For those who are not updated yet: German soccer women made it today to the worldcup's final match which will take place on Sunday, 2 o'clock p.m (ARD/Eurosport) - don't miss it!
They played 3:0 (one own goal on Norway's side...) against the Norwegian natinal team, who was not bad at all at the beginning!
Tomorrow we'll get to know who will be our opponent - USA or Brazil (also 2 o'clock p.m.).
So we're on the way to a second world champion title in a row!!!
Keep your fingers crossed for Birgit Prinz & Co.! :)
Mittwoch, 26. September 2007
Montag, 24. September 2007
Yom Kipur
Yes, it's true, person who is sitting on the sofa, and everyone else, since yesterday I'm again in Germany... We arrived Sunday morning 5 o'clock at the airport Munich and about 9 o'clock at home, where Rachel "sleepy head" slept most of the day.
The day before was one of the most important Yewish holydays, Yom Kipur (Day of Atonement/ Suehnungstag), a fast day. It started Friday evening and lasted 25 hours. You are not supposed to eat, drink, wash yourself during that time and there are also other restrictions. It is the day of repentance for your sins of the last year. For those 25 hours, there's no broadcast radio or television, no public transportation in Israel, and airports are closed. (and so Israelis learned of the launch of the Sputnik in 1957 nearly 24 hours after the rest of the world... :) As it is one of the holiest days for Jews, also many non-religious people fast and attend synagogue. Like me, for example... Actually it was the first time I fasted the whole time. Well I tried to sleep a lot 'cause it was really hard not to drink as it was very hot on Saturday. Friday evening and night I went with friends through the streets of Holon. The streets are full with bikes, as children do not fast and as there are no cars at all they can even use highways :). Well,it was a very interesting experience.
So now I'm back and preparing everything for Berlin, where I will move to this weekend (I don't know yet exactly on which day).
So keep in touch, hope to see as many of you as possible in the following days, and take care.
Hugs,
Rachelie
The day before was one of the most important Yewish holydays, Yom Kipur (Day of Atonement/ Suehnungstag), a fast day. It started Friday evening and lasted 25 hours. You are not supposed to eat, drink, wash yourself during that time and there are also other restrictions. It is the day of repentance for your sins of the last year. For those 25 hours, there's no broadcast radio or television, no public transportation in Israel, and airports are closed. (and so Israelis learned of the launch of the Sputnik in 1957 nearly 24 hours after the rest of the world... :) As it is one of the holiest days for Jews, also many non-religious people fast and attend synagogue. Like me, for example... Actually it was the first time I fasted the whole time. Well I tried to sleep a lot 'cause it was really hard not to drink as it was very hot on Saturday. Friday evening and night I went with friends through the streets of Holon. The streets are full with bikes, as children do not fast and as there are no cars at all they can even use highways :). Well,it was a very interesting experience.
So now I'm back and preparing everything for Berlin, where I will move to this weekend (I don't know yet exactly on which day).
So keep in touch, hope to see as many of you as possible in the following days, and take care.
Hugs,
Rachelie
Mittwoch, 5. September 2007
I'm back... in Israel!
Salut, salut mes amis!
I know it's been a looong time since my last post, some of you already complained quite a few times - big sorry!
Now I'm back in Israel with my parents, I'll stay here three weeks until the 23rd September and will celebrate with my grandma and relatives Rosh Hashana (= Jewish New Year) on the 12th.
Well, I'll try to sum up what happened since my last post...:
The best announcement first: I finally received the admission for the university in Berlin (Freie Universitaet) after my French test last week!!! So I'm gonna start at October studying there :)!!!
Hm so after I came back from Israel last time I traveled a bit around Germany, I visited Ela in Freiburg (where I had to write a French test, as well), Nicolai in Konstanz and together with him the beautiful, flowery isle Mainau in the middle of Lake Constance.
