Hello People,

Walking around Munich is breath taking, since there are a lot of beautiful places you can visit. From elegant architecture, to a simple and relaxing walk through the English Garden along the Isar river. But there is a small square in the middle of the Old Town, where the Alter Hof or Old Court, in English is. This hidden location transports you to another time and dimension and I have found it a very lovely and calmed place to gaze at, since it is in the middle of the city, but magically you get away from all the energy and movement that is going on around.

First built in 1180’s as a small royal castle for the Wittelsbach family, who had just taken over the rule of Bavaria from Henry the Lion. Between 1253 to 1955, as Bavaria split into Upper and Lower states, Duke Ludwig II re-built and expanded Alter Hof, turning it into the family’s formal Royal Court. This is when Munich became the capital of Bavaria, instead of Regensburg.

In 1328 Ludwig IV, the 1st prince born in the new Alter Hof, became the King of Germany, the Romans, Italy and the Holy Roman Empire and as the Alter Hof grew, it became home to many animals including pigs, chickens, horses, lions, and monkeys. Which reminds me of a legend about when baby Ludwig IV was taken out of his crib by a pet monkey, and taken up to the tower you can see in the picture, but was put back unharmed.  Today you will see monkeys painted on the outside of the windows inside Alter Hof’s central square, which is called the Monkey Tower. This tower is one of the few parts of the original building that survived after all the damage in WW2, but some others have been  reconstructed and you can visit them at the museum, which is completely free.

I find this part of the city enchanting because you can actually appreciate all the history this city has and how it is preserved. I think it is very interesting to know the history of the places, so you can undestand how the city changed with time and how it became to what it is now.

LG, Paola

Hello People,

Last week at TUM, the Technical Munich University, in the Garching Campus, from Monday June 19 to Thursday 22, there was a career fest for students. About 316 companies attended, looking for motivated students from all disciplines for internships, thesis work and permanent positions. These type of events are organized by IKOM, Munich’s biggest student iniciative, made out of 100 honorary students from different professional backgrounds.

Besides all of the companies present in the event, there were also various expositions and symposiums with experts for different interests. Al though this specific fair was more focused to IT (Information Technology) profiles, there were a lot of companies that also work and combine their projects with other disciplines.

There are also various workshops, expositions and excursions organized every month, which is why I think it is a very good idea to keep up with IKOM activities since they are all free and can be really helpful for anyone looking for a job or a bit of knowledge extension. I really enjoyed my visit to the TUM, since it was my first time there because it is not so close to the city and not always you get to see an environment filled with young and ambitious people from all over the world.

LG, Paola

Hallo zusammen! Drei Wochen vom Deutschkurs sind schon vorbei. Wir haben viel gelernt, geübt und gesprochen. Die Themen in B2.2 waren sehr interessant und wichtig. Wir haben über Geschichte, Sprache, Kultur, Mitgefühl und andere Dinge diskutiert. Von Grammatik am wichtigsten war Konjunktiv I. Es war zuerst unlogisch und hart zu errinern, aber unserer Lehrer hat sehr gut erklärt und nach viele Übungen es war endlich klar.

Andere Thema von Grammatik war Nomen, Verben und Adjektive mit Präpositionen. Es ist unbedingt sehr wichtig zu wissen bei Sprechen und Schreiben. Wir haben auch Modalpartikeln gelernt, wie aber, doch, ja, mal und denn. Diese Modalpartikeln sind typisch für die mündliche Sprache, Es ist benutzt, wann man seine Emotionen oder Ansichten ausdrücken möchtet. Diese kleine Wörter haben große Wirkung. Sie können Überraschung, Freundlichkeit, Empörung oder Vorschlag bedeuten.

Liebe Grüße,

Greta

Hallo!

Heute möchte ich über die Sehenswürdigkeiten in München sprechen. München hat sehr shöne Architektur und ist berühmt für die Touristen. Ich glaube, am wichtigsten hier ist BMW Museum und Salon. Es ist wirklich interessant es zu besuchen und ich unbedingt empfehle allem, die in München Urlaub haben. In dem Salon, viele Autos sind öffnen und man kann sitzen und von innen heraus sehen. In dem Museum kann man über die Geschichte von BMW kennenlernen und viele weitere Autos sehen.

BMW ist nicht die einzige Sehenswürdigkeit. Ich würde die Touristen zuerst ein Spaziergang in dem Zentrum empfehlen, Karsplatz, Marienplatz und Odeonplatz zu besuchen. Dann können sie Hofbräuhaus besuchen für Bier und Essen und Bayerische atmosphäre erleben. Es gibt auch wunderbare Schlösser wie Nymphenburg und Residenz. Ich wünsche allem einen angenehmen Aufenthalt in München :)

Liebe Grüße,

Greta

Hello People,

I try to stay healthy, eat properly, get good time to sleep and practice exercise, but sometimes the last one is very difficult to accomplish. But I have found the perfect solution, at least on Wednesdays, when I go to Königsplatz at 19.00 and have a free fitness session in the middle of the square, with people with different backgrounds, that as well as myself, want to exercise but do not want to do it alone. I first attended this fitness class with one friend, a little bit skeptical but now, I have invited more friends that will definitely come back. Also, I got to know new people and now, we are planning to have a picnic after exercising or join the Tango class that is going on after the fitness session. You can also find people enjoying a beer or practicing Taichi close by, in this beautiful space. As you can appreciate, in a square that people might pass through everyday, there is more than only beautiful buildings and grass, there are many activities and interactions that can change the way you enjoy  this beautiful city. I recommend everybody to try this fitness class but mostly to take a minute and appreciate how places you might pass for grounded are filled with life and how this, in my personal opinion, is something money can’t buy.

