Monthly Archives: December 2009

der 2. Weihnachtsfeiertag: Dec 26th Just a heads up, my family is going on vacation for a week. That means no more blog updates until at least January 2. My apologies, but I’m pretty sure they’re won’t be much in … Continue reading →

der erster Weihnachtstag: Christmas Day (Dec 25th) -MEK

der Heiligabend: Christmas Eve Most Germans celebrate Christmas on Christmas Eve. Common traditions include decorating the Christmas tree, opening presents, going to church as well as an evening meal. Stay tuned for pictures of our yet to be decorated tree! -MEK

der Gefrierschrank; der Tiefkühlschrank; die Tiefkühltruhe; die Gefriertruhe: freezer For some reason I haven’t been able to wrap my mind around the German word for freezer. I keep stumbling across another translation. -MEK

kaspern: to clown around The word comes from a children’s puppet theater piece called Kasperle. -MEK

die Weihnachtsgeschichte: Christmas Story You would think that Christmas Stories are uplifting, full of joy and put you in the Christmas spirit. I thought so too…but, today in English class my naive suppositions were proven wrong. We listened to an audio … Continue reading →

lebendiger Adventskalender: a type of advent calendar. Each day a different family hosts a small advents celebration at their house. -MEK

First off, apologies for a lack of WotD #81. I have nothing against # 81, but apparently WordPress didn’t want to publish the post. WotD #81 Handwerker im Kopf: to have a headache Literally translated: Workers or craftsman banging around … Continue reading →

der Schnee: snow It’s snowing here!!! If it stays this cold we may have a white Christmas! The last time it snowed this time in December was 10 or so years ago. Exciting! -MEK