by Svenja
After I had some time to get around in Slovakia and especially in Trencin I got to know the slovak culture better. Sometimes people act really shy but I did not meet any unfriendly people yet (except in the foreign police office but thats another thing) and also are they always smiling when they hear me trying to speak slovak. I tried this week the slovak national food, Halusky, in a nice and traditional slovak restaurant. The food is really good and always a lot!
Slovak people are always in time and really clean in everything. I think I am the only one that went into my flat with shoes on! But I like that, it's a good thing to learn and to bring home. The last week I gave some german- lessons in the Hotels- Academy. I prepared a presentation about myself for the 2nd and 5th class. The 2nd class was pretty shy and their german not that practiced, but the 5th class was really good and they did understand a lot german and also they could speak with just a few grammar- misstakes.
Somehow I wondered why people here are learning german, I mean aren't there languages more important and easier than german? I am glad that I don't have to learn german anymore because it is a really complicated language, but slovak is the same.
This week I will start the advertisement for my nemecky- klub and prepare the the first meeting. Today will start the pottery- calls in the KCA for children and I practised the requiered words to be able to speak with the children and we will see how it works!
