10 January 2008

The English translation of Elizabeth's earlier German Class Message

Hallo Americans!

How are you all? I'm loving it here (as you know) and if I could I'd invite you all to join me. But we only have space for 4 people, who's coming? I was in Vienna for a week in November and saw a cabaret called "4 nach 40" (4 after 40) which was soooo funny. I also saw the royal treasure that was very beautiful and I even saw the crypt.
The school here is really something different from Westside. For instance, teachers have pretty much no room and kids aren't allowed into the room where teachers go between classes. They all sit in a room about as big as one of our art rooms (pottery). The teachers are also ALWAYS late to class. Now for the pictures!

First of all my school, called: "Bundes-Gymnasium Ried"

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01892.jpg

The bicycle area

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01890.jpg

My classroom
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01844.jpg

Our blackboard, the two green ones move up down and sideways, it's so cool!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01846.jpg

Each room has these yellow blinds that completely block out
sun, they also have cloth curtains as well though.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01895.jpg

The sport area, check out all the soccer nets

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01896.jpg

And it seems, a rockclimbing wall o.o

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01897.jpg

This sign is cooler than ours, and at the end of the child zone
there's another that reads "danke"(thank you) much more polite than ours.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01899.jpg

Billa and Hofer, two supermarkets.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01902.jpg

Hofer, also exists in America. There are three in the Omaha area. but they are called Aldi. Aldi bought Hofer but left the name as it was.

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Eurospar is another supermarket, I went inside look to see what I found.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01904.jpg

Here's a machine that collects bottles much like our can machines.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01905.jpg

M&m's next to german chocolate!? You don't see me complaining

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01906.jpg

How American? Halloween next to Christmas..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01907.jpg

Here is our brewery, it's about 100m from the school.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01908.jpg

Jesus is everywhere, shrines in the oddest places, something different from America.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01909.jpg

This gumball machine holds minilighters AND miniknives. Again, not
more than 110m from school.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01910.jpg

I tried it.. this is all I got.. broken even =(

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01913.jpg

Gun store, 160m from the school.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01914.jpg

Christmas decorations were already in the streets but not yet in houses.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01915.jpg

Christmas tree!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01919.jpg

Town hall

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01920.jpg

New films

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01921.jpg

The church but I'm not allowed to take pictures inside, it's gorgeous =(

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01922.jpg
What?! Look, no graffiti!

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This hole looks to me like the United states (only a little)

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This is my walk home, some is with snow because I took the pictures at another time.

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Here is that same bridge again I'm walking towards it..
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01716.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01715.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01713.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01712-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01710.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01703.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01700.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01935.jpg
Till recently all of this was covered in trees, don't know why they
were cut down o.o.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01936.jpg
Again, no Graffiti!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01937.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01938.jpg
There were trees here too.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01940.jpg
I live at the top ^^
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01941.jpg
Nothing keeps me from going out onto the tracks
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01944.jpg
A train ^^
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01947.jpg
A public swimming pool it's right behind my house
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01953.jpg
My snowman melted =(.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01956.jpg
Our "kacheloven"(sort of a heater oven, thing) Always has enough wood from Georg's furniture factory.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01959.jpg

Lastly my cute little host cousin.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01762-1.jpg

Yeah a little boring, but, informative ^^
Hope to hear from you all soon, be safe!

05 January 2008

Elizabeth sent this message to the German Class at Westside High School in Omaha, back in November

[posted here for Elizabeth, since it has links to photos showing items in her life in Austria.]

Hallo Deutscheklasse!

