The alarm is set for 6:11am because 6:15 is just that little bit
late. Some days such as Monday morning it’s better to keep sleeping but other
days I know i have to get up. I always feel very popular in the morning thanks
to the time differences, lots of notifications are waiting so I do my morning
routine and read this really interesting newspaper called Facebook. No
problem choosing what clothes to wear in the morning as i have a limited choice
which may be a good thing. Breakfast consists of a small bowl of muesli and
some strawberries just to add some taste. I need extra time to make my
bread for school because the butter is so hard, the bread is ruined by the
time I’m finished and the butter is still in big blocks on the ripped bread.
Butter is so important to Germans but it is impossible to use.. I don't really
understand.
After going to a Steiner school for over 9
years I have to say it’s a bit strange going to a 'Gymnasium' which is a
secondary school with a strong emphasis on academic learning. I like to say it
is a school filled with smart arses because it basically is. They are all
extremely intelligent and know everything; I don't think they understand that
what they are doing is so much different to what I have ever done. I'm not
really sure what they think of me when I try and do the work, I mean I can't
even copy things off the board because the teachers hand-writing is messy.
Thankfully my class is really nice and helpful and I always have someone there
to help me out. Back in Australia very few people can write a sentence in
German; I don't blame them because we were never pushed hard enough to learn
the language. Rudolf Steiner has made it hard on us, yes the way of learning is
possible but not in the time we have. The very first English lesson I had I
nearly fell over when the teacher said 'analyse this political cartoon and tell
the class your thoughts'. No one said it was too hard they all did it with very
few mistakes. No one gets away with not doing anything at this school and there
is no such thing as slacking off and not doing the work. They get pushed and
pushed, the kids who fall behind a little bit go to someone outside of school
to get help because they can't continue getting bad marks. So everything is
different to what I am used to but I quite like observing the differences and
maybe when I go back to Australia it may be similar at my new school.
My afternoon activities include...eating and soccer. I have soccer
two times a week and a game on the weekend. I really enjoy playing with the
team I am on. I've played 4 games and I've scored 5 goals so hopefully I can keep it that way.
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