Well...

Hello everyone,
I don’t think there is a particular reason for this post, but I thought I might write again.
Firstly I can tell that life in Germany became more and more normal again. Most of it is how I knew it and some of it is different how I told you in my post about school.
Something that goes on as it did is my drumming. About two weeks ago I had my first practise, which was on Friday. Already at the following Sunday I had my first concert again. It was pretty cool and showed me that I can still play. I’m not good, well I never was, but the basics are still there.
So now I’m trying to get my drum lessons again and I possibly will try to play in my school’s big band as well.
Another thing happening again is my judo training, what at the moment, because of my lack of training over the last six months, is pretty much just beating me up. After my first training (a Wednesday), it took me to Sunday before I was able to move without being in pain of some kind. But it’s fun and that is why I do it apart from it giving me sort of a trained body. 
I don’t know whether there is much more to say at the moment. All in all it’s quite cool here at the moment. I like it and school is not too bad as well.
I heard the weather over there isn’t too good these days. I hope you can handle it. If it helps in some way, the weather here is shit as well. Its between 0 and 10 degrees and it rains sometimes. That’s what we don’t want but why moan about the weather you can’t change it anyway.
Well that’s it for now I reckon.
Have fun at whatever you do. I don’t know yet when I’ll write my next post but it shouldn’t be as long as it took me to write this one.
See you later.
Daniel

P.S.: I might as well have some pictures of my big band concert but I don’t have them yet. They’ll be uploaded when I get them.

Back to School

School started again today in Germany and so I had to go for my first official school day.
Nearly everything changed here. School isn’t what it used to be anymore.
Because I’m a senior now. And being a Senior Student means more of a change than it does for Australian students.
When you are Senior in Germany it can possibly happen that your school day totally splits up. For example tomorrow I go to school at about nine. Then I have three lessons (each 45mins) then I have a spare or 45 mins and then I have one other lesson. After that I have two spares and a lunch break what equals a total of two and a half hours and then I have a double lesson again. Isn’t that weird? But that’s what senior school is like over here. Because in primary and junior school you can barely choose your subjects. You have about 12 subjects and you can only choose 2 of them. The other vary from year to year and the basics (German, English, Maths, Sport and just at our school religious education) are always the same. But now in Senior you can choose all of your subjects. Well except the basics, but you have to choose some of each category. Categories like languages, science, and other stuff. On my timetable there is German, English, Maths, Sport, RE, Music, Geography, History, Biology, Physics and Latin. So you see being a student over here can be quite busy. But it isn’t that bad.
Well I think that’s it for now.
Enjoy your holiday and don’t be too sorry for me, because I have to go to school again.
See you later.
Daniel

Sylvester Photos

Hello everyone,
Here are some photos and videos from Sylvester (New Years Eve).
I have two more videos which I couldn't upload for some reason. One which shows me launching a rocket and another firework thing. Everyone who wants those videos can just contact me on my email or (daniel.scholz@onlinehome.de) or write a comment with his or her e-mail address.
That's it for now.
Your Daniel

Here are the photos:

Sylvester '07

New Years eve

Or Sylvester like it is called here in Germany.
Hello everyone to another post of my Germany blog.
2007 has ended like it is usual here. On new Years eve, we normally eat heaps at night and when the new years has actually begun, at around 12 o’clock, we go outside and light plenty of fireworks.
We have heaps of little rockets, dynamite sticks and other stuff which looks really nice and makes a hell of a noise.
Yesterday, the 31st of December ’07 I went to my friend Sven’s place, to celebrate new years eve there. At about eight o’clock we started eating and finished close to eleven o’clock. After some time killing the new years was there and for about an hour and a half we went outside to light fireworks. From what I heard this is illegal in Australia, well it isn’t in Germany. And I can tell you - It’s heaps of fun.
Well after we finished that we went inside and watched movies until about four o’clock when we finally went to bed. At half past twelve I woke up today and was still tired. It is about quarter to five now and we’ll have dinner soon already so this day wasn’t much of one.
A German new years eve in a few words is drinking sparkling wine or Sekt, as it is called here, and lighting fireworks. It is awesome.
That’s it for now.
I wish you all a very happy new year. See you later.
Daniel