Wie geht's euch? Ich probiere mal richtige Deutsch reden. Ich bin im
Österreich schon fast 4 monaten und ich vermisse euch, aber, mein zeit
heir ist lustig und auch wichtig. Österreich gefällt mir und, wenn ich
könnte, dann würde ich euch alle nach Österreich einladen. Aber wir
haben nür platz für mindestens 4 personen. Wer kommt? =) Ich war ein
woche im Wien, und dort habe ich viel gesehen, auch ein lustige
Cabaret das heißt "4 nach 40" einmal sollt euch uber das lesen. Auch
habe ich den Schatz von die Hapsbürgers gesehen, sehr schön war es.
Meine Schule ist wirklich etwas anders als Westside, Lehrern hat fast
kein platz und Schulern darf nicht in ihren Saal gehen, sie setzen
alle in ein Zimmer so groß wir unser Kunstzimmer. Und sie sind immer
IMMER spät nach die Klasse. Frau, bitte verbesser mein Deutsch.. Ahso!
Jetzt viele photos!!!

Zuerst, meine Schule. Sie heißt "Bundes-Gymnasium Ried"

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01892.jpg

Unser Fahrradplatz.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01890.jpg

Mein Klassenzimmer.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01844.jpg

Unser tafel, the two green ones move up down and sideways, it's so cool!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01846.jpg

(english) Each room has these yellow blinds that completely block out
sun, they also have cloth curtains as well though. (rolade)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01895.jpg

Unser Sportplatz, heir liegt viele Fußball nets.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01896.jpg

And it seems, a rockclimbing wall o.o

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01897.jpg

This sign is cooler than ours, and at the end of the child zone
there's another that reads "danke" much more polite than ours.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01899.jpg

Billa und Hofer, zwei Supermarkt.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01902.jpg

Hofer, gibts auch in America, aber mit der Deutschename, Aldi. Aldi
hat Hofer gekauft aber, lasst Hofer als die Name.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01903.jpg

Eurospar ist auch ein Supermarkt. ich bin hinein gegangen, schau was
ich habe gefunden.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01904.jpg

Here's a machine that collects bottles much like our can machines.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01905.jpg

Diese ist für Frau, Milka neben M&M's Was fur ein gutes Paar!?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01906.jpg

Wie Amerikanisch? Halloween neben Wiehnachten..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01907.jpg

Heir ist unser Bräu, es liegt nicht mehr als 100m weit von der Schule.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01908.jpg

Jesus ist überall, nicht das gleich wie America.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01909.jpg

This gumball machine holds minilighters AND miniknives. Again, not
more than 110m from school.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01910.jpg

I tried it.. this is all I got.. broken even =(

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01913.jpg

Waffe, 160m von der Schule.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01914.jpg

Weihnachten Schmuck schon an der Straße aber nicht wirklich in dem Haus.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01915.jpg

Weihnachtsbaum!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01919.jpg

Unser Rathaus

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01920.jpg

Neue Films

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01921.jpg

Unsere Kirche leider darf ich nicht hinein Photos machen =(

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01922.jpg

Was ist los? es gibt kein graffiti!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01925.jpg

Es sieht aus wie den Verrinigsten-Staaten

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01928.jpg

Eine andere Schule

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01929.jpg

Jetzt mein weg nach Hause, meistens wird mit Schnee, weil sie sind
älter als die andere.

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Hier ist der brücke again I'm walking towards it..
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01721.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01718.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01716.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01715.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01713.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01712-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01710.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01703.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01700.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01935.jpg
Till recently all of this was covered in trees, don't know why they
were cut down o.o.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01936.jpg
Noch mal, kein Graffiti!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01937.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01938.jpg
There were trees here too.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01940.jpg
Ich wohne auf der spitze ^^
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01941.jpg
Nothing keeps me from going out onto the tracks
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01944.jpg
Ein Zug ^^
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01947.jpg
Unser Freibad, es ist gleich hinter mein Haus
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01949.jpg
Ried
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01950.jpg
Mein Haus
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01953.jpg
Mein Schneemann hat gestirbt, er ist so tot wie wir im Deutschklasse.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01956.jpg
Unser "kacheloven" hat immer genug Holz aus Georg's factory.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/DrkSabretooth/DSC01959.jpg

Endlich, meine kleine süße gast Kusine.

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Ich weiss schon, das war sehr langweilig, aber! I got you out of working o.-

Bis nächste mal, Beth.