An overhead view of the BWZ.

Bildungs- und Wissenschaftszentrum

Weihnachtsmarkt 2012

One of my favorite things about winter in Germany is the annual Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas market).  My goal for this Christmas season was to visit as many as I could.  I spent several afternoons walking through Münster's different markets as well as Osnabrück, Bad Salzuflen, Herford and Hamburg.  Each one is a little different, but the food, smells, and of course Glühwein are always great.

Bad Salzuflen Weihnachtsmarkt

Hamburg Rathaus (City Hall)

Hamburg Weihnachtsmarkt

Since returning from our trip to Italy, it has been a busy couple months.  I began working for Inlingua Osnabrück, Fokus Sprachenshule and Satellite Entertainment on top of already working for Inlingua  Münster.  For the month of November alone I spent around 500 euros on train tickets.

While teaching English for three different schools is fun, the highlight of the past two months has been working with my friend Ash at Satellite Entertainment.  We traveled all around Northern Germany and into Holland DJ-ing Christmas shows at various British military bases.  In May, I worked with Ash as the 9th Signal Regiment left for Afghanistan.  A couple weeks ago I was able to welcome them back.

The funnest of the shows was getting the opportunity to dress as Santa Clause for the Scottish 4th Battalion (The Highlanders) kids Christmas party in Fallingbostel.  Ash was the DJ and performed a magic show for the kids while I was in Santa's Grotto where I spent two and half hours speaking with around 100 kids.  This is pretty good example of how it went:

Merry Christmas Callum, Callum, Kieran, Callum, Ewan, Callum, Eva, Callum, Callum, Kieran, Callum, Eva, Callum, Kieran and Callum.  What would you like for Christmas?

Italy

Gallipoli

Santa Maria De Leuca

Vieste

Vieste

Pack your bags baby, we're goin' to Italy!!!

Tomorrow my girlfriend Sarah and I are leaving for Italy.  Around a month ago I found a flight from Düsseldorf to Pescara, Italy for 20 euros round trip and decided to pull the trigger.  While we will only be there for 5 days, we should have a great time.  Pictures and updates to follow.

English Evening

English Evening is a project Brad and I have put together were we will be teaching specialized English courses here in Münster.  We meet every Tuesday night at 7:00pm for two hours and focus on the most important beginner to intermediate subjects.  If you are in the area, stop by Kiosk 24 at Hafenstrasse 24 in Münster and check it out.  Only 10 euros, what a deal!!