Göttingen Accordiing to Alina

Introduction to Göttingen

 * 1)  Education 
 * 2