On Saturday, while driving up Hohemarkstraße (direction Feldberg), the sun was out, and we could see snow on the mountains, which had fallen just the night before.
Right now, while typing this, I can see some light snow coming down. There is Vorfreude (anticipation) for more to come!
Liven up your classroom by having your students repeat each twister five times without getting mixed up. * Which witch, Wanda wondered, would wish to wear a wrist watch? * Professional pumpkin pickers are prone to pick the plumpest pumpkins. * Transylvanian tree trimmers are trained to trim the tallest Transylvanian trees. * Seven seriously…
This photo is not accurate. We have no snow at the moment and the weather bureau tells us we are having the mildest winter on record in 30 years. Nevertheless, enjoy your holidays, wherever you are.
If you have ever felt left out because your German co-workers would ignore your upcoming birthday on the weekend, then this book might give you some answers about German customs: Germans won’t acknowledge your birthday with well-wishes until it actually comes around, because it would be an invitation to bringing on bad luck. Being unaware…
Pension-Sprachschule would like to wish you a Merry Christmas from Hessen, the heart of Germany. This year, it is a four-and-a-half-day holiday including the weekend and 25 +26 December. Monday, 24 December, our Christmas, is the one that is only half a day. Everything closes at 2pm that day (except gas stations, fast food restaurants,…
Be proud of your pain, for you are stronger than those with none. – Lois Lowry It’s a rare occasion for me to have actually met the author of a published quote. In this case, I have. Lois Lowry came as a guest speaker to Frankfurt International School (FIS) many years ago. At that time,…
The word ides comes from Latin meaning “half division” of a month. Days in the old Roman calendar, which marked the approximite middle of the month, or the 15th day in the months of March, May, July, and October, came to be known as the ides and were sacred to Jupiter. However, on the Ides…
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