Georgian Court Hotel, VAN
30 января 2015 г., Канада ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C
Finally arrived in Vancouver. Before moving to the student residence on Saturday, I've chosen this uncomfortable small hostel room to stay overnight. Sarcasm alert.
Day 1: The hunt for soy milk
31 января 2015 г., Канада ⋅ 🌫 3 °C
....tasty, vitamin enriched, organic soy milk from Quebec. ;-)
Update: hunt was successful as you can see. :-)
Old Spaghetti Factory, VAN
31 января 2015 г., Канада ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
Same cool restaurant as in Toronto. Loving it!!!
Day 3: The hunt for classrooms, VAN
2 февраля 2015 г., Канада ⋅ 🌧 7 °C
At a day, which seemed equally stressful as it was successful, I somehow managed to get into class level Advanced, which turned out to be the highest of 8 levels at this school.
The result wasЧитать далее
It's hockey night in Canada!
5 февраля 2015 г., Канада ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
San Jose Sharks vs Vancouver Canucks 5:1 (yeah!!).
Game Highlights: http://video.sharks.nhl.com/videocenter/console…
Report to follow.
Goodbye, Smokey
13 февраля 2015 г., Канада ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
Today, my sister's young male black cat "Smokey" died in a car accident, while exploring new territories and hunting grounds. He was so good in being a cat. We'll miss you. ;-(
(with: Smokey andЧитать далее
ПутешественникNatürlich, ich bin nur krank. Kein Vergleich! Wollte nur eine kurze Erklärung abgeben wieso so lange nicht mehr gepostet wurde, es haben einige Leute nachgefragt.
Bad student
20 февраля 2015 г., Канада ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
...my first weekly student progress card shows clearly that I haven't done my homework lately. Aww what a shame. I try to work better next week. Maybe. ;-)
Lunch in Old Spaghetti Factory
20 февраля 2015 г., Канада ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Had an amazing lunch in the Old Spaghetti Factory right after school, before we went to Stanley Park on Friday.
Nationalities: 2 Koreans, 2 Brazilians, 2 Swiss.
(with: Vivian, Simone, "Spencer",Читать далее
Stanley Park visit part 1
20 февраля 2015 г., Канада ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Where nature meets the big city....beautiful view of Vancouver here at Stanley Park!
131 Pub
20 февраля 2015 г., Канада ⋅ 🌙 5 °C
Playing board games....and also learned some interesting korean games. Every single Korean game we learned has to do with counting!
(with: "Ellen", Mirko, German-Simon and "Ahin")
Stanley Park visit part 2
21 февраля 2015 г., Канада ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
We went back to Stanley Park with Simone, Mirko and Simon on Saturday and took a tour around the whole park by rental bike. Actually my first biking experience in 17 years!!
(with: Simone,Читать далее
Chinatown
22 февраля 2015 г., Канада ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Attended the Chinese New Year's parade in Chinatown. The lions were dancing in front of the stores to bring good luck and prosperity.
(with: "Spencer", German-Simon, Miji, Simone, Marina)
Sometimes a man's just a man.
26 февраля 2015 г., Канада ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
I know I should oppose it.
It's idiotic.
It's ridiculous.
It's unnecessary.
But it's such a damn gorgeous, mighty man's toy!!!!
"Can I haz it?" ;-)
Lookout Tower, Vancouver
27 февраля 2015 г., Канада ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
Had a dinner and enjoyed a fantastic view over the city at the Lookout Tower in Vancouver.
Table talk was not very rememberable though, because we had 3/8 French speakers seating in the center of theЧитать далее
Stanley Park Aquarium, part 1
28 февраля 2015 г., Канада ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Visiting the Aquarium in Vancouver's Stanley Park. A colourful freak show from outer space. ;-)
(with: Swiss-Simon, Simone)
Stanley Park Aquarium, part 2
28 февраля 2015 г., Канада ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
The beluga whale show...
Stanley Park Aquarium, part 3
28 февраля 2015 г., Канада ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
....and some other fishy fishy. :-)
Stella
28 февраля 2015 г., Канада ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Just received the funniest baby birth card ever, right at my birthday. Thank you and congratulations to Dani & Tendy for this english-fribourgeoise-south tyrolean coproduction. Well done. Keep up theЧитать далее
Granville Island part 1
1 марта 2015 г., Канада ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Public Market outside: beautiful island on the south side of downtown, this little Vancouver jewel is worthy to explore! Bit more expensive, but who cares. ;-) like the Brazilians in my class alwaysЧитать далее
Granville Island part 2
1 марта 2015 г., Канада ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Public Market inside: what a fantastic place for all kinds of food lovers: international and local products, as well as art. Bought mouthmelting organic brioches, pain du chocolat, Gruyère (Kaltbach)Читать далее
Cambridge Proficiency: green light
2 марта 2015 г., Канада ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
A few minutes ago I secured my place in the CPE class beginning mid-march. I don't have to take an entry test. Excited!!!
Pancakes for lunch?
5 марта 2015 г., Канада ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
...it's possible! But I preferred hashbrowns, the northamerican version of Röschti.
(with: Laura, Simone, Vivian, Beatriz, unknown guy from Brazil. Special mirror appearance from Simon as "GermanЧитать далее
Limited class today
6 марта 2015 г., Канада ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
....due to Brazilian karaoke yesterday at Malone's.... ;-)
(with: Felipe, Nadia, João, Vivian)
Second weekly student progress card
6 марта 2015 г., Канада ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Wreck Beach /Kitsilano part 1
7 марта 2015 г., Канада ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Strolling through Kitsilano, a beautiful neighbourhood in Vancouver.