EnglishSince most of my colleagues are from the States, celebrating the 4th of July is a must every year. And why should I miss out on a party when there’s something to celebrate? (Even when I don’t hail from there?) Besides, due to the covid situation, the number of colleagues has dwindled down so significantly, we should get all the numbers we can get. After all, the more, the merrier! Right? So, I contributed with a sheet cake, duly decorated with stars and sprinkles, and off the party went! DeutschDa die meisten meiner Kollegen aus den Staaten kommen, gibt es kein herumkommen um die Feier des 4. Julis. Und warum sollte ich die Party verpassen, wenn es etwas zu Feiern gibt? (Selbst wenn ich kein Staatler bin?) Überhaupt, ist durch die Covidsituation die Zahl der Kollegen so drastisch gesunken, da sollten wir alle dankbar für jeden sein, der noch hier ist und mitfeiern möchte. Und am Ende: Je mehr mitmachen, desto fröhlicher wird die Runde! So habe ich meinen Beitrag geleistet und einen Kuchen vom …

Dreifaches Feiertagsglück   We’re on holiday. One of the three big holidays around the year we get. Actually, it’s the second most important holiday, at least if you go by the number of days we get to have off work/school – a full week. And this year we’re doubly lucky, because we don’t need to make up our free days by working on the weekend (Saturday/Sunday) instead. And well, I can count myself “tripplely” lucky, because my own nation’s national holiday also falls on one of these free days. So, I get to be as free and class-unburdened as a bird and if having a holiday isn’t reason for happiness enough, my three-fold holiday fortune certainly is!   Wir sind in Feiertagslaune. Es ist einer der drei großen Feiertage, die wir übers Jahr hier bekommen. Eigentlich ist es wohl der zweitwichtigste Feiertag, zumindest wenn man nach der Anzahl der freien Tage geht, die wir hierfür bekommen. Und dieses Jahr haben wir doppeltes Glück, weil wir unsere Unterrichtszeit nicht aufs Wochenende (Samstag/Sonntag) vertagen müssen. Und ich, …

Easter is coming up – a fact which you know, of course. For me, Easter is one of those holidays that I have to look up in the calendar in order to know that it’s coming up. This holiday just doesn’t get much noticed otherwise where I live. In fact, no one here would know that half the world is celebrating a holiday, unless you told them so, because business here goes on as usual. I for my part, however, intend to be aware of this holiday, this weekend. So, I’ve started preparing. Preparing, that means, I started thinking ahead about what are things that are everyday work related that I don’t really need to do this weekend. And while that kept me really busy today, I feel like, for the first time in years, I’ve been somewhat on top of things and can actually enjoy an Easter holidays without making it a normal work weekend like everyone else around here. So, on that note, I hope everyone will have an enjoyable weekend as well!