Monthly Archives: May 2010

First off, thanks to Tim M. and Todd who came to Braunschweig on the weekend. It was great to catch up. Second, Horst Köhler, the German Bundespräsident (Federal President) resigned today. He released the following statement: Meine Einschätzung ist aber, … Continue reading →

zumindest: at least (adv.) I always seem to screw this up. Hopefully this post will help me remeber. -MEK

ausmerzen: to eradicate, to raze, to stamp out, to weed out, to wipe out The current theme in history is the Great Purge of Stalin. The word came up. -MEK

schnorcheln: to snorkel Just thought it was a funny word. -MEK

das Pfingsten: Pentecost I’ve got today and tomorrow off. -MEK

der Auswanderer: emigrant der Einwanderer: immigrant Last weekend I had the wonderful opportunity to visit Bremerhaven one of Germany’s ports. The city was also the first step for millions of emigrants as they left Europe for far shores. My grandfather, who emigrated in 1951, … Continue reading →

As you probably noticed I took a rather lengthy hiatus. I’ve been incredibly busy the past two weeks with traveling, theater, school, and the usual. Last week I visited the Harz region again, Mittlebau-Dora (more on that in a minute), Bremen, and Bremerhaven. … Continue reading →

I’ve come to the unfortunate conclusion that I am a terrible picture taker. On Saturday I managed to get tickets to the last Eintracht Braunschweig game. Unfortunately, they tied 1-1 against Rot-Weiß Erfurt. If they had won and another team … Continue reading →

gähnen: to yawn or gape gähnend leer: completely empty “gaping/yawning empty????” The refrigerator was empty this morning. -MEK

die Brennnessel: stinging nettles Apparently there is no poison ivy in Europe. -MEK