Thursday, January 7, 2010

Tech Deck Live Play The Game

TV stars ...

What does not take you all on for a moment no matter how tiny the celebrities! To feel once like Daniel K! More than six months of ice and snow per year, living without a car, shopping without a smile of sales personnel ... But now we have finally made it, we were on TV! Ok, but only in Russian, and only in morning program, and only in the 10th Channel, and only for a good five minutes. But still: The beginning is made! Hollywood, how come!

Just before Christmas, came to me surprised to see a call from the Goethe-Institut. A Russian TV station asked if we know there is not someone, a German who lived here some time in Novosibirsk, and one can ask about how he is celebrating because the New Year here. Now it was so that on 19 December a plane of the ever-popular airline S7, the Siberian capital of the west exit, had on board all the Germans who are behaving this year wanted to mischief, but celebrate Christmas in the circle of domestic love. It remained almost apart from us.
After initial hesitation - we want the eyes the world can look into our living room? - we were but then soon fully ready for the fun, s sewing but we also possible in the spirit of my service contract a modern image to give our homeland, or to give a insight into the life of one or more (perhaps) less normal family in Germany. The editor of the transmitter we agreed on a meeting under a tree on the morning of our first Christmas Day, d yes he is a normal working day.
And so they moved on because: Preserving the editor is always friendly, smiling with her three questions ("How do you celebrate the New Year What traditions from your home? You here? What have you taken to Russian traditions? ") and nice operator (camera man) with a bullet camera that Julius drew immediate spell. was for us sufficient as template. We have . given everything
the occasion of the holiday was indeed the house cleaned, the children were washed Christmas Fair we could -. thanks to the constant expectations of our children during Advent and admittedly, even our own needs - offers the full range without which we would have to specifically prepare for the concert: Christmas tree, Advent, Advent calendar, crib - from Julius in distance education in time completed, cookies, bars and even print - we were not splashed us. And Sabine and I, we have also talked to the head and neck and far more telling, almost no missionary, as the good people - as it sometimes seemed - wanted to know. Why do we as this beat with our need to communicate over the traces? Hard to say. Most likely a desperate attempt, the constant spiritual void that we have seen particularly in the period before the new year, somehow compensate after all.
The children stayed there much more relaxed. Julius was fixed in the bottom only to the camera with all its scroll wheel and buttons, Cara was at least good enough to explain the meaning of the Advent wreath, have otherwise both the persistent requests of the TV people, but even pretty under the Christmas tree with Christmas gifts to play, ignoring cold.
After an hour everything was over, and we had already started to pack our bags for Beijing. Now, "come home" to Novosibirsk, I hope, however, that I of the film, which a friend of us has actually seen on New Year's morning on television, somehow can get hold of, then I put it here - and then we can all wait together with power for the next Oscars!

Saturday, December 26, 2009

What Ingredient Is In Orajel

German Christmas market in Novosibirsk

A major cultural event for the German community in recent weeks, the German Christmas market on 29 November, the first Sunday of Advent, the Russian-German House took place. In the last two years, such a Christmas market was held here, so that has now formed almost a small tradition. This year's Christmas market has ever seen before but all put in the shade: All German organizations, and also some Russian, have the Planning and implementation participated, and in addition to numerous articles, where you tinker taste typical Christmas goodies, something or could buy even handmade things, there was also a three-hour cultural program, in whose organization had Sabine to fallen head over heels, so some weeks are Family life with us occurred in only a cheap version. It was worth it: The event was a great success! We had around 700 guests, including many from my school, I was really happy, and have pretty well taken money that could completely be made available to charity Caritas and the Protestant community.

From one of my students, who at the Christmas market to be one out of two presenters of the program - you see them in evening dress on the left - I have now sent a collage that I do not want to interested visitors to our site denied:

The Great White Shark

visit from Lübbecke!

Although it is quite a while ago, but maybe I can still publish the following text ... In September, Claudia Jeske, Eva Wood Berger and Michael Lammers, my former colleagues from Wittekind-Gymnasium in Lübbecke, for a week here visiting. You have the city and the School considered and worked together with my German teacher colleagues here and the local school management in a draft framework for a school partnership between the two high schools and planned a first concrete school exchange, which now is in February and April 2010 will take place. I was very happy about the visit and wrote an article for the school newspaper of the school No. 1. Who can even a little Russian, can indeed even dare it!

Визит учителей гимназии им. Виттекинда from the city Lyubbeke

pedagogical staff of our school hosted 20 to Sept. 27 teachers from Germany. Eva Holtsberger, Claudia and Michael Eske Lammers of the Gymnasium. Vittekinda city Lyubbeke (North Rhine-Westphalia) were visiting at the Gymnasium № 1, to discuss together with representatives of Schools and teachers of German, working on the program DSD, opportunities for future exchanges between students of both schools. varied and interesting program was provided by the school for guests: visit the opera house and several museums, exploring the historic heart of the city during excursion, a trip to Kolyvan.

The focus of the visit was, however, the problem is to familiarize itself with the school and its work. So, the day of arrival (And it immediately after a six-hour trip + two-hour flight delay!) guests from Germany, has been proposed tour of the school, held student from DSD-group 10 class. The next day they spent attending classes in various subjects at different stages (in the early and mid-level) which ended with a lively exchange of views with the teachers in the classroom where they were present. Many thanks to all teachers for their willingness to open the doors to guests and for pedagogical exchanges! Also, together with Russian teachers school, working on the program DSD (IV Zanin, OA Schick, MN Abramsky) were designed and conducted lessons in the course DSD-9, 10 and 11 classes. All participants received an undoubted experience. guests have shown in these occupations photos their students and schools, spoke about the school everyday life in Germany.

Along with the above, was also a specific task to plan future exchange among students. So, first to arrive in early 2010. in the Novosibirsk group of students from the city Lyubbeke, Russian and German students will be jointly work on the project. In the same academic year will pay a return visit of our students in Germany. Currently, the German and the Russian side will be solve many organizational problems, and we hope that soon our plans realized. Visit of German teachers in order to establish contact, According to all the participants, was successful.

On behalf of all participants we would like to cordially thank the leadership Gymnasium № 1 VG Kosyanenko, LK Raspopin and EV Tsvetkov, as well as chairman of the board of trustees RD Salmin, for their willingness to cooperate and actively support, which led to the success of the meeting. We look forward to further successful cooperation between the two schools and to expand the scope for cooperation between Russian and German students!