How is the weather in Munich?

We are still in Autumm but winter is coming, for sure.

I arrived the first week of October and it was quiet cold -comparing to Spain. But it was the most beautiful time so far. The landscape was so beautiful, with this shiny green colour and a special yellow.

I enjoyed so much walking around looking at the trees. And that is something we talked about in the course because most of us were stunned by it (the teacher was surprised hahaha).

After some days, the leaves started to fall, and that was also so nice since I really could feel they autumm.

Now, the weather is much colder and some days it snow. It is so beautiful to see the mountains with the white tops and I can’t wait to see the city white.

See you in the next post,

Chiara 😊

Hey!

I did talk about how many beautiful cities Munich have nearby in a post earlier.

Indeed, last weekend I went to Innsbruck by bus (only 2 hours) and it was sooooo nice.

But today I want to point the beautiful landscapes we have in the suburbs of Munich.

Some weeks ago I visited a lake with my host family that is only 30 minutes (by car) away. I believe you can also reach it by public transportation.

My visit was at the end of October so the amazing colours I could see were so impressive to me: a stunning green was everywhere.

There are many lakes in the nearby and most of them reachable by Sbahn. This kind of landscapes are beautiful here in Bavaria and a nice way to disconnect of your daily routine and the city.

See you in the next post,

Chiara 😊

Hey!

So, what am I learning in the DeutschAkademie?

Currently I am doing the B1.1 leven in german.  Although there is a lot to do, my teacher is the best I ever had and she deals with the chapters very well. 

About vocabulary, we have extended the words in fields such as the family, animals, the apartment, the adjectives…

In grammar we went through topics like präteritum, conjugations (obwohl, troztdem, falls, wenn…), passive, future, adjective declination…

Paying attention in class and understand what the teacher explains (obviously making how many questions you need) os as important as study at home: making the homework and writing some essays from time to time is the key.  

See you in the next post,

Chiara :) 

Hey again!

Did you know that die Deutschakademie has a free online course?

With it, you can go through all the topics, according to you level and test yourself.

You can practice vocabulary, grammar and listening.

First, you can choose your level. Then, select how many questions you want about the topic you decide to practice. It is great!

You will see your progress and which was the correct answer after every question.

From my point of view, it is really useful and it is for free!

I like to use it from time to time so I can practice german with new activities and it is also an easy and practical way to do it.

See you in the next post,

Chiara 😊

I hope you are all doing great.

Today I am going to talk about the academy. I would like to point some advantages from the DeutschAkademie, some of them may have already appeared in my earlier posts.

For me the most important thing about an academy is how competitive they are. With other words, what they offer. This academy offers, in such a good price, all the levels, all the times you can imagine. I already talked about the timetable they have for the intensive courses but what you might do not know if how the intensive courses work. They consist in 3 hours per day (with a pause) 4 days a week during 4 weeks. So, every month is a level. But the levels are half levels. Let’s clear that. You can start in September with the A1.1 and then in October you will do the A1.2, so in 2 months you have the whole level. I also like the method, since 3 hours a day is not that much to get tired of but also enough to get the level in the desired time.

And sure, they also have semi – intensive courses, which consist in 2 days per week, 3 hours a day.

Another point is the location. I study in Munich and they are just in the center of the city. And it may not look important if you study in the center or not but in fact it is. First, because you can reach the academy buy public transportation from whenever you live. And secondly, because before or after the class you can go shopping, go to have a coffee or just walk around.

I would like to share the breakfast I had with a classmate in the city center last month before our class, when I attended the 11:45h class.

See you in the next post,

Chiara 😊

Today I would like to talk about the city I currently live in: Munich.

I knew Munich before arriving since I visited it 3 years ago with a friend. It is amazing than now I am living here. What I like the most about this city is how cosmopolitan is, you can find people from all over the world living peacefully.

Munich has a nice and not so big city center, which I think is a positive point. Vienna, for example, is too big from me. But Munich is a big city with everything closed by each other. Also, the public transportation is amazing. Here we have U-bahn, S-bahn, bus and tram and they all work really good. You can reach every place with them since they have perfect combinations.

My favourite place in Munich is obviously the Rathaus (city hall), that is located in Marienplatz, a beautiful square surrounded by pedestrian streets. Really, it is so nice to walk around there. I can not wait to see this place in Christmas, where the Christmas market is.

I attached a picture of the Rathaus and also of the old city hall.

See you in the next post,

Chiara 😊

Today I am here to talk about a daily class but most important: the first day.

If you are thinking about intensive courses, like me, you will have a first day every month. New teacher, new classroom and new classmates. The first day is always an adventure.

So, first, the teacher would present him/herself and may ask you some questions to each of the students. That is nice because you get the opportunity to talk about yourself to everyone but also to hear their stories like how long have been they living in Germany, where are they from, why are they living abroad…

Then, it is likely that you will play a game with you classmates, also to get to know each other. This is fun because you practice the language but also meet new people.

For me the best thing is the diversity of nationalities. When you study a language in you own country, everyone is from the same country as you and obviously you all speak the same language. But when you learn a language abroad, everyone is from different countries. So far, I had classmates from: India, Brazil, Columbia, Mexico, Thailand, Italy, Namibia, France, Lithuania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and some others.

Also, that forces you to speak with them in german, because they do not speak your own language.

Here you can see me in my current classroom this morning at 8:30.

See you in the next post 😊

Chiara