Yes, long long time ago that I told you once kept up to date with what I do on the currently cold and humid island Sun Shortly after my return, at 9.1. I went with Claire and Morgan in the near Omagh Gortin lying backwater and we are in the middle of winter wonderland went hiking. My woolly underwear, and the two-or three-hour hike have made sure that I have not frozen - though of course it looks freezing cold. Right now the way is once again ** ** a little bit of snow, although it over Zero degrees. But with you in Germany it is even worse. I have in any case enough of snow and very humid here ** ** cold! In the week after that I was (again) in Enniskillen, where among other things, my compatriot Denis nachfeierte his birthday. The last weekend was then in the face of depressing foggy weather, a real video here first weekend in the George Street Gaetan from Omagh Academy had borrowed a video projector (here broken laughs everyone I tell that we have a "projector" call in D "beamer" is ... so funny how "handy" =): Friday as the opening film THE DARK KNIGHT ** yes, I have enforced my favorite movie, and there is no accounting for taste can be so, or because some people do not understand the epic story of the self-sacrificing non-hero and the gray areas of the film, found the film is not all great, but most already .** Whatever ... In the course of the rather immobile weekend, we still pretty cool ** THE ILLUSIONIST ** CLOSER ** ** surprisingly good and funny, ROBIN HOOD: MEN IN TIGHTS ** Trash! But funny purely refereed ** and ** ANGELA'S ASHES not as good as the book ** - wow!
** Below are the pictures of "Gortin ... A Winter's Tale. " To see the photos larger: Just click! **
** Image above: On display are we film geeks and is on the mantel of "Beamer," ähhh "Projector" .**
Last week was the week of the "open nights" in two of my schools, which acted much more important here are called the open days in Germany. Here, the schools are much more in competition and each department does something intuitive for the parents / prospective students what they should impress. In the Omagh Academy on Tuesday, I'm with Noemi and Gaetan then served for the foreign language department and cheese crepes, several students had been singing a German song over and over again (because the parents in different groups at intervals of several minutes are driven by the school, so that started in the modern language department seven rounds - and crepes was very popular). That through such great activities might give the impression that the teaching of French is only gefuttert crepes instead of hard cramming grammar and many words, no one seems to spoil the appetite. I have with the teacher, who always leaves me with Tuesdays to Enniskillen, to talk and we agreed: Open nights suck! ** Has not actually say that! ** For we do there things which be not taught in class and it is given a realistic picture of the school day. Balderdash! But anyway, I do not want to be the German Alleskritisierer ...
in Strabane, I've had a highly motivated year8-school students (5th grade) has a circle of chairs and some basal asked things like "Do you have a pet?" "Do you have siblings?" "What is your favorite subject" and the parents have applauded it. Afterwards, but no one has dared or was interested in me to address - most had no idea that I'm German, but thought I was a student or something. Well, the joke of the matter was that my teacher was not so keen on this open night fuss, but still had great fear that we fool ourselves. So I have all the stuff with the kids felt before 2912x practiced so that each of the seven students knew what question I ask him. Anyway, was great and the kids were really cute at first excited and became more professional. And after that open-night-our-school-is-the-best-humbug I went with Mrs Hélène and her landlord (a Biolehrer in Strabane Grammar) in the most comfortable pub Strabane ** see the earlier entry 'Training Day' as women's views of the pub The Farmers Home ** and I've got 3 Guinness indulgence. Only after the circuit training it tastes better!
Oh yes, I participate with Gaetan at Gaelic football practice. This is one of your own small contribution, as I read later times closer to. Only this: I was now a few times since, and I've barely played with the ball, but was in the hardest EVER circuit training with weights, boxing gloves, medicine balls and various other instruments of torture and a very amazing esprit de Choir or Boot Camp cry ** Keep it goin 'lads! EASY, lads! Keep it goin 'Omagh! Good stuff, boys! ** Pushed to my limits. Before training dominated always the fear that without a shit! After completing his training but I feel like The King of the world 'and two days later, I am half the body muscles =) Good stuff!!
past Weekend I was then, in contrast to last We again ventured into the open. At first I was a Saturday afternoon / evening with Helene in the Tower Museum in Derry (Derry is not far from Strabane), which is very interesting, but was also very exhausting. Museums have always so much that one can not at some point.
