitimate procrastination though, because its auf Deutsch and I will have to figure out what the directions are saying. Anyways...
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Schule und ein Frosch!
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Monday, September 14, 2009
Emily in Deutschland?
Guess what? I'm in Germany! :D Today is my third day here, but second full day. Orientation was boring at times, but I made some awesome friends, so it was okay. The flight was soo long, 8 hours to be exact. I only slept two hours on the plane from the time I woke up on Friday the day we left at 7am, until really late on Saturday (actually, it was sunday morning), when I got back from the concert with Eva (I think it was around 1am). But that might have helped adjust me to this time, I don't know though, I took a three hour nap when I got home today.
- Doors. The doors here are very weird, they don't go all the way into the door frame, I can't really explain.
- Wasser (water), its ALL carbonated. Everything is carbonated! Today I finally had some tap water to drink, I couldn't take all the bubbles.
- Schule. its just SOOO different.
- THERE IS SO MUCH ENGLISCH. TOO MUCH. The radio sounds like I'm in America!
Friday, September 11, 2009
brain dead...
Orientations equal exhaustion. Not quite tiredness though, because I don't feel like sleeping, I just feel dead. Which is bad because I should probably get some sleep, because I don't think I'll sleep well on the plane tomorrow, and that'll be my good night's sleep.
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
DC = Orientations Day #2 (&1)
Okay, so I'm in Washington CD right now yayyyy! It's Wednesday night, so the night after the first full day here. I'M EXHAUSTED. It's definitely been busy.
Saturday, September 05, 2009
CPR & Scary Switches
I am officially recertified in CPR as of yesterday! Yay! But the guy who challenged me was SO mean. He was out to get me, and I'm certain he wanted me to fail. And by all means, I didn't pass with flying colors, but then again, I did pass. He was AWFUL. But, hey, now I'm completely certified as a life guard until the beginning of next september.
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Sprenchen Sie Deutsch? Nein.
So guess what? Even though I don't really know any German at all, I'm not going to a language camp! Yay, right? Well, the good thing is at least that I get to start out with my real host family and I get to start school at the same time as everyone else.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Farnsworth Forever & Nervousness
H'okay so I was on Facebook and I saw this sweet note quoting something from Willow and I had to re-post it up somewhere:
and in that valley by the lake was a girl's summer camp where the campfires burn and stories are learned. and in those stories memories and traditions are created. and that is where you will find the true meaning of farnsworth." - Willow
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Reach for the Stars, Climb Every Mountain...
I've finally returned from camp. It was an awesome two weeks, at my favorite place on earth, Camp Farnsworth. Now that I'm home I'm already campsick, but hopefully that will pass soon because of my need to get ready for Germany!
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Saturday, July 25, 2009
Chenoan Adventures
So I am back for the weekend! And believe it or not, I actually like Chenoa. I mean, its not home like Farnsworth is (yes, we do refer to it as home), but I could work there for a summer if I couldn't work at Farnsworth. It's nice.
- The tables are half the size. With the same amount of people sitting at each one.
- They don't use silverware racks. According to Bob, Farnsworth is the odd one, and most camps don't use silverware racks, they put the silverware in cups like at Chenoa. When we visited Farnsworth for dinner we got so excited when the silverware racks and might have jumped up and down a little bit. It was that traumatic.
- They have a nice waterfront. (Not everything is negative) It actually has a beach.
- The hoppers don't just get the food, they have to do EVERYTHING. Like scrape, clear the table, etc. I felt sooo rude not helping.
- All the campers watch the LBDs. (Which is scary if you're doing your first LBD like me.)
- They eat chicken almost everyday. (Fun for vegetarians right? NOT.) The food at Farnsworth is soooo much better, even staff at Chenoa say so.
- Allll (except Rocky Top where the CITs usually stay, just not us) the units have electricity! Which is like the reverse of Farnsworth where like one unit has electricity. Who can guess which camp is newer?
- There isn't a central main camp, its spread out. Many more trees inbetween everything.
- The Program Center includes art. It isn't separate there, same staff and everything.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Adios to the Civilized World.
Today is my last day at home for quite some time, because tomorrow I head off to camp! But I'm going to Chenoa, which I haven't been to ever before. I've heard the horror stories though. Actually, the only reason I'm unhappy about having to go there is that it's two weeks I don't get to spend at Farnsworth. But it's okay because I get to see some of my favorite people! :) If you want a little peak at what camp is like, you can check out this video my friend Brandy made.
Friday, July 03, 2009
BREAKTHROUGH
I have CALLUSES! On all of the fingers I use when I play!! And I taught myself 4 new chords today, and now my favorite of all is E minor (taking the place of G major), which is funny because when abbreviated it's Em, which is also short for Emily! It just sounds so lovely. Strumming still befuddles me though.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Camp out!
Last weekend was the brownie & junior camp out for the girl scouts. The girls are getting older now, and it's fun to see how they've grown. There was a pool party and a midnight swim. We ate lots of burnt marshmallows, some inside smores. Made some crafts too. Water balloons galore, some of which may have been thrown or popped on yours truly. Here are some quotes from the lovely little ones:
Friday, June 26, 2009
Oh Hermaringen, Oh Hermaringen...
