November 2011
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Wisconsin Teaching License
I passed both ACTFL tests!! Now I can send for my permanent Wisconsin teaching license in German. Today is a good day!
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Nov 28th
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Fulbright Update
Some of the dirt finally worked its way to the surface this week. I was invited over to my favourite teacher’s house on Friday night for wine and cheese. During the conversation I discovered why my cooperating teacher knew nothing about me before my arrival and, in all honesty, doesn’t care that I’m here. The Gymnasium had requested a Spanish teaching assistant and got me...
Nov 28th
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Nov 26th
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Nov 25th
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Nov 25th
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Nov 25th
My Oldenburg
Another reason to love Oldenburg presented itself to me today. But first some background: A few weeks ago Alex and I started chatting with a man who was in line at the Hauptbahnhof bakery. He asked us if we were from The Netherlands and was surprised to find out we were American. He claimed that Oldenburg gets quite a few international travelers because of the university but it’s still got...
Nov 25th
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Nov 24th
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When your teacher says "I'm gonna start calling on...
SO TRUE!!!!!! I’ve got kids that will start staring intensely at their books like they were watching youtube or something.  At this point avoiding eye contact will not work.
Nov 24th
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Nov 24th
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Test Results
I got my score back from ACTFL today. Guess who passed their OPI test in German and is one step closer to getting their teaching license in WI??  Woohoo!!  Monday is the writing test. Wish me luck!! …as if one state licensure wasn’t enough, really…. 
Nov 19th
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Nov 18th
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Nov 18th
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Nov 18th
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Nov 17th
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Nov 16th
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Nov 16th
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Nov 16th
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Learn More German!
dumm wie Brot -literally, dumb as bread -English equivalents: about as smart as a box of rocks  sharp as a marble 
Nov 15th
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Nov 15th
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Success at FEI General Assembly!!
The proposed Blood Rule was withdrawn in Brazil during the FEI General Assembly so that the members could take a closer look at the issue in regards to the welfare of the horses.  Good job signing the petition fellow horse enthusiasts!! We’re keeping it clean around here. 
Nov 15th
“My advice: leave the young people alone and they’ll find out that they prefer...”
– Ron Paul (via kendraware)
Nov 15th
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Nov 14th
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Learn More German!
Kopf oder Zahl? -Heads or tails? 
Nov 14th
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Nov 14th
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