LG, Paola

Hello People,

I miss a lot my country you cannot imagine how much and that is why I want to talk a little bit of my favorite restaurant in Mexico City. The name is “Azul Historico”, guys; really you cannot imagine how amazing and delicious is all the food. If you go and visit Mexico city, you should go to that restaurant is 4.7 stars.

I talked in my first article about my own blog so http://saboresconpaola.weebly.com/restaurants here is the link of my post in which I talked a lot of this restaurant. What I like about Azul is the environment, the food and the most important thing the service is so amazing how waiters are with you.

I have to share my experience once that I went there were 2 kinds of drinks only made with fruits and vegetables. One was made with avocado, lemon and cucumber. The other one with peanut and horchata (In Mexico horchata is made of rice, sometimes with vanilla and always with cinnamon) So when the waiter asked me which one do you want? I said “ ich habe keine Ahnung” hahaha both sound amazing so he told me do not worry I will give you to try both so you can decide which one you like more. That was so nice of him.

At the end I tried the horchata one and my husband the avocado. I really love to share that story first of all because it was the first time of my husband in Mexico and second because everywhere you go people is always nice.

In the picture you can see the waters that I mentioned before, two amazing margaritas with delicious tequila, mescal and guacamole with grasshoppers. AMAZING!!!

LG, PAO

Hello Guys,

How is your German going? Have you tried my tips? Well here is another one that I found really amazing!!

The free online German course  from DeutschAkademie. It is amazing because you can practice and learn more words I highly recommend it!! Today I decided to study Dativ I always like to review again different topics in order to see if I really learn it.

The exercises are really simple and easy, the most amazing thing is that it does not take you more than an hour to answer them!

I know that German can be a little bit difficult and tired but I recommend that while you are learning drink a lot of water. This will help your brain to always keep fresh and active.

Another thing that I really love is the Arbeitsbuch because we have there our own little dictionary. I love that every chapter we learn new words and we are able to write their meaning in our own language. Ich finde das sehr COOL!!!!

I will really love to hear about your favorite topics or how you learn German. Please comment it will be amazing if we always share how we learn.

LG

PAOLA

Hallo zusammen!

Heute möchte ich erzählen, wie ich Deutsch zu Hause üben. Natürlich ist es wichtig die Hausaufgabe zu machen, weil es mit neuen Themen hilft. Außerdem, man muss nicht vergessen Grammatik zu üben, weil es nicht nur bei Schreiben, sondern auch bei Sprechen hilft. Es gibt verschiedene Möglichkeiten das zu machen. Zum Beispiel, habe ich aus Bibliothek Bücher mit Grammatik Regeln und Übungen ausgeliehen. Dann, könnte ich zuerst die Regeln noch einmal lesen für Wiedeholung und danach die Übungen machen. Die Zusammenfassung der Grammatik war super, aber die Übungen leider gefällt mir nicht. Dann, habe ich über Grammatiktrainer der DeutschAkademie gelernt und seit dieser Zeit viel benutzt. Es ist sehr bequem, weil es online ist und hat viele gute Beispiele. Ich unbedingt empfehle er allem.

Liebe Grüße,

Greta

Hello People,

One thing that I really like about DeutschAkademie is that you get to know a lot of international people and for that is really amazing. I had the opportunity to meet people from Venezuela, Brazil, Spain, Australia, Japan and MEXICO. I am so happy that know I have a Mexican friend because that make feel not that far from my country.

We planned a picnic and we had a lot of fun playing Volleyball but unfortunately we did not take pictures. I had always a lot fun meeting people from around the world because we always share our customs.  One thing that I really like is that we played and studying at the same time.

When I had a class with the girl from Venezuela, Mexico and the guy from Spain was so funny because we ware able to share how we say in our own “Spanish” different words.

I want to share that before I could not understood Portuguese even it sounds really similar to Spanish but know that I have a Brazilian friend she talk to me in Portuguese and I talk to her in Spanish and we understood each other. It is really crazy how you always find the way to try to communicate with others.

I hope you enjoy your course.

Paola

Hello People!!!

Today I learned about the “Frageartikel” Welch? It is really easy to learn it. Guys one tips that I give and always help me is copy the grammar chart and repeat but also analyze it can be really helpful in order it to learn it. At least 30 min everyday can help and why I said 30 min? I know that a lot of people work or have kids to take care.

I love to use colors while I am studying because I can remember faster and better?

The exercises of the books in this topic I really love them because it make me understand more and more about the topic and to think the famous why of the changes between Dativ, Nominativ or Akkusative. That I know can be a little bit confused.

Always remember to associate your mother langue with German it is easier to remember and find a better explanation of the things.

I love to share always things that I used to support what we learn everyday I think the more we learn the faster we will be able to speak more and more German. I found that cool link that help me a little bit with this topic.

https://www.deutschplus.net/pages/Fragepronomen_welcher

See you and almost weekend!! PAO