Diese Hüte sind weniger schön als mein neuer Hut von der Newberrystrasse, Goorin Bros. v. 1875

 -- von Soraya Hein...



Mein Hut ist einfach schöner!

Foto:  Cashunt Mad Dash am 10 April 2015   Mannschaft:  Boston Strong!   DANKE  GAPP VI  -- Ihr wisst wer ihr seid!

NK's KARNEVAL VIDEOS

HIER sind endlich unsere Karnevallieder.
a.  D2 singt mit Nena und denkt an ein geteiltes Deutschland in 99 LUFTBALLONS.
(One group is meant to be from the former East Germany, and the other from the former West Germany; they get together in the end.) 



b... Hier singen die Schüler in D3-4 das tolle Lied, Schöne neue Welt,von Culcha Candela! 



Gut verstanden!
Super Energie!
So was von Spass hat es mir auch gemacht.  Ich danke EUCH!  --rsb

Wollen Sie mit nach Hamburg?

Los geht's!



Danke für die nette Stimmung, Elise, Calli und Dornröschen.

NKHS's Elizabeth Beisel spricht -- in der Vergangenheit

Eine Lieblings-NKHS-Schülerin, und Olympiamedaillengewinnerin.....  spricht sehr energisch und auch sehr schnell.

Hier, über das 400 Individual Medley ... "It was probably the hardest 400 IM I've ever swum."    So wurde ihre Sprache korrigiert.  --  Ja, aber schau.  Hier um 1:50  ist was sie eigentlich sagte.



Ist Englisch so schwer, dass es ständig von uns falsch ausgesprochen wird?
 
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English

Deutsch

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I swim today.	Ich schwimme heute.
I do swim today.	Ich schwimme heute.
I am swimming heute.	Ich schwimme heute.
I will swim tomorrow.	Ich schwimme morgen.
I swam already.	Ich schwamm schon.
I did swim.	Ich schwamm schon
I have swum.	Ich bin geschwommen
Which language seems easier here?

NKHS Graduate Learns Arabic and MORE!

Wer will Sprachen lernen?  Und welche Sprachen sollen gelernt werden?  Hier ist eine Antwort, die von Jojo:

Hey "NK"! *

Everything in Morocco is going really well! Arabic is so incredibly difficult, but my teacher is great. We don't speak any English in class (if we do, we have to do pushups), so I'm picking it up quickly, but it's still pretty frustrating at times. I don't really have the same familiarity with Arabic that I do for Spanish, and my ear isn't trained to hear what sounds right and what sounds wrong, so it's a lot more work. The grammar is insane. There are more than 12 different plural patterns, excluding the duals. I study classical Arabic (which is what all literature, news, and most Arab governments are conducted in) in school and attempt to speak Darija (the colloquial Moroccan dialect) with my host family. So I'm basically learning two separate languages and it would take years to become really fluent in them, but I'm still enjoying it lots. 

Plus, the other kids in my class (there are only 5 of us) are some of the smartest kids I've met and they're all passionate about learning languages. So I guess you could say it's been a humbling experience, which is definitely something I needed before college/in life in general, and I'm actually enjoying it. However my Spanish is probably going to suffer some.

My host family is the best. I have three sisters and a little brother who's 6 years old and adorable/insane/obsessed with Karate. A few weekends ago we celebrated Eid Kiber, a big Islamic holiday during which each family sacrifices a ram, so I got to experience that. I've also been hiking in the Atlas Mountains, saw the largest mosque in Africa, visited Casablanca, started studying calligraphy, am working to get certified to teach English as a foreign language, and leaving this thursday for a week long excursion to the Sahara. 

I had my doubts about taking a year off at first, but it has absolutely been worth it. I wanted to thank you* so much for pushing me to excel in your classes, teaching me how to learn another language has been so important to me through this process.

I will write again in a few months to update you on my progress!

Jojo C.

* Vielen DANK, Herr L., mir diesen tollen Brief hier im Blog zu erlauben.

Was findet man hinter Tür Nr 209?

Vielen Dank fuer das Foto, Laurdoor.

 "Deutsches Haus" auf der Boston Universität. 

Ich freue mich sehr, dass du auch an unser Zimmer 209 denkst! 

  (Bis bald!)