New Member Introductions - Vol. 1

[breakingthrunow]

. So since this community is growing by the minute, here's an official WELCOME to all the new people! I'm glad you're here. If you'd like to introduce yourself, simply fill out the form below, or go freestyle, and post it as a comment in this entry. That way we'll have an overview of who's here and all will be in one place for future reference. :)

Comments

[aniangel]

1) Where are you in the world? Where else have you lived?
I've always lived in Germany. My whole family is completely German ._.
Well, last year I lived in the USA for 10 months, but I don't know if that counts since it was only an exchange year (o_O)

2) Been to Germany? Plans to go?
*no comment* ^_^

3) How old are you? Student? Working? Neither/both?
I'm 17. I'm still going to school. I try to get my Abitur (Hope you guys know what that is... Does anyone need an explanation? xD" I'm bad at explaining stuff, though I'd love to try *grin*)

4) What draws you to Germany, the language, the culture, how did you first get interested?
I live there. I'm interested in a lot of cultures - Japanese, American, Korean etc.... But I also want to know alot about my own country (^_^) That's why I'm here xD

5) Do you speak German, are you learning, want to learn?
Since it's my native language - Yes, I do speak German =)

6) Anything else you'd like to say?
Well, no... Not really... I don't know... xD"
I hope that I can make some friends in this community ^_^
Also, I'd love to help if anyone has questions considering the German language or stuff ^_^

[welovedumplings]

In Australia the Abitur would be called the HSC in some places and the VCE in Victoria.
In the UK it would be the A Levels.
And in the US, finals?
But "Abitur" is actually just the exams, rather than the whole year.. oder?

[aniangel]

Thanks for the explanations ^_^
Yes, usually it's just the exams... But some people still say you're trying to get your Abitur even if you're not in your last school year... You just have to at least be in the 11th grade ^_^ Well, at my school it's like that...

[kopfkind]

they mostly say your in der oberstufe.
die oberstufe are called the last 2 years (k12 & 13).
after that the final exams are die abiturprüfungen

[nesaia]

Not quite, die Oberstufe are the last three years. 11, 12 and 13. Though in some Bundesländer they have shortened school to only 12 years which would make die Oberstufe limited to class 11 and 12.

[kopfkind]

haha right. sollte ich eigentlich noch wissen.
im getting old.