I. HAVE. A. HOST. FAMILY. But I don't really know much about them. I'm going to be in Hermaringen, Baden-Wurttemberg. My host Mom's name is Sabine Wirth, and I'll have a host dad and three host siblings. Ahhhh, I'm so excited! I'll make a longg boring post with more information about them when I have it. I found the town's webpage though, so if you want to check it out here's a link: Hermaringen (It's in german but translators help ;)
- I got one of the fuzzy things that goes in your saxophone like Raynalde's at a music store! Maybe my saxophone will be happy now :)
- I need a ukulele and to learn how to play it. (after the guitar of course...)
- While waiting in concord Alison and I hung out in Eagle Square, she drew pictures, and I wrote bad and absurd poetry. Here's the one about a whale eating owl (Alison said I couldn't write one about that):
- I don't want to give up vegetarianism. I feel nauseated anytime I think about eating meat.
- The lilacs are destroyed. (well "pruned" actually, but it's still sad)
- There was an advertisement/game about beating up Obama. How disgusting.
- When I was mowing the lawn today I found a Jesus figurine whose head was chopped off. I couldn't find the head, so it must not have been me.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Minor Musical Difficulties
No matter how hard I try, I cannot seem to get any calluses on my fingers! I've been practicing my guitar quite a lot lately, and none seem to appear. But otherwise I have been improving a bit, but still I can barely play anything - which is terribly sad. And I still don't know anyone who can teach me the piano.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Petey the Puffy Poodle
My neighbor's cat, Petey, has recently been shaved. Again. Petey is convinced that he is part of my family and lives on our porch. He tries to jump into our house at any possible chance and almost came to Bar Harbor with us once. Every year, starting two or three years ago, she shaves him - mostly. And he ends up looking like a poodle. Which is better for him in the long run probably, because it gets rid of the huge mats in his hair, and makes him cooler for summer, but he looks ridiculous. Even Petey notices, he kind of slinks around right after it happens and tries to hide like he's embarrassed. But he's still a sweetie anyways. Petey the Puffy Poodle, now that could be one of those alliterations, like "Peter Piper" or "Fuzzy Wuzzy". But the best one I know is in spanish: "Pepe Pecas pica papas con un pico con un pico pica papas Pepe Pecas". We translated it and it went something like this: "Pepe Freckles picks potatos with a stabbing thing with a stabbing thing picks potatos Pepe Freckles". ;)
- I have developed a new love of bullets! So I'll use them quite frequently now, but this probably won't last for long.
- Alison wanted her hair dyed red again, so I put highlights in for her :) And, though I am not the best at this, I wouldn't say it looks bad at all.
- As I was walking down the street with Rocco, a car drives by. It starts barking at us and all I see is an old man with his mouth open. I thought he was barking at us and gave him a strange look. Turns out there was a dog in the backseat barking at us, and it was not in fact the old man.
- I have been attacked by dragonflies. I was walking up to the pinnacle, and then out of nowhere these two dragonflies come straight for me, one from each side in military fashion. It was like they planned the whole thing out!
- There is a snapping turtle next to you.
- My diet for the last few days has consisted of mostly eggplant.
- Singing is good.
- I tried a new thing today: Spicy Thai flavored chips. And when they said spicy they meant it!
- I'm trying to decide if I want to put a song at the end of each of my posts. Sort of like a "Song of the Day" or "Song of the Week" type thing, except more like a "Song of the Post" thing. I'll start it and then see what happens.
- It is not a crime to comment on my blog, I promise! If you are reading this feel completely free to comment, it will make me actually know if its being read. (and you don't have to have a blogger account to comment) Thanks!
Friday, June 19, 2009
School's Out for Summer...
Summer is here! 23 days until camp, 81 days until DC, and 84 days until Germany! But I am officially on summer break now, I finished my last final today, for psychology, which took me FOUR AND A HALF HOURS. I've never spent that long on a test in my entire life. Actually I've never really studied hard for a test either, so maybe that's why? I guess I shouldn't study any more.
- Learn German (especially important)
- Learn to play the guitar
- Read Huésped (a book I bought myself in spanish)
- Don't die of boredom
- Hike a lot
- Spend lots of time with my friends before I leave them all for germany
Friday, June 12, 2009
A Walk Along A Winding Path
Monday, June 08, 2009
Bleckity Bleckity Blehh.
You know how sometimes there are just those bad, icky days? Well, today is one of them. It is a Monday, though. Anyways, I was feeling sick, just bleh, and the only thing I was really looking forward to was playing my sax in band. And then spanish ends and its time for band! But what is this? No saxophone? I left King Dagobert at home. Lovely. First time all year, the second to last week of school. Thankfully Morgan let me borrow the Duke of Kingsington for the second half, and that basically made me realize how badly I need to get mine cleaned and some new pads too.
Thursday, June 04, 2009
The First... Ever!
Hey.... uh, everybody?