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Now a bit about myself before calling off for 2day. I was born in London. My parents are Spanish, my mum half Portuguese, but speaks none. They returned to Spain when I was in Year 3 of primary school. I then ended up in a German school, so I am an immigrant but a bit German too? Aren't we all? 😉

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I have a non related question after 2 years this hospice cat from berlin shelter started getfing on me & a few moments ago I had her bum right up my nose! What is this all about?🤣 This lovely cat was classed end-of-life which means they won't try cure her if she had e. g. cancer and that's ageist!

My cat orange and white sitting on my chest about to sit on my face.

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Hello 😀 it's Nestor taking up this week. Thanks @clairesmith1848.blsky.social for a great week! I know most curators come from Berlin but into my 4th year in Marzahn I haven't heard anybody speaking English here yet. I really enjoyed this book - it received the Dublin literary award!

Book cover of Katja Ostkamp's book Marzahn Mon Amour Geschichten einer Fusspflegerin.

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I will be logging out soon. I want to welcome our next curator @nes-tor.bsky.social Thanks again for the positive interactions! I hope you found my posts useful. Come and visit sometime. There's a lot to explore outside of Munich and Berlin. You can find me @clairesmith1848.bsky.social /1

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I haven't talked much about politics this, but our conversation turned that way this afternoon. My German family is concerned about what will happen after the inauguration tomorrow. Honestly, so am I. /2

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Coffee and cake time! My MIL's black forest cherry cake (made with Kirschwasser!) and blueberry frischkäse.

A collage of 3 photos. Top a slice of black forest cherry cake. Bottom right an entire black forest cherry cake. Bottom left a blueberry cream cake.

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We always walk the same route to the Zwischenahner See. Normally, you can see Baf Zwischenahn on the other side of the lake. Today, it is so foggy that you can barely see past the dock. It feels like a horror film.

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I have arrived at my mother-in-law's for her birthday lunch. More Grünkohl! 😆

A table set with a white table cloth and six plates. In the middle is the food: boiled potatoes, Grünkohl and sausages.

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Are you interested in sharing your perspective on Germany? We are looking for a curator for next week! Contact @katalyst.bsky.social

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Today is my last day with you all on this account. I want to thank @katalyst.bsky.social for maintaining the Germany RoCur account. It makes me happy to see so many of my digital tribe here. And with some of you I go WAY back to the blogging days 😳😉 Who remembers our meet up in Bremen in 2008??

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Moin. Guten Morgen. No desk calendar quote with my morning coffee. I was so tired when I got home last night that I went to bed. No headache or hangover, but I had to take a tums. Woke up to a Lions loss. 😕 Somehow, it isn't surprising to me... I'm headed to my MIL's birthday today.

A coffee mug sitting on a wooden table. The mug is blue and white and has Chicago and Starbucks written on it.

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Coffee and cake are done. Time to start walking! Beer anyone? /1

A Wagon filled with beer, water schnapps and plastic cups

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Today we are doing our Kohltour with friends from the Gilde. I forgot to mention the Gilde in my tour of Wildeshausen yesterday. The Gilde was first mentioned in 1403, but is possibly older. As part of the Bremer Stadtsrechte, the town had to provide for their defence and created the Schützengild./1

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A Kohltour is a northwest German tradition that emerged in the Oldenburger Land and Bremen but is popular throughout our region. Grünkohl is kale, but my hubby compares it to collard greens. It was considered food for poor people in winter. As with asparagus, an entire culture developed around it./1

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Moin! Guten Morgen. Sleeping in on Saturday is something I look forward to all week. Today we are going on a Kohltour with friends from the Gildefest, which will be some fun local culture! Today's calendar entry...

A coffee mud sitting next to a desk calendar. The mug is blue and white with the words Dresden and Starbucks on it. The desk calendar is turned to January 18 / 19 and says, "Ich habe es langsam echt satt, kein Millionär zu sein."

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Signing off early tonight. Going to go have a glass of wine and fall asleep on the sofa. I hope you enjoyed my adopted home. Check out my personal account on Jan. 27, when I post about Tag des Gedenkens an die Opfer des Nationalsozialismus in Wildeshausen. Tomorrow: Grünkohl tour and Schutzengilde!

a picture of a woman with the words see you tomorrow on the bottom

Alt: a picture of a woman with the words see you tomorrow on the bottom

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Did you all see the US Supreme Court Ruling about TikTok? Today I finished a Lernsitutation about TikTok in my BG11 Politics class. We did the Urteilsbildung today. After much discussion and writing, 7 voted against a ban, 14 for the ban, 2 still unsure. They were very reflective and thoughtful!

when you see students using strategies you taught them

Alt: A video of a man. Slow close up to his face as he smiles. Above the video the headline "when you see students using strategies you taught them."

