Blake Peters, Oregon Can four weeks at a German immersion summer camp influence the rest of a student’s life? For Blake Peters, it certainly did! Coming from a family with no second language experience, Blake […]
This legendary Matrix synchronization was lost for years and recently surfaced. Finally we get to enjoy Heinz Rühmann voicing Keanu Reeves’ Neo. Enjoy:
In 1885 German-Austrian pediatrician and university professor Theodor Escherich discovered the bacterium Escherichia coli, in short e.coli. He was awarded the doctorate in medicine in 1881 and only four years later made his major discovery. […]
A new event is being planned to raise funds for the Jasper High School Student Exchange Program. Oktoberfest 2010 is being presented by Sister Cities of Jasper, Inc. as a way to explain the exchange […]
The Austrian writer Leopold Ritter von Sacher-Masoch (1836-1895) made his living in the 19th century by writing lots novels and novellas according to “sex sells” principle. He also wrote under the pen names Charlotte Arand […]
In honor of Germany’s final game at the 2010 World Cup, let’s enjoy this classic 1970’s Monty Python skit on the occasion of the 1972 Olympics. The German Philospher team: Leibniz, Kant, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Schelling, […]
In the 1930s and ’40s, German and Austrian emigres brought intellect, wit and Freudian theory to what was then a pretty staid place. Today, Germans are still a presence but are more disparate. By Scott […]
Herbert Grönemeyer sings and Berlin’s Prima Ballerina Polina Seminova dances. <A HREF=”http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fgermanworld-20%2F8014%2F1770b890-c47b-4604-b6ee-03d3c519f967&Operation=NoScript” mce_HREF=”http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fgermanworld-20%2F8014%2F1770b890-c47b-4604-b6ee-03d3c519f967&Operation=NoScript”>Amazon.com Widgets</A> LETZTER TAG – Deutsch LAST DAY – English Weiß man, wie oft ein Herz brechen kann? Wie viele Sinne hat der […]
Hermann Hesse’s classic Siddharta leads booklist of “30 Books Everyone Should Read Before Their 30th Birthday”. We think that whereever you are in life, you should read or revisit this wonderful piece of prose. The […]
On Saturday, May 1, 2010, students, parents, teachers, staff, supporters and other distinguished guests – including the Mayor of Mountain View, Ronit Bryant, and German Consul General Peter Rothen – will gather to celebrate a […]
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