Sightseeing in Berlin

Visiting Berlin and any other European capital may get pretty stressful if you're an “explorer” and travel to see as much as you can in a short time. Berlin prides itself with an enormous variety of city-highlights and this can get tricky for the traveler that only has 2-3 days before resuming his/her journey.
Who would want to miss the famous Postdamer Platz or the Kurfürstendamm? My suggestion would be to book a sightseeing tour with Berlin City Tours. I've always had positive experiences with them and they have a gift of creating perfect tours, suitable for every type of traveler: hop-on hop-off bus tours for the average traveler, long river cruises for the ones who would rather enjoy the lovely views and many other. Visit them at www.berlincitytours.com and book your tour now!

Back again

I haven't posted anything lately, as I was pretty busy working, studying and traveling. My boyfriend and I just came back from Austria, where we had a lovely trip. We spent two days in Vienna and two other in Seefeld, an amazing ski resort.

I couldn't believe how cold Austria was, but we're preparing for an even better and a lot warmer trip to Mexico.

I can't wait to get there and forget all about the nasty weather in Europe.

I'll post some cute pics from Austria:)



My mom and I at the restaurant where we spent Christmas Eve.




Claudio and I after skiing..




Jurgen and Claudio on Christmas Eve

Studying in Germany

Ever since I was about 10 yo I dreamt of studying abroad. I would have normally preferred an English-speaking country, but actually, I would have studied anywhere that wasn't Romania. I was really happy to be given the opportunity to study in Germany and took it without thinking twice.

But I couldn't start studying as soon as I got to Germany, because I had to take various language tests before being able to apply to a university. My whole German-training lasted for about 8 months, given the fact that I had already had German in school for about 6 or 7 years.

Studying German in Germany was great. Language schools are really fun and the great part is that you are given the opportunity to make foreign friends, thing that I consider critical here. You will always need your foreign friends in Germany. I was lucky to have met many people from South America and some of them are still my best friends here.

University started and with it, I started to wake up from that lovely dream I my first year in Germany seemed to be.
Studying here is not easy at all. I'm not only talking about classes. It would be rather easy if I spoke the language properly. The main issue here is that if you're studying in a small university, where more than 90% of the students are Germans, life as a student is going to get a bit difficult.
I've never been extremely sociable, but people here really don't talk to you. It often happened to me and my other(few) foreign friends to be completely ignored. So you're right in front of them, talking to them and looking them in the eyes and they ignore you. They simply act like you're not there and look away.

This is what makes my life here a bit difficult.
Apart from that, Germany is ok. It offered me many opportunities ... to go abroad... and I can't wait to move and finish my studies somewhere else.

I would live in Germany if I were to be mostly surrounded by foreigners, which is definitely possible here. The country is beautiful and they have a great system. There are definitely a lot more +++ than ---, so I guess it depends on each person's priorities and criteria.

Smallest Horse

One of the most advertised tours lately is the 40.000 miles tour of Thumbelina.
Thumbelina has been awarded the Guinesss Record of ¨The smallest horse in HISTORY¨ (well..maybe in the recorded history..hmm)

Anyway, Thumbelina is completely adorable and her tour has a very admirable purpose. She( and her owner) are visiting sick children to bring smiles on their faces.
Apart from Thumbelina being totally CUTE, her owner also draws attention by the way he talks about his little horse. He is really proud of her and talk about her with so much love.

They are both really worth watching.
Let´s hope they've achieved their goal of enlightening the life of sick children.

Ebay

A really funny video about Ebay made by Weird Al Yankovic

Our bodies are polluted!

During recent studies scientists have discovered that our bodies are way more contaminated that we would have thought. It's a shock and we should all become aware of it. Not only factories and cars are to blame. It's actually up to us to reduce a large part of the pollution in our own bodies. Please watch the video and find out more!

Eating Healthy

My last post also dealt with health. I hope you don't find this subject boring or rather uninteresting. The idea is that it's better to prevent than to cure and luckily Earth still offers us the opportunity to have almost total control on our health. Let's start leading a healthy lifestyle before it's too late!

WATER

I have noticed that people nowadays are extremely open to issues that concern their personal health. Many of us are ready to pay more for healthier food, for a more expensive medicine and why not, for cosmetic products. But little of us know, that a lot of that money could be saved if we finally accept that WATER is one of the best substances for our health. And best of all, it's cheap...for now.

Peace Video

This is the video I was telling you about. It has a strong message. It's a bit long, but it gets better at the end, so it's really worth watching. Enjoy:)

Peace Message

This video was posted on YouTube 8 months ago as a message of world peace but also as a request for more videos bearing peace messages. It got about 215 video responses by now. I will post one of my favorites later. Please watch it. It's a simple home-made video, but bears a strong message that all of us should spread.

FREE RICE

While checking out somebody's blog a few days ago, I stumbled upon a post he/she had written about a great organization called "FREE RICE".
Maybe some of you already know about it. For the ones who don't, Free Rice was open on th 7th of October this year(2007).
They have developed a great and original way to help the people in poor country: Free English Vocabulary!
So, you just play a game of words and for every correct answer you donate 10 grains of rice. While you play, you see the bowl filling up. It's really cool!
I find it really original. Let me quote from their webpage:
"Whether you are CEO of a large corporation or a street child in a poor country, improving your vocabulary can improve your life. It is a great investment in yourself.".
To play, you aren't required to register or give any information. You just enter Free Rice and play!
HAVE FUN!!

