EnglishIt’s strawberry season, so these days, there’s a lot of strawberries to be had. I have them in my yogurt, plain, or with the help of one of my friends, we made a cake. DeutschEs ist Erdebeerzeit. Darum gibt es dieser Tage Erdbeeren. In meinem Joghurt, einfach so, oder sie werden mit der Hilfe einer meiner Freunde in einen Kuchen verarbeitet.
EnglishOf course, my return made a lot of my friends here very happy. And so we celebrated by getting together and having a big meal together – cooked and put together by my friends. DeutschNatürlich hat meine Rückkehr hier bei meinen Freunden für Freude gesorgt. Und das muss natürlich mit einem schönen Essen gefeiert werden – eigens von meinen jungen Freunden gekocht!
EnglishI was gone from home for nearly a year – almost exactly to the day, actually. Needless to say that things at home have turned a bit messy. Esp. since there was a water issue with one of my A/Cs while I was gone. So, coming home meant coming home to a completely messed up place as friends had taken care of the flooding issue, but left everything in boxes and lying around somewhere. But I’m not complaining. I’m thankful for their help. Besides, the flood issues in my apartment were rather small, compared to what some of our colleagues have experienced over the years with burst pipes etc. But still, coming home meant a lot of work cleaning up. And throwing out plants that have died along the way, etc. So, I’m thankful for every sign of life I can find, even if it’s one of the little succulents. DeutschIch war weg von zu Hause, fast auf den Tag genau ein Jahr. Da ist es kein Wunder, dass bei mir zuhause ein kleines Chaos …
EnglishI’ve done it! I finally made it through three weeks of quarantine, and all in all things went fairly smooth. If we ignore the internet the last week. The hotel on campus didn’t offer any internet that worked, and for the last few days, even my phone stopped working, leaving me with no way to be in touch with the outside world. Needless to say, the first thing I did after getting out of “prison” was: get a hair cut, and get my phone sorted out. The bad news is: If I want to keep my old number, I’ll be without a working phone number (and without internet data) for the next three weeks. A challenge, when you use your phone for everything here, even paying at the supermarket. DeutschIch hab’s geschafft! Endlich habe ich die drei Wochen Quarantäne hinter mir. Und generell ist die Zeit erstaunlich glatt verlaufen. Wenn wir mal das Internetproblem beim letzten Hotel auf dem Campus ignorieren. Das Hotel bot kein unabhängiges Internet an, und die letzten Tage funktionierte dann auch …
