As you might have learned from my first post, I like spending time on the Internet, especially on YouTube. As I was scrolling through ‘Popular on YouTube’ recently, a video called ‘Can you hear colors?’ from ‘Good Mythical Morning’ caught my attention. That’s how I found out about the phenomena called synesthesia.
Synesthesia is when one sense is automatically connected to another in your brain. For example when you hear the word ‘book’, you taste chicken, or when you see the number 3, you think of it as green. Only 1 in 2000 people have synesthesia and they are mostly women and left-handed. There are about 60 different types of synesthesia, but only a few cases could be well studied by scientists and doctors. Continue reading Can you see time?→
Obviously different, maybe a little crazy but definitely amazing, that’s the duo consisting of Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun. Tyler is the crazy vocalist, he can sing like you wouldn’t believe and Josh plays the drums like he’s been doing it forever. These two formed the band in 2009 and called it 21 Pilots. Tyler also plays the piano and occasionally the ukulele. Most of their songs they write together. These two can be so adorable together!
I especially love Josh’s hair at the moment since he has dyed it red to match the album cover which is so cool. Fun fact: He did it himself! Continue reading Flying over the TOP→
In my school, we do an exchange every year of upper school. They are usually a week long. Every student is assigned an exchange student, with whom they will have to be staying. Depending on the host families and students, a trip can turn out good or bad. This makes it a very important decision, but it´s usually difficult to choose someone out of a group of people you don´t know.
The main reason these exchanges are organized is to give us students the chance to speak the language we learn with people who actually speak it as their mother tongue. It´s a great opportunity to see for yourself how well you can communicate in another language. Continue reading Exchange Trips: My trip to France→
I personally like Coca Cola very much but it’s only good for you if you don’t drink it too often. Besides the fact that it contains tons of sugar and caffeine, one can of Cola contains the total amount of sugar you need in one day, its ingredients can wreak havoc on your body. An hour after drinking the beverage, a sugar crash will begin, causing drowsiness. In addition, your body will want to expel all the water from the Cola by urinating, along with the nutrients that are important for your health. Regular consumption of the main ingredients in Coke, fructose, corn syrup, refined salts and caffeine, can lead to higher blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes and obesity. Continue reading How Coca-Cola affects your body→
Every year students from different countries come to my school: Spaniards, French, Russians, Americans and Swiss. Most of them are between 14-17 years old. Also our students are allowed to travel to the countries of their exchange partners. They go on wonderful trips to Kansas City, Minnesota, the South of Spain, Lake Tahoe, Paris, Barcelona, Rennes, St. Petersburg and Rome (even though this is not a real exchange). But why do we need an exchange? Continue reading Student Exchanges→
Today I want to point out some things that definitely went wrong in the game we all love, soccer.
Let´s start off by talking about money. Is there too much money in the modern game of soccer? Let´s not jump to conclusions, and let us look at some facts first. Continue reading Is soccer dying?→
I have decided to write about what I think is a very interesting topic namely: Does school prepare you for real life?
In a way both yes and no. In school you learn many things, not just stuff like languages, maths, history, etc., but you also learn to deal with stress, people of authority who you may or may not like, and to do tasks even though they may seem boring or pointless. While you would hope to get a job that isn´t boring and that you like, you will almost certainly be faced with at least some of these problems. So you do learn a lot for the real world but on the other hand there will still be a lot that school won´t prepare you for. You may find yourself needing subjects later in life that school did not cover. Continue reading Does School prepare you for real life?→
Like most people I love traveling! Love going through a city I’ve never been to, listening to the sound of languages I don’t understand, sometimes I even love those strange tourists. Today, I want to show you how you should plan your visit in order to have the best vacations of your life! Continue reading How to Have the Best Vacation of Your Life→
In the last few months Europe has been hit by a huge refugee crisis. In this context you often hear the name UNHCR. Who are they? What do they do? What does UNHCR stand for? In this entry I will answer these questions.
Have I heard of the UNHCR before?
During the last few months, news has been full of pictures of refugee camps and people wandering about Europe. Unfortunately the helpers and volunteers behind the cameras are often forgotten. One of those aid groups is the UNHCR. You can easily recognize the UNHCR-workers by their iconic shining light-blue jackets, with the organization logo printed on the back. However, the organization spends very little money on publicity.
Who are they? Continue reading What exactly is the UNHCR?→
This is going to be a blog about HarryPotter, because that is a topic I know a lot about.
First a short summary: Harry Potter is a young boy, who grew up with the Dursleys, his aunt´s family who hate all sorts of abnormalities. On his 12th birthday a half-giant called Hagrid reveals that Harry has been accepted into the Hogwarts School for wizardry and witchcraft. He also tells him that the evil wizard Voldemort killed his parents, but when he tried to cast a spell on Harry as a baby the spell was deflected. After that Voldemort vanished. Continue reading Remember Harry Potter?→
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