I've been a few times to Berlin and started to look for an apartment and I really found a room in a flat near "Platz der Luftbruecke" with 2 boys and another girl at my age. I think I will like it there... The guys want to organize a welcome-party for me, isn't that cute :)? Probably I will move on the last weekend of September.
And so I began to line up my removal a bit, pack stuff and things like that...
Well, and before coming to Berlin to write my test I went with Laura and Christian to see "Wir sind Helden" in Mannheim at a concert which was for free. This event was really really great, Wir sind Helden rock and it was so funny.. and aehm, adventerous with Chris and mainly with Laura *g*.
And if I didn't do those things I was just a little bit lazy in between ;) - But honestly, there was not much time for laziness!
So now I'm here in Israel and it's sooo hot and the air humidity is unbearable... I have to go soon to the beach, so far I had to get a release from military service which I did today, I'm so happy they can't stop me now at the airport on my flight back to Germany!
On my first day here I went with my grand-aunt (sagtma des so?! Don't know...) to a marriage in Jerusalem. We had to go by taxi and took the taxi driver with us to the ceremony as he had to wait for us to take us back... crazy... Well it was fun because I met a lot of relatives from my widespread family I've never seen before but heard a lot from stories. Most of them belongs to my Indian family branch. I didn't know even the bridal couple ;-).
Ok I hope I've "fed" you now with enough information for a start, you extremely curious guys out there :)!
Take care, many hugs & bisous,
Rachelie Madeleine
P.S. Exuse eventual linguistic faults, but I'm so into French now, guess I've forgotten a lot of English... (actually I'd prefer writing in French and using some nice "subjonctif" forms... but as not everyone will understand... ^^)
I know it's been a looong time since my last post, some of you already complained quite a few times - big sorry!
Now I'm back in Israel with my parents, I'll stay here three weeks until the 23rd September and will celebrate with my grandma and relatives Rosh Hashana (= Jewish New Year) on the 12th.
Well, I'll try to sum up what happened since my last post...:The best announcement first: I finally received the admission for the university in Berlin (Freie Universitaet) after my French test last week!!! So I'm gonna start at October studying there :)!!!
Hm so after I came back from Israel last time I traveled a bit around Germany, I visited Ela in Freiburg (where I had to write a French test, as well), Nicolai in Konstanz and together with him the beautiful, flowery isle Mainau in the middle of Lake Constance.
I've been a few times to Berlin and started to look for an apartment and I really found a room in a flat near "Platz der Luftbruecke" with 2 boys and another girl at my age. I think I will like it there... The guys want to organize a welcome-party for me, isn't that cute :)? Probably I will move on the last weekend of September.
And so I began to line up my removal a bit, pack stuff and things like that...
Well, and before coming to Berlin to write my test I went with Laura and Christian to see "Wir sind Helden" in Mannheim at a concert which was for free. This event was really really great, Wir sind Helden rock and it was so funny.. and aehm, adventerous with Chris and mainly with Laura *g*.
And if I didn't do those things I was just a little bit lazy in between ;) - But honestly, there was not much time for laziness!
So now I'm here in Israel and it's sooo hot and the air humidity is unbearable... I have to go soon to the beach, so far I had to get a release from military service which I did today, I'm so happy they can't stop me now at the airport on my flight back to Germany!
On my first day here I went with my grand-aunt (sagtma des so?! Don't know...) to a marriage in Jerusalem. We had to go by taxi and took the taxi driver with us to the ceremony as he had to wait for us to take us back... crazy... Well it was fun because I met a lot of relatives from my widespread family I've never seen before but heard a lot from stories. Most of them belongs to my Indian family branch. I didn't know even the bridal couple ;-).
Ok I hope I've "fed" you now with enough information for a start, you extremely curious guys out there :)!
Take care, many hugs & bisous,
Rachelie Madeleine
P.S. Exuse eventual linguistic faults, but I'm so into French now, guess I've forgotten a lot of English... (actually I'd prefer writing in French and using some nice "subjonctif" forms... but as not everyone will understand... ^^)
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