From a journalist to a teacher
Media . SocietyAnna Macků is a young and talented 25-year-old teacher who used to be a highly regarded journalist at Czech Radio, which is the most thrustworthy media house in the Czech Republic, according to a Digital News Report survay by Reuters Institute. She now teaches at a primary school in Prague and teaches the Czech language
“Not only have I learnt language, I’ve also got to know this country.” – interview with my German teacher
Culture . Student lifeIn my first two years of study life in Nankai University, I’ve met an inspiring mentor – Holger Schneider – a doctor of Sinology who has lived in China for some years. Mr. Schneider returned to Germany a few months ago, I’d like to take this opportunity to interview him and express my sincere thanks
Nobody asks an office worker to write a book
Culture . Excursions . Health . Society . TravelThe cliché about every person having a story to tell might seem extreme. But occasionally, you meet that one person, who turns the cliché into a full-blown truth. During the traditional Vogler-family Christmas skiing holiday at Lake Tahoe, California, Mark Vogler discovered a photographer’s exhibition with photographs of heliskiing in Antarctica. And he thought to
Hallo!
Authors . CultureMy name is Soyoung and I am from South Korea. I was born and raised in Seoul but after I graduated from high school I moved to the UK to study English. It was my first time coming to Europe (back then the UK was still in the European Union;) and everything was so cool
A day in the life of a law student!
Culture . Research@IfKW . Student lifeIn this interview, I am taken into the life of law student Daan. Daan is 21 years old, from the Netherlands. He studied Dutch law for the past three years and currently, he’s doing his minor German law at LMU now. What are the differences between Dutch law and German law? It’s not really different,
Being vegetarian
Authors . FoodThis week COP26 stakes place. Where world leaders, negotiators, government representatives, businesses, and citizens talk for 12 days about the changing climate. A lot of companies are letting themselves out on social media. Also, The Vegetarian Butcher has an opinion about this because of all the greenhouse gasses that come from food nearly 60% come
Greetings from China! …and something about me
AuthorsHello everyone. My name is Ruilin Zhang. I come from China. I’m a Junior from Nankai University and major in German philology. Now I’m an exchange student at LMU, I’m going to spend a whole academic year to experience new things. In my current 20 years of life, I mainly live in Tianjin, which is a
Introduction
UncategorizedHi, my name is Dominik Sova. I am from Czech republic, specifically from České Budějovice – Budweis. Yes, we produce the Budweiser beer. I currently study in Prague – Charles University – Marketing and PR. I want to do my Masters here in Munich, so that is why I chose my Erasmus to be here.
Ich heiße Yang. Oder Jan?
AuthorsDear fellow IfKWers, Good day! Thanks to Erasmus+, I am now sitting here in a compact but cozy bungalow at Olympisches Dorf 1972 introducing myself to you. You can call me Yang, or its almost perfect German equivalent – Jan. I am a Chinese student who opted for a full-time master’s program at the University
introduce myself with Japanese culture
Authors . UncategorizedNaming culture in Japan Hello, everyone! I am Yoshika as an exchange student here at LMU. This is quite sudden, but I’ll show you the word “芳果” and ask you two questions: Can you pronounce this Chinese character(kanji) correctly?, and Do you know the exact meaning? Probably most of you have no ideas because you