When I was planing to come to Germany one of the things that I think the most was finding a good school , and selecting one is not very easy while there are plenty of advertisements and brochures that maybe you will find interesting but you are not really sure if is the correct one that will cover your expectations, also depends what are your goals or priorities.

I started my research and saw the choices that I had, for me was very important to find a school that offers fewer students in a class so would be easier to learn as the teacher is more focus in the students.

Also I was looking for one school that would be able to give me the resources to learn German fast, and  provide good  teaching quality.

The teaching quality is very important and could be the 50% that you need to learn a foreign language and the other 50% its up to your motivation, practice  and goals.

So far I can say that the DeutschAkademie offered what I was looking for!!!

The music different countries listen is a really good approximation to the type of behaviours the inhabitants have. And because I like music and it is also a nice way of learning some new words and understanding some cultural tendencies, today I want to talk about it.

I am the most traditional Colombian you can ever meet. My skin has goose bumps every time I listen to the folkloric rhythms. There is nothing better to my ears than the sound of a „marimba“ clicking with the „tamboras“ in one „currulao„. There is nothing better for my feet than the vibration when a „salsa“ is playing. I am one „traditional“ Latin girl, that loves dancing, and prefer round movements than square ones.

However, if that’s what I want for my daily life, I AM IN THE WRONG PLACE. So many times I’ve tried playing some reggeatton (thinking that it is not that aggressive with the foreigners) in the middle of the party, and that equal number of many times I have seen everyone running away from the dancing spot. I have seen every non-colombian jumping into the sofas and staying there until the danger has gone. And because of that I have been trying to adapt myself. Since the electronic is not at all for me, I have found some really cool reggae-dancehall group that fulfils my requisites.

Today, I want to share one of my favourite German groups, that in addition help me with some vocabulary after extensive repetition and memorizing.

Coincidentally from Berlin: Seeed in Aufstehn (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6JYzOjglBs) or in Augenbling with the first high-speed sentence that I learn (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qttGJ3il62Yo)

Enjoy! while I keep trying others to enter into my dancing-mood.

 Inviting people to join! ;)

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Berlin gibt es sehr viele Seen, Kanäle und Parks, wo die Leute Sport machen, ein Picknick veranstalten, sich sonnen oder einfach nur einen tollen Sommertag verbringen. In Grünau findest du ein großes Areal an Natur, wo Du sich ein tollen Park befindet und du einfach einen tollen Tag verbringen kannst. Ebenso hast Du dort einen grandiosen Blick auf den Langer See und kannst zuschauen wie die Ruderer trainieren auch viele Ruderclubs befinden sich hier. Der Bezirk ist bekannt für Kanu und Ruderveranstaltungen. Für mich war es einfach großartig zu sehen, wie die verschiedenen Teams trainieren und natürlich herrscht durch die verschieden Clubs viel Konkurrenz. Aber am meisten faszinierte mich wie die Teammitglieder anspornen und schreien. Es befindet sich hier auch eine Tribüne, welche schon sehr alt ist. Diese wurde ca. 1935 erbaut und für die Europameisterschaften im Rudern das erstmal genutzt. Die offizielle Eröffnung erfolgte dann im Jahre 1936 zu den Olympischen Spielen. Ich kann Euch nur sagen, dass dieser Platz ein Ausflug wert ist!!!

Berlin hat sehr viele historische Denkmäler und ebenso sehr alte historische Gebäude. Eines von diese Gebäuden mag ich besonders gern, dabei handelt es sich um das Olympia Stadium. Das Stadium, welches für die Olympische Spiele 1936 erbaut wurde, ist sehr spektakulär und ist ein Ort an dem Geschichte geschrieben wurde. Wenn Du dich im Stadium befindest, dann fühlst Du dich anders und du kannst dich an die Olympischen Spiele von 1936 erinnern, aber auch fühlen was zur damaligen Zeit passierte. Die Architektur ist großartig und weit seiner damaligen Zeit voraus. Der Glockenturm ist ein beliebter Platz, um einen fantastischen Blick auf das Stadium als auch auf Berlin zu haben. Leider ist dieser Turm nicht ganzjährig geöffnet, aber nutzte doch einmal die Gelegenheit und schau es Dir an. In Laufe der Jahre wurden immer wieder Erneuerungen und Restaurationen am Stadium vorgenommen, aber es hat trotzdem noch sehr viel vom alten Charme. Heute ist das Stadium die Heimat des Berliner Fußballclubs Hertha BSC, aber es finden auch die Bundesligaspiele oder viele Konzerte statt.

Wenn Du das Stadium auch einmal Besuchen möchtest – eigentlich ist es ein MUSS – dann kannst Du die U-Bahn oder die S-Bahn benutzen und dann ist es nur ein kurzer Fußmarsch.