Pics from Transylvania

The 2000 years old Roman ruins from Sarmisegetusza

Claudio and I at the"Bus Stop" in the village..hehe!!!

The lovely Huniazilor Castle from Hunedoara!!!






This is my grandparents' house from the village of Valea Brad !

I'm Back

I haven't posted anything lately, as you might have noticed. That is because I had a long trip to Romania, where I visited my family. I had a great time and I will post some photos in the following days.
Apart from that, classes started:(((( and well, they take up my precious free time..hehe.
Another great past-time in these last weeks was going to the Film Festival held in Mannheim and Heidelberg. We saw 5 films and my favorite was : Cover Boy !! It's an Italian-Romanian production about the romanians that go to Italy in hopes of a better life. The protagonist fulfilled his dream in a somehow unusual way. It's really worth watching !!
We also saw a lovely phantasy movie from Portugal and Mozambique, called Sleepwalking Land. I loved it !
Well, that's my short review on the past month:)
HAPPY HALLOWEEN !!!

Julian Beever- Chalk Drawings

This guy is really talented!!!!

Wilber Pan-Bu de bu ai

A lovely chinese song and very nice video. A bit too romantic, maybe..hehe



Here are the lyrics:

tian tian dou xu yao ni ai,
wo de xing shi you ni cai,
I love you,
wo jiu shi yao ni rang wo mei tian dou jing cai

tian tian ba ta gua zhui bian
dao di shen me shi zhen ai
I love you
dao di you ji fen shuo de bi xiang xiang geng kuai

shi wo men gang qing feng fu tai kang kai
hai shi shang tian ang pai
shi wo men ben lai jiu shi na yi ban
hai shi she bu de tai guai
shi na yi chi yue ding le mei you lai
rang wo ku de xiang xiao hai
shi wo men ji zhe zheng ming wo chun zai
hai shi bu ai hui fa dai

baby
bu de bu ai, bu zhi kuai le chong he er lai,
bu de bu ai, fang xia bei shang chong her er lai,
bu de bu ai, fou zhi wo jiu shi qu wei lai

hai xiang shen me you qi bu neng zhi ji shi bai
ke shi mei tian dou guo de jing cai
tian tian dou xu yao ni ai
wo de xing zhi you ni zai
I love you
wo jiu shi yao ni rang wo mei tian dou jing cai

tian tian ba ta gua zhui bian
dao di shen me shi zhen ai
I love you
dao di you ji fen shuo de bi xiang xiang geng kuai

RAP :
I ask gal fren how you been
lai qu le ji hui
wo chong lai mei you xiang guo ai qing hui bian de ru chi wu nai,
shi ming yun ma, nan dao nan guo shi shang tian de an pai,
mei ban fa,
tian tian de mei tian de xing shi dao di you shui lai pei,
wo cheng xin, ni cheng yi
dan zhou wei rao ren huan jin shi zhong rang wo men wu fa zai zhi li zhi you xiang lian
wo jin cai, ni fa dai,
liang ke xin bu an de yao bai,
ying gai you de wei lai,
shi fou zhen ne na me wu fa qi dai
she bu de zai shang hai,
you're my girl my girl my friend
how much I love you so so much
kan zhe ni ai chou
yao wo ru he zhen me cheng shou mian dui
I'm sorry you're my sweetheart
my love
my one and only baby

hui bu hui you yi dian wu nai
hui bu hui you yi dian tai kuai
ke shi ni gei wo de ai
rang wo yang cheng le yi lai
xing zhong chong man ai de jie pai

tian tian dou xu yao ni ai
wo de xing shui you ni zai
I love you
wo jiu shi yao rang ni mei tian dou jing cai

tian tian ba ta gua zhui bian
dao di shen me shi zhen ai
I love you
dao di you ji fen shuo de bi xiang xiang geng kuai

Another favorite song/video!

I can't believe I haven't posted this yet. I love the song and the video is also great and well made!

Save the Internet!!

A major worldwide issue that not many know about yet is that the big companies want to "take over" the Internet. If this happens, we will never be able to use the Internet as we have till now. Please watch the video and spread the word!
www.savetheinternet.com

Another DOVE Campaign

The video is a bit long, but really worth seeing. You will think differently about the fake beauty they always present in the media. The mesage at the end is very interesting, but i'll let you discover it yourselves:)

Our trip to England

This semester’s exams period lasted till late July, so my boyfriend and I didn’t have time to go anywhere, so we have been stuck in Worms the whole summer. Yesterday we decided to go on a short and romantic trip to England. We had no idea where the perfect place would be, so we searched the internet and found this great website[http://www.hotelshopuk.com/] that specializes in holidays in the UK. They have a wide variety of hotels, for every taste and every price range. What I liked about it, is that they give you the telephone numbers of all hotels and you can personally book and make sure everything is properly prepared for your arrival. The best part is that they have some special offers, for the ones that want to visit big cities or the ones who just want to relax and enjoy their stay at the hotel. Luckily, we found this great offer, “Romantic Retreat” which offers exactly what we had been looking for: a few nights away from work and our daily routine, in a beautiful hotel, which even though is in the countryside, is not that far away from the city. So whenever you decide visiting England, don’t hesitate browsing for hotels and booking with http://www.hotelshopuk.com/ .
I'll let you know how our trip was, when we come back.
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I have a ZOO

As you can see at the bottom right of the page, under the archive, I have adopted new pets.They are really sweet and playful.
Feed them and play their favorite games and leave a comment on which one you like most.
I like all of them!