Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Christmas calender day 7th - 26th

so since I don't want to spam on my own (not because I am so very very lazy ;)) I summed up the last 'few' songs from my Christmas calender.
December 7th
December 8th
December 9th
December 10th
December 11th
December 12th After so many depressing songs here a funny one to cheer things up a bit
December 13th Glad Lucia Dagen!
December 14th
December 15th
December 16th
December 17th
December 18th
December 19th
December 20th 
December 21st
December 22nd
December 23rd
December 24th
December 25th
December 26th





PS: I am really trying to update some stuff here but I am sick for almost a week now, managed to go my good friend Janine's wedding but because I didn't rest much I am still carrying around a head ache and though thought and not to forget that runny nose. well what doesn't kill you makes you stronger but during the past days i wish it would kill me because strong isn't a word that i would use for my state of being at the moment. But I try my best.

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Christmas calender day 4th-6th

a bit late but well

December 4th
December 5th because there was a tiny bit of snow today while it snowed in every other freakin part of the country :(
and December 6th

 Happy St. Nicholas Day! hope you all cleaned your boots!

 

Monday, December 3, 2012

Christmas calender day 3

So today I was baking my first Christmas cookies and what better song to accompany this than with a Rolf Zuckowski classic! In der Weihnachtsbäckerei

Sunday, December 2, 2012

updates: 1. letter of recommendation

So let's start with the update where i left of, in July. I finally received my letter of recommendation from my internship and wow it was worth waiting for. When i read it the first time I literally cried. Nobody has every used so many nice words about me before. I actually felt competent! :D Not that I would do so very often (especially since i am such a university failure). But well decide for yourself! Here are some quotes:
Ms R's contribution to the Book Fair was vital to the Consulate's success at this key event.
Ms R assisted with [several official visits (shouldn't mention the specifics, SBU you understand! ;))], demonstrating a high degree of organizational competence and reliability.
Ms R [wrote several drafts and remarks for the CG and the two Officers.] Her texts were clear, relevant and readily usable, something greatly appreciated by the users of the material.
Ms R also expertly created and maintained information about restoration of the historic Capa building in Leipzig.
Ms R was an effective translator, providing quick, accurate translations of press articles or internally generated documents as needed.
Ms R provided regular input and updates for our social media sites, breathing new life into these increasingly important communication tools. Her style, consciously pitched at a youthful audience, resulted in consistently fresh material for the Consulate's official Facebook page. (how can you make updating fb and twitter sound so important and noteworthy?)
Her willingness to learn and to get involved with a wide variety of activities is noteworthy.
..... These were my favorite parts! I have now idea about whom they are talking in this letter of recommendation but I hope to meet that person one day or maybe even become her! ;) Tomorrow hopefully more on my trip to Copenhagen in July and well everything that followed afterwards. :)






PS I thank leo.org and wikipedia for the useful help during my internship! :D


Christmas calender day 2

December 2nd Today I am sharing one of my favorite German Christmas songs with you which i listened to during most of my childhood. My old GDR records are just the best. Enjoy! Vorfreude, schönste Freude Happy 1st Advent!

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Christmas calender

I am back! It has been a while since my last post, I will update this blog during the next days but i want to start with my personal Christmas song advent calender which I am also posting on facebook and twitter. :) I didn't had much of a Christmas last year so i need to make up for that and spread some Christmas spirit, especially since I found my favorite GDR records on youtube and will for sure share some of these amazing children's songs with everybody. Enjoy the the little adventure through my little world of Christmas songs:

December 1st: Rajaton - En Etsi Valtaa Loistoa
Let's start with something Finnish. Finland's best a cappella group Rajaton with a song from the Finnish national composer Jean Sibelius. Is there a better song to start the advent time with? I don't think so! :P

And don't miss tomorrow when I share one of my favorite German songs with you in my childhood GDR version!