Happy New Year!!!

There’s nothing much left from this year to hold in our arms. It’s warming our hearts and will close another fairytale chapter with colorful lights in night skies. Everything will be better, there is no other way around, let yourself believe it, even if this year wasn’t so bright. Take only who and what you love with you, nothing else matters. Open your heart and mind for new journey, people, feelings, ideas.

I wish that for you next year will be a beginning of something big, beautiful, amazing and all that you want will come true!!! 

So you want to learn German?

I have seen so many people who want to learn German language, but keeps on complaining that German language is so hard, a nightmare, illogical and etc. The most of them just try once and if they fail, they stop there and start to justify their fear, laziness, and reasons with blaming German language. All they have is this wanting, you won’t see them making a step forward. I’m not saying this about everyone… I’m just a bit angry…

You want to learn German?

I have some tips for you, I hope they will help…

1. Stop wanting to learn, start to learn. Don’t give it one try, give as much it’s possible – can’t get over a wall? Then keep on trying, until you will get over or brake through or even make a ladder.
2. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes. You’re a human, you learn as your mind analyses your mistakes and makes conclusions. Stop saying – I’m afraid, I won’t speak in German. People in Germany are very nice and polite, they appreciate when you try to speak in German. No one will hit you for your mistakes, so relax.
3. Stop translating – it’s not so important to know, what means each word in sentence or in text, the most important thing is to know, what about is this sentence, text. When you need to read something in German, read it first, there will be something you understand and then only grab your dictionary.
4. Watch German TV – image + words, is one of the best ways to learn. The more you will watch, the sooner you will notice that some words will stuck in your head. Even better is to rewatch in German, what you have seen in you native language, because you’ll know about what story is.
5. Play games. It maybe sounds funny, but I’m sure we like and remember more when we have fun. In internet I’ve found bunch of German learning games, which are fun and funny. If you’re a gamer you can challenge yourself and play games in German language.
6. Use it! Using German language is not only speaking in it. It’s also reading, listening and writing. Writing is the most what takes your time, power, tests yours patience. But it’s the best way to learn, because when you try to write – you use what you know, you search words that you need, you fight with mistakes. And through your hard work, you will get more and more into it.

Learning language is a challenge, you can’t learn it in a few days, weeks, months, it takes years to understand and use it without problems. But to master it completely and use it like a second mother language – your lifetime. We learn all the time, as we live, it’s our human nature.

Don’t give up! It’s all that matters, you can stop and take a rest, it’s not an endless race – all that you know depends only on you. Just don’t forget your path and reasons why you’re on it, because all time that you spend to learn a language won’t be in vain.

Laura Dambite

Biggest Christmas tree in Europe, in Straßburg 23. December

I and my family were on 23. December in Straßburg to see the biggest Christmas tree in Europe.

 Watched how Santa landed from roof.

Really beautiful Christmas tree.

 There also was a big Christmas market. You can see the biggest Christmas tree from here.

So it's the Biggest Christmas tree in Europe, shame that photos can't show how big really this tree was.

 Straßburg was beautiful decoraited,
but with my phone camera, I couldn't make qualitative images to show you

How green Christmas is in Schwarzwald :)

It's my first Christmas here in Lahr, in Schwarzwald :)
And today is such beautiful day, sun is shining, temperature - +15C So strange that here is no snow.
Video is filmed from Burg Hohengeroldseck, who is in Seelbach.
Merry Christmas for everyone!!! :)

Happy the end of the world day!

So the end of the world should’ve come today at 11:11 UTC, here in Germany at 12:11 GMT.

So happy the end of the world day! The most waited end of the all we survived…

It should be a holiday. :D

So why not we just live and enjoy our life and stop waiting for the end? 

Image - stockvault.net

Mittelaltermarkt in Schmieheim (fighting with swords) video

Here is the video, it’s filmed with phone camera, so quality is not high... still I hope it’s interesting to watch :)

Mittelaltermarkt in Schmieheim (Middle age festival)

In 12.08.2012 was a Middle age festival, market in Schmieheim. It was fun to see Middle age armor, weapons, costumes, tents, music, there was a really nice atmosphere. I was so happy to be there, even if it was a small Mittelaltermarkt, I hope next summer to go on bigger ones. I really love Middle age stuff, especially swords.

The most I liked the performance on the stage – fights with swords, even with an axe, it was impressive, in some moments even funny. I have filmed so much I could, now only need to put it together in one video.

Im 12.08.2012 war ein Mittelalter Festival in Schmieheim. Ich war froh zu Mittelalter Harnischen, Schwerter, Kostüme, Zelten, Musik sehen. Ich mag Mittelalter Sachen, am liebsten mag ich Schwerter.

Am besten hat mir die kämpfe mit Schwerter gefallen, das war eindrücklich und manchmal lustig. Ich habe das gefilmt und werde ein Video machen.

9 Photos :)

Third advent

It’s already third advent, time is running very fast. It’s time that you should spend with people you love and don’t mind this insane waiting for the end of the world.

