Pension Sprachschule Maria Shipley
A place to find teachers and books for learning - for more information about this website click on the "About" links
Graham, from AllThingsGerman, has these important news to share:
“The Ausländerbeirat in Oberursel is organising an information evening about the subject of applying for German Citizenship, which will be held in the town hall (Rathaus) on Tuesday, 15th November, 2016 at 6pm.
Read more here: http://www.allthingsgerman.net/oberursel/2016/10/information-evening-about-applying-for-german-citizenship/#.WBBsoyN95eU
Whether you are already a local resident or plan on moving here, this new brochure might be of interest to you.
For more information in English about this Bürgerbroschüre (in German), visit this Oberursel blogger’s website AllThingsGerman.
Oberursel magazine
As Oberursel’s population has a share of 14% in foreign residents, there is hope for an English version to come out sometime in the near future.
Back by popular demand is the answer to Where can we go sledding and skiing around here? In this case, this is from expats in and near Oberursel at the foot of the Taunus Mountains.
The state of Hessen boasts many sledding trails and the most popular ones are the hill in Falkenstein, downhill from Hohemark, Pechberg at Oberreifenberg, and at Sporthotel Erbismühle in Weilrod.
I personally prefer Oberreifenberg, but you should give the others a try too.
Oberreifenberg sledding trail
The Pechberg at Oberreifenberg has been recommended for sledding and skiing and also provides opportunities nearby for cross-country skiing and walking trails. The Pechberg is most suitable for ski beginners among the children and adults. Once you get to Waldstrasse in Oberreifenberg, you can see the little ski resort and the parking lot in Siegfriedstrasse.
There is a ski lift, which is also safe and suited for the little skiers. The sledders have their own trail.
Many families bring a little snow-picnic lunch along (hot juice or tea and sausages). There are also food vendors selling pizza and Bratwurst.
For a detailed snow update at the Pechberg (tar mountain), you can call 06081 – 442 138 for more information.
The Taunusklub lists four more skiing/sledding trails (in German) within the vicinity.
Before my husband left this morning, I was humming a bit of Gangnam Style to myself. “I refuse to watch this”, he retorted. Only after I explained that PSY’s piece of music is a mocking of the rampant consumerism taking place in Gangnam, the richest and most expensive suburb of Seoul, did he show some interest.
Yes, Gangnam never sleeps. The young and rich are out cruising the streets at night in designer suits and Armani glasses. As one Korean expat noted, “You see more German cars in Gangnam than on German roads”.
Gangnam’s boom took place in the late 1990s with real estate prices rising to an all-time high. Now add designer shops, chic restaurants, high-class hotels, reputable cram schools, and young people with money to this.
PSY himself was born into a rich Gangnam family and I find it interesting that he now would take a swipe at his own class of people.
[youtube 60MQ3AG1c8o&feature=related]
What I had earlier disregarded as a hype on the internet, has changed after watching this clip. It was informative and ACTAs purpose was well illustrated. A couple of times though, the word choice was a bit too attention-grabbing. Nevertheless, I recommend watching it.
Definitions cited from the clip provider:
ACTA – ‘The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement’ is a proposed plurilateral agreement for the purpose of establishing international standards on intellectual property rights enforcement.
ACTA would establish a new international legal framework that would create its “own governing body outside existing international institutions” such as – the World Trade Organization (WTO), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) or the United Nations.
Watch this to learn more about ACTA and its possible trails:
[youtube N8Xg_C2YmG0]
My name is Maria Shipley. I live in Oberursel, Germany, with my husband, son and daughter. The … Read more
Diese Webseite verwendet Cookies. Wenn Sie auf der Seite weitersurfen, stimmen Sie der Cookie-Nutzung zu. Mehr Informationen
Diese Webseite verwendet so genannte Cookies. Sie dienen dazu, unser Angebot nutzerfreundlicher, effektiver und sicherer zu machen. Cookies sind kleine Textdateien, die auf Ihrem Rechner abgelegt werden und die Ihr Browser speichert. Die meisten der von uns verwendeten Cookies sind so genannte "Session-Cookies". Sie werden nach Ende Ihres Besuchs automatisch gelöscht. Cookies richten auf Ihrem Rechner keinen Schaden an und enthalten keine Viren. Weitere Informationen finden Sie auf der Seite “Datenschutzerklärung”.