Taking brief notes about the Exchange 2004

Collection of very personal impressions

 School

  • every day the same schedule
  • forward-backward
  • nice classmates
  • good teacher-student-relationship
  • easy-going classes
  • very long school day
  • nice guys
  • good pizzas in the cafeteria

School Atmosphere

  • no schoolyard
  • chilly due to air-conditioning
  • nice and friendly people
  • air-condition, no fresh air, stuffy

Family life

  • church
  • open doors
  • more being together in the free time
  • uncomplicated
  • very open-minded
  • I love it
  • they don’t support Bush
  • the best I ever had

Food with Family

  • French toast in the morning was the best!
  • bagels, ham‘n eggs
  • barbecue
  • ribs
  • turkey, ham
  • meat & fresh vegetables
  • dinner tasted really good
  • only great

Household Specials

  • I had a lot of beverages, for example Dr. Pepper and Root Beer. Those were the best
  • Coke was our favourite
  • big and loud household gadgets
  • mega-size fridge
  • can crusher, really handy
  • many one-way dishes
  • 1 gallon (= 4 liquid quarts = 3.785 liters)
  • Mountain Dew is the best beverage
  • eating on small tables in front of the TV
  • big sizes

Going out

  • The House of Blues in Chicago was great
  • going to Mayfair Mall was cool
  • Southbridge Mall
  • At Diary Queen you can get really good Smoothies!
  • Arcade
  • friends
  • paintball
  • eating with the family (nice conversations)
  • cinema (Starsky & Hutch)
  • shopping was always cool
  • Caribou Coffee was very cool

Other Activities

  • going to a farm was interesting
  • cruising for a long time was fun
  • visiting Chinatown and the Museum of Science and Industry was great

Vocabulary picked up ...

  • mean
  • I have no clue
  • awesome
  • priceless
  • gross
  • roast pork & dumplings
  • to drive nuts (schlecht/ schnell fahren)
  • such a jerk!
  • If you snooze, you lose!
  • weird
  • (no) kidding
  • kick-ass plasma TV
  • see you later, alligator
  • see you for a while, crocodile

Sports

  • la Crosse
  • DDR Dance floor Game
  • basketball, baseball, soccer
  • wrestling
  • bowling
  • swimming
  • track
  • rock climbing
  • Go, Bucks, go! They won!!!

Shopping

  • Yes, in Mayfair!
  • Instruments - French Horn, saxophone, cymbals - all Interstate Music
  • clothing, souvenirs, gifts
  • not much cheaper than Germany
  • clothes are quite expensive
  • Southridge Mall
  • fette Plasma-TVs (175-cm Diagonale)
  • CDs

                 Music

  • Irish music

  • Blues

  • House of Blues-Groove

  • Classic Rock

  • Country Rock

  • Heavy Metal

  • Rock ‘n’ Roll

  • Techno!!!

  • Jazz

  • Smoke on the Water

  • Highway to hell!

Computer

  • many people use Macs

  • laptop

  • no Linux

  • Dell-PCs because of high taxes

  • XP sucks!

Illinois Trip

  • good experience

  • great tour

  • Gate to the West (Arch) was amazing

  • betten-jackass

  • just great

 

Drinks

  • Coke

  • Boot Beer; Dr. Pepper

  • Milkshake

  • Chlorwasser

  • Punch

  • Milk, Orange Juice

  • Mountain Dew was the best!

  • Please no more Coca Cola

  • Dr. Pepper

 

Food

  • ·        Double Cheeseburger

  • ·        Burrido

  • ·        Pizza

  • ·        Bagel

  • ·        Crispy Cream Donuts

  • ·        Twinkies

  • ·        M&Ms

  • ·        Quarter Pounder (with cheese)

  • ·        no restaurants-only fast food places

  • ·        Devil Cream

  • ·        Muffins, Cookies

  • ·        Burritos!!!

  • ·        Oreo’s

  • ·        cookies rock!!!

Breakfast Special

  • waffles
  • Bratwurst, cake, scrambled egg
  • bacon
  • bagels
  • peanut butter
  • jelly
  • Mac Donald’s

Activities at home

  • playing Gamecube (James Bond)
  • playing basketball (at Playstation and in reality)
  • playing pool every day
  • air hockey
  • PS 2
  • Internet
  • TV

 

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