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After that cold walk, pull a chair up to the fire. By 1500, this small town, Wildeshausen, was important and rich. In the late Middle Ages however, their fortunes began to change. Wildeshausen was now under the Bishop of Münster. In 1526, a cleric, Nicolas Kasselmann, was murdered in Wildeshausen./1

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Wildeshausen was a big deal in the Middle Ages! Beyond its relics, because of its location on the Flemisch Road, it linked important trading routes. By the 1200s, it was controlled by the Bremen Bishop. In 1270, Wildeshausen received Bremer Stadtrechte, an then built a city wall, and a Burg.

A map of Wildeshausen from the middle ages.

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Today, I will show you my part of Germany, Wildeshausen. Wildeshausen is located in Landkreis Oldenburg in Niedersachsen. It has a long history tough, first mentioned in 851 when Walbert brought the relics of St. Alexander from Rom. Just finished my lesson for the day. Let's go for a walk.

The coat of arms for Wildeshausen. A two towered red brick church with St. Alexander in yellow in the door or middle of the church. A red rose representing the duchy of Oldenburg is above the church.

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Moin! Good morning. We made it to Friday, y'all! I love today's calendar. German idioms that make no sense in English. What's your favorite?

A coffee mug next to a desk calendar. The mug is blue and white and say nürnberg. The desk calendar is turned to January 17 and says That Jacket like trousers.

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Reading today's awesome responses, wanted to defend the DB just a little. My oldest son (almost 17) uses it all the time. He goes to Bremen for orchestra, Hamburg for shopping, Berlin or Köln for workshops. He's everywhere and loves it. Not possible in the US. Night! Tomorrow discover Wildeshausen!

an elephant is sleeping on a blue pillow with the words out of energy below it

Alt: an elephant is sleeping on a blue pillow with the words out of energy below it

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How are we feeling about social media these days? Remember when it emerged and the hope that it could help people organize and lead to a better world. Arab Spring, anyone? That's not my feeling these days. But I have found community that I don't want to give up. I stick around for you lovely people.

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Germany is more than just Berlin and Munich. It is also bigger than you might think. My cousin came to Germany in Dec. She sent me a text. Let's meet up! Maybe I could drive down to Munich for the day? That's an at 8 hour drive from Wildeshausen in the NW. So, no. To her credit, she didn't realize.

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In Politik I emphasize the importance of controversy and provoking students to think critically. Let me provoke here. Things I like in Germany: shop opening hours, fast check out counters, being quiet on Sundays, Tagesschau Thing that bug: Schlager (not good!), Tartort, some general unfriendliness

a woman in a blue sweater and glasses is sitting in a chair and talking to herself .

Alt: a woman in a blue sweater and glasses is sitting in a chair and talking to herself and telling the audience to talk amongst themselves

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BBS-Spendenaktion: Schüler bringen Geld für DRK-Notfall-Rucksack auf

This is one of the reasons I didn't post so much yesterday; had a Pressetermin. The EU Juniorbotschafter Program that I advise at our school collected money for our local DRK. These students are the ones that give me hope and keep me going. bit.ly/40AddVM

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Schüler der BBS Wildeshausen haben Geld für das DRK vor Ort gesammelt. Die Spendenaktion startete schleppend, doch das Engagement der Schüler zahlte sich aus. Das DRK ist jetzt besser für Einsätze ger...

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Moin. Guten Morgen. I don't have a specific topic today. I have to go to Oldenburg and observe one of my student teachers and do some grading. I skimmed the news and definitely need a stronger cup of coffee. What are you up to today?

A coffee mug sitting next to a desk calendar on a table. The mug is green and white and has the words Bremen and Starbucks on it. The desk calendar is turned to January 16. It reads: Ich weiß, das ich ein Rad ab habe. Aber guck mal wie toll es rollt!

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Good night! My wonderful husband is now a bit upset about the end of that Weder Bremen game. So I'm going to ask him to stop yelling at the TV. Tomorrow's topic: shop opening hours... I'm just kidding. After 20 years here, I don't care anymore. Still contemplating.

a blue and white penguin with the words see you tomorrow

Alt: a blue and white penguin waving with the words see you tomorrow

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Where has the day gone? I wanted to post so much more but real life (see today's calendar quote!) got in the way. I found the comments on citizenship very thoughtful. When I got dual citizenship, my father thought is was really cool. My mom was less... happy. She said, what I was doing is wrong. /1

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The responses to "Where are you from?" are really interesting. I suppose we all struggle with the idea of where we are from. My belonging to Germany became stronger when I became a citizen in April 2022. I was lucky and became a dual citizen. Dual citizenship, good or bad?

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