If the internet is not making fool of me the word for fairy tale in German is Märchen.

Honouring the name of the Grimm brothers -which should be honoured here more than in everywhere else, since they were born in the land of Hanau, east of Frankfurt am Main- and trying to find an alternative way of making my ears used to the German pronunciation, I taught about listening to fairy tails. And in this search, I came into Rapunzel. These complex, nice, tragic-romance story of this girl with really long, gold, beautiful and extremely resistant hair trapped into a high tower.

Although by now I have been finding it hard to understand, the „story-teller“ intonation catches your attention. I can keep listening up to one hour to the narrator and imaging in which part of the story he is by the few words I understand.

My goal is to listen to it one, two, hundred times if necessary! And when I finally understand „every-single-word“ I will come back and scream it out loud!

Check it out, and let your imagination fly at the rhythm of the German.

 „Rapunzel, Rapunzel, lass dein Haar herunter!“
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDEAQtJfzoo&list=PL84094E4B4AB4F329

Talking about fairy tales and castles…
last November in Schloss Drachenburg, Königswinter

ps. Ah! And for the record, Rapunzel is the common name of some sort of plant that looks like a lettuce (and that apparently can composed a „lecker“ salad)

One of the most famous and popular things about Germany is their beer .
Perhaps you think that the beer was created in Germany but it wasn’t. Beer is one of the oldest beverages of the world, created by ancient Mesopotamian , and then used by Egyptian’s by the fermentation of some cereals.
The people from Germany love beer. Well who doesn’t like beer? Every region in Germany have created their own beer, and you can find many different type’s. I have had the opportunity to visit the Berliner Kindl Brewery, and learn about the basic procedures of how beer is made. I’ve also learned much more about they variety of beer styles. If you are interested in finding out how the Berliner Pilsner is made as well as other brands made at this brewery, I highly recommend you to schedule a visit. You will need to make a reservation and pay around 15 EUR, It’s worth it!You will have a good day. After finishing the visit guide of the brewery , you would have a nice, typical German dinner and taste the different kind of beer´s.

My Friends and family enjoying the beer after we had typical German food call:
Kasslerbraten mit Sauerkraut und Kartoffeln

WIR FREUEN UNS AUF EUER KOMMEN!

WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING YOU AT THE GET TOGETHER – STAMMTISCH!

Well well, the weekend is almost over and I am pretty sure most of us will need to wake up early in the morning and head towards some responsibilities (named Language school, work, study). That’s why I want to give a last chance to the fun of the weekend to make an appearance.

As far as I know, Berlin has a big reputation in the „party-sector“. I have heard dozens of people talking about the unending, intense parties that the big city offers. Apart from the [disgusting] idea that most of the renowned clubs play minimal the whole night (what directly goes into the opposite direction of my Latin-rhythms-dancing-spirit), I was wanting to try and been able to talk by my own. However, most nights the enthusiasm had gone down when hearing that the line was of around 1 hour, or inconceivable statements like that.

Some days ago, finally we carried on with the plan and went directly into the queue. My group was composed by 5 foreigners, me being the only female representation. And when we arrived to the very first position, the guy controlling the entrance waved his head horizontally… and a cruel negation slapped our faces. Why? I have no idea. The horror of the Clubs‘ selection had became true and our plan had been abruptly interrupted by external opinions.

Still I feel confused when I think about this selective process. However, there is always a good part behind every apparently bad situation. Just at the end of the line, the entrance to an outdoor-sandy-bar appeared as a rescuer. On top of that, an inflatable castle was standing in front of our eyes, inviting everyone to return to their 6 years of age.

Back to childhood. My group of „rejectedS“ in the castle.

Instead of getting crazy with minimal style, we became children again and jumped inside the castle until the body got too warm and needed a refreshing drink (I am not talking about beer here…dirty minds), and so the night turned out to be unexpectedly nicer.

(I haven’t been into a Berliner club, though — suggestions would be happily received)

An diesem Wochenende hatte ich die Möglichkeit aus Berlin heraus zu kommen und hatte die Chance etwas anderes zu sehen. Ich besuchte eine kleine Stadt namens Stolberg. Stolberg liegt im Harz und ist umgeben von wunderschönen Wäldern. Sie ist eine historische Europastadt, die von vielen Touristen besucht wird. Das Markenzeichen dieser Stadt sind die vielen typischen deutschen Fachwerkhäuser im Renaissancestil. Falls du dir gern einmal diesen Kontrast von typischen alten Fachwerkhäusern – zu Berlin mit seinen Neubauten anschauen möchtest, dann bist Du genau hier richtig!!! Was kannst du dir noch anschauen? Du findest hier ein sehr altes Schloss, welches um 1200 Jahrhundert erbaut wurde, eine sehr alte Kirche und eine Schokoladen- / Keksfabrik, die um 1891 eröffnet wurde.