Archive for May, 2006
Monday, May 22nd, 2006
Would I go there?
Realising that I’m not up-to-date on what’s going on “back home” (in my birthcountry) I’ve been following the news on Deutsch Welle a bit more closely.
The articles have really shocked me in the past few weeks. Though maybe that’s the aim of good reporting to focus on shortcomings and keep a country or region (or [...]
8 Comments » - Posted in education, expats/immigrants by franzie
Monday, May 8th, 2006
schools only reflect the social division
Is it really this bad? according to this Deutsch Welle article it really is (Christina will tell me now “told you so” but hey, I need to figure it out myself).
In reference to my recent posts (the one above as well as more about the education system) about the German as well as Australian education [...]
9 Comments » - Posted in education by franzie
Monday, May 8th, 2006
put your cards on the table!
When it comes to cards I had to make one of those changes in my thinking that is often required of an expat or immigrant. Australians are very similar to the British, in my experience anyway, they love cards.
They love to write them. They love to receive them. And most of all they love to [...]
No Comments » - Posted in chit-chat, expats/immigrants by franzie
Tuesday, May 2nd, 2006
What about the bowel bird?
Am I truly bilingual myself?
Most people don’t realise that I’m not Australian when they first meet me. And that might be taken as a compliment on my English or the accent (or lack thereof) but every now and then I really give myself away and make a total fool of myself. I guess learning a [...]
10 Comments » - Posted in bilingualism, expats/immigrants by franzie
Monday, May 1st, 2006
Goodbye garden, hello computer
We’ve had a wonderful two weeks of holidays. The computer got a good break and we spent a lot of time in our garden getting ready for the new growing season.
It’s time for the winter vegies here: brussels sprout, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower as well as spinach, silver beet and lettuce. Our strawberries got a make-over [...]
