Feb in a flash

This month has been cold and snowy, as it has been for the majority of you as well… I’ve actually been pretty busy anyways, because school was never cancelled, and Germans know how to drive in the snow, so it’s still possible to get places! Yay! The first weekend in feb, my foodie friends, aidan, and I went to Wuppertal to the Monet exhibit at the Von Der Heydt Museum. It was amazing.. over 100 Monet originals, as well as some of his influences, and some of his sketches. I’ve always loved Monet, and it was freaking amazing to be able to see so many of them up close and personal. The exhibit featured many of the different styles Monet went through, and also featured the different progression paintings, such as the cathedral, the mountains, and the river in different lights and weathers. I also got to see some paintings that I’d never seen before, such as the ones he painted in Norway. This past weekend, I went down to Marburg to hang out with Aidan, and to go to an “end of the semester” party that one of her friends there threw. Aidan and I went over the night before and cooked and baked, and helped prepare, which was a lot of fun. I made a NYC cheesecake, which ended up coming out a little bit weird, but I covered it with some homemade dulce de leche, and it was delicious! We also made a variety of dips, so carrot cake, and some hot buttered rum!
We got a ride back to Gö with my friend Benni, who had also come down for the party. The sun came out for the drive home, and it was beautiful seeing the countryside covered in snow, and not to have everything be gray and dull, as it has been since approximately September.. We also set a new land-speed record (well, for me, personally, at least) suffice it to say Benni is German, and he LOVES his autobahns…
That’s pretty much the only interesting stuff that has been going on with me, it’s been fairly hum-drum so far this month, but that’s fine…
Hope you are all dug out of the snow, and feeling good!
-seany:o)

The reason I do what I do.

So, I’m an English teacher, for all intents and purposes. I teach English to German students, and try to focus on pronunciation and expanding vocabulary. Here is why this is really important:




now, did everyone understand that? that is the new Energy Minister for the EU. AFTER talking about how important speaking English is when working internationally.
fail.
epic fail.
hope you enjoyed that!

let the 5-day weekend begin!!

Reason # 23498573290856-0234kojhasf989 03q490874pquwe why I love my mama:

Bigtallseany:
HAHA i know
it was a long walk home tho
mama:
and too cold to whip it out!
Bigtallseany:
exactly!

(after a long night out drinking, and I had to pee really bad.)

let old acquaintance be forgot...

So today was my last day of class with one of my favorite 8th grade classes. They’re not the best by any stretch of the imagination, but they’re a lot of fun, and they have lots of energy. (which they sometimes put to use towards constructive things) The teacher that I work with for this particular class is also really fun, and tries to work with the kids, so that they get something out of the lessons. In any case, since they knew it was going to be my last lesson with them, the teacher taught them (while I wasn’t there) “Auld Lang Syne” in English, which they proceeded to sing to me at the end of class. They also brought in some “German things” for me, in case I hadn’t fully experienced the culture yet. Since they know me pretty well by now, it consisted of food. Mostly chocolate. Did I mention this was one of my favorite classes? Yeah, wonder why? They know me so well! :D

happy weekend!
-seanyB

for my mama, who claims not to love our kitty

stinkeye!

So I woke up this morning, slightly hungover, (if I’m gonna be honest) and got on my way to school. I ended up walking due to the frozen brake and gear lines on my bike, and got to school just barely in time for class. Walked into my classroom, said good morning to the students, and approached the teacher to say hello. She jumped back from me when she looked up, and goes “oh my god, what happened?!?” not the best confidence-booster first thing in the morning… turns out, my left eye had had some sort of capillary break, and so the whites were completely red. Not bloodshot. Red. Scary- zombie- gonna eat your brains- red. I went to look in the mirror and almost freaked myself out… So, as I was teaching the class, I wondered why they were all so quiet and well behaved, albeit staring at me like I was gonna start projectiling green all over the classroom. I must say, it was one of my most successful lessons. So, lesson for future: if you aren’t scary enough to get kids to listen to you, avoid visine for approximately 24 and a half years, and you’ll be good! it's the automatic stink-eye!
happy thursday!
-seany

jetlag

also, I'm freaking tired. I always get terrible jetlag when flying east, and this trip is no exception... Since weds, I've probably ended up catching maybe 8 hours of shut-eye, in short segments, at irregular times. It's really really annoying! However exhausted I get, I usually end up waking up within a couple hours of crashing, and am unable to go back to sleep. Maybe Aidan and I will experiment with the soporific qualities of wine tonight (or this afternoon...) :D anyways, hope everyone is staying inside and keeping warm! Or at least enjoying playing in the snow!
happy weekend!
-seanyB