Saturday I was in Derry and was driving with three colleagues in the south to County Donegal, ie on Republican ground, in the Glenveagh National Park, we were lucky with the weather - there was only a little snow. And the view was worth it really. The journey there was somewhat difficult: Just past the border we had to on a side road To dodge because the main road was closed because of an accident. Our truck had of course no winter tires because no one on the island for something like the ** usually ** few days is snow a year, so we came in spite of extremely cautious driving at least once to slide. The return trip was back on but the main road, all right!
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** So, you see the top English, German and Swiss Confederation in Derry. With Brian, Craig and Alina, I went into the Glenveagh National Park in Donegal, and my face - it was really worth it. How the landscape has mirrored in still water, only the hammer! **
Okay, back everything up to date? What should I write way more about the work, which was also not just boring and uneventful?
Perhaps only time the "blast of the month"
- The other day in St. Michael's (Catholic School in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, near the border with the Republic, just as a reminder and explanation for what is to come =): By year 13 pupils (aged about 17) I talk about the military service in Germany try and didactic wise to pick where they stand and say (?): "Most countries in Europe have no military service more. Here in the United Kingdom, for example ...." And then I hear a pique "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuu, Benji ....", therefore a" faux pas-sigh-ups "or what to call it . A particularly funny student: "Benji, are you an Orangeman? "(Are you an Orange?). And I am improving, knowing that I'm actually right, "Okay, let's say IRELAND. The student in mediocre German "Yes, yes, free-Ireland". We all had our fun and it was only half serious, but at a Protestant school, I would not stop the so happened.
- Recently in Strabane Grammar. I'm protection alone with two year 12 students in my room (which is considered by many to sensitive teacher not absolutely recommended for child, Familiarize false allegations, and so on, but my teacher to me anyway). I am just as casually: "Did you know that your teacher had her birthday today?"
students: "Really? How old is she, "I
:" I do not know something I do not ask. "
students:" How old are you anyway "I
:" 25 "
students: "Waaaas? We thought you Seist 18 or so "shocked ** I, in honor of my hurt and somewhat flattered and started inside red **:" Excuse me "
S:" walking ? You out at night in Strabane "I
** somewhat concerned that the conversation is no longer dealing with education and child protection concern in terms of runs **:" No, not in Strabane. In Omagh not so much "
S:". Ou, sometimes you have to go out in Strabane "
Me:" Yeah, see, and then you and all my students. Ne ne ... And by the way we are now very far from the topic strayed ...! "
But luckily I've got friends and relatives, such as the friend of my sister or my roommate Gaetan that I am not for 18 ... Hold but would classify 12-13 ... Thanks a
- interview three students in the Omagh Academy (originally Protestant school), that gave me a conversation exercise, Year 11 I have just made a little fun of the Northern Irish dialect, said there
Girl: "Yes, we speak Irish different."
Boy 1: not "You are Irish. You are English! "
Boy 2 ** of nice, but is very lazy and not a word understood German, when I talk to him, but wake up at once and indignantly ** calls: "What?? . You are NORTHERN Irish or maybe British "
Girl:" I would like to be Irish. Meaning and Irish catholic. . That would be cool "
Boy 2:"? Whaaaat "I
this dialogue was so strong! know all the violence of the past, fortunately only on stories and the Geshcichtsunterricht - - All the confusion of identities in Northern Ireland and the kids of today are totally overwhelmed with the identification Tenders they leave the old generations, with their wars and conflicts added. And the world's positive "Irish Image" is made even by the Protestant girl =)
Okay, i will contact MALD again. Mid-February, I have a few days off, mid term break. I'm going to "free Ireland", to Cork. Before I meld naturally again here or in other ways.
you soon! Your
Benny