How many times this ends of the worlds, times, days have simply passed by? Countless…

And now, in my eyes, people who’re waiting this end are only wasting time, time that could be spend with family, friends, having fun, but they only give in chaos…

Wait for Christmas, wait for a miracle, for happiness from the childhood to return…

Haut-Koenigsbourg video

Found a good video about about Haut-Koenigsbourg :)

You must to see it – Haut-Koenigsbourg

Haut-Koenigsbourg is a castle in France, close to the city Selestat. The castle is on an 800m high mountain, with an amazing view, that can take your breath away. You can see all the cities, villages and mountains around you. It’s so amazing, beautiful that you can’t stop looking…

The castle is 900 years old, it’s in really good state, you can have a walk around the castle and an excursion in the castle, where you can see in middle age style, weapons, armour, furniture and other interesting stuff.

It’s one of the places you should really see, because photos will never give you this amazing feeling, I had…

Haut-Koenigsbourg ist ein Schloss in France, neben die Stadt Selestat. Das Schloss ist auf dem 800m hoch Berg, mit eine erstaunlich Aussicht. Sie können alle Stadt, Dort und bergen sehen.

Das Schloss ist 900 Jahre alt, Sie können spazieren ringsum das Schloss und habe ein Exkursion drin. Und da sehen schöne Zimmer mit interessant Mittelalter Sachen.

Das ist ein Platz Sie brauchen zum sehen, die Photos kann nicht die erstaunlich Gefühle geben.

24 Photos :)

And it's snowing...

I wasn’t waiting so much snow. It was only a bit snowing in the morning, but later the snowflakes started to get bigger and bigger… When I came out from VHS – everything was already in the snow. The road was very slippery, so the cars drove slowly and people tried to go careful, but many of them just kept on falling. The only who had fun was children – plying around with the snow.

I was happy when I saw machines cleaning the roads and people that where throwing salt on footpaths. I’m really happy to know that Lahr is ready for the snow :)

Ich habe nicht so viel Schnee gewatet. Ein bisschen habe geschneiten in morgen und dann die Schneeflocke werden großer und großer, bis alles was in die Schnee.

Auf der glatter Weg – Autos hat langsam gefahren und Mensch langsam gegangen. Aber die Kinder haben mit Schnee fröhlich gespielt.

Ich bin froh dass die Maschine sammeln die Schnee auf der Weg und das die Mensch streuen Salz auf die Fußweg. Ich bin sehr froh das Lahr ist fertig vor Schnee. :)

Love the view :)

Wolfach

In the middle of September, I was in very interesting city – Wolfach. When I start to drive it trough, I understood that I need to stop and take a walk.

It’s a really beautiful city, with it own style and atmosphere and the sunny, warm whether made me really enjoy it. The most I liked the river Kinzig – it was going trough the city and the German style houses near the river give an amazing look – you can see it in the last two photos.

So I’m checking in this city in my future plans, because then I didn’t have really much time to see and enjoy it as I wanted, but I know it’s worth it :)

In die mitte von September, Ich habe eine interessante Stadt besucht - Wolfach.

Wolfach ist ein schone Stadt, mit sein Stil und Atmosphäre. Und die sonnigen, warmen Tage hat diese spaziere mehr wunderbar gemacht. Am meisten mag ich den Fluss – Kinzig und die hausen neben die Wasser – das ist eine entzückend Aussicht. Sie können das sehen im die letzte Photos.

Ich hoffe zu besuche Wolfach noch einmal in die Zukunft, mit ein langer besuche :)

9 Photos :)

Wetter - Weather

Es regnet - It’s raining 

Es scheint - It’s snowing

Es friert - It’s freezing

Es ist sonnig - It’s sunny

Es ist neblig - It’s foggy

Es ist bewölk - It’s cloudy

Es ist windig - It’s windy

Es ist kalt - It’s cold

Es ist heiß - It’s hot

Es wird kälter - It will be colder

Es wird wärmer - It will be warmer

Ich hoffe das alles ist richtig.              

I hope that everything is correct.

Winter, winter, winter...

Now outside is -3C, grass and trees are a bit white. So it seems that winter is coming this way, but I’ve heard from people, that in Lahr, winters are without snow. I hope so, it’s already cold.

I like snow, but I had enough of it in Latvia, when you can’t get out from your house and sometimes temperature is more than -25C.

I will show you 2 nice photos from winter in Latvia.

Jetzt ist -3C da draußen, Gras und Bäume sind ein bisschen weiß. Winter kommt nach Lahr, aber Ich habe gehört, dass der Winter in Lahr ist mit keinen Schnee.

Ich mag Schnee, aber ich habe zu viel im Lettland gehabt. So viel Schnee, dass wer schwer zu gehen und so kalt – das Temperatur was -25C und mehr.

Sie können schauen das im Photos.

Yes it's a car...

Chrysanthema Lahr 2012 part 2

Chrysanthema Lahr is over. I’m putting some good photos I have left. I really liked this festival. :)

Chrysanthema Lahr ist vorbei. Ich habe ein paar Photos zum ausstellen. Das was ein schön Festival. :)