by Rachel from Hongkong, Christmas market is a meeting point for people to chat and chill after work. They enjoy the food and drinks there. I think our earth is also like that. It is a big meeting point. I have made a collection of the typical food and drinks at the German Christmas markets. Here you go:
by Carol Naidu from India, Since I am in Germany as a south north volunteer, I have been asking myself a lot, what politics mean to me and how does it influence our daily life and for me, I have divided politics into two different aspects, Politics in negative and positive aspect.
By Carol Naidu from India India is the largest democracy in the world, with over 133.92 crore people of different cultures and religion. Cultural aspects of north India are completely different from that of south India. Similarly, central India has its own distinct cultural and linguistic heritage, which is completely different from north east or far west. Due to the huge cultural and religious diversity in India, every religion has its own political representative.
Christmas is a special day for Christians around the world. In Germany the atmosphere of Christmas is more lively compared to the one in Indonesia, like in Dortmund before entering the advent week, some corners of the city have begun to transform and are filled with typical Christmas decorations. The largest natural Christmas tree of the world also began to be built until finally standing perfectly, in the middle of the Christmas market in the City Centre.
Last year in December, a few days before we started to have the holiday season it was time to fire up the stove and bake cookies. Cooking baking is one of the most important and exciting tradition of Christmas. Do you know what is so special about this tradition? Just taste it and you will get to know.
With this blog, I will tell you stories about my workplace during this voluntary service in Germany. Im working at OGS (Offene Ganzetagsschule) - Kreuz Grund Schule, Dortmund.
I'm really enjoying my time working in OGS-Kreuz Grundschule, not only because of the children but also because of the super team we have. All friends at work always help and support each other's activities. They also often help me and give direction on how to deal with the children here. Then during the summer holidays
Yes, Christmas. What is up with Christmas? I mean the 2019’s Christmas? This Christmas is simply special. Why? It was the very first Christmas I am far away from my motherland and my family. I felt so thrilled with everything that was around for Christmas.
"Africa does not exists”, jokes Moulaye Niang, a Senegalese born artist based in Venice, Italy. His jokes bases on the facts that the current political boundaries are artificial and reparative and hence do not reflected a common culture of Africans, togetherness and oneness. But I guess that should not be a reason to not get a feeling of Africa. I was happy when my friend Celine once told me about this museum. Celine was also a volunteer in Tanzania for one year with another organization, she just returned from Tanzania in 2019 and we met at a conference in Berlin. And so we planned to visit the museum in Linden/Stuttgart together.
On 18th December 2019 we had a traditional Christmas meal in volunteers’ house after doing the Christmas cookies backing. After the meal, Carolin gave us some well decorated envelopes and we had to open up to see our Christmas surprise. With excitement, we came to find out that on 6th of January 2020 we would be attending the Planetarium show in Bochum city. Planetarium Bochum (Castroper Strasse 67, 44791 Bochum) is a domed astronomy centre with digital projectors showing the stars above Earth & far into space.
