A collection of thoughts, musings, reviews, tidbits on life, languages, travel, blah blah blah
It's been a benign three weeks since my last post, and at some point in the last three weeks I realised that I finally felt "settled" in my school as a staff member. The other staff members seem to be "used" to me now, and some have even expressed appreciation for what I do, which means a lot because the culture here is seldom complimentary for the sake of it.
It’s that time again for a short blog entry. January has flown by and things at school are slightly confusing as three teachers in the English faculty are either sick or on parental leave. Therefore, my timetable has changed slightly and I have a few new classes. It has been snowing in snatches and the daylight hours are gradually getting longer (at the peak of winter the sun sets at about 4pm but now it sets at around 5).
German ales have taken a back seat since lager styles exploded in popularity near the end of the Middle Ages. But they still have a lot to offer. The most famous German ale is easily Hefeweizen with its distinctive and refreshing taste. German sours are a very rare and arcane breed of beers. German Ales … Continue reading German Ales & Sours
My housemate, Annette, invited a fellow English assistant, David, and I to her family home in Freudenberg in the Oberpfalz (Upper Palatinate) region, which is about one hour east of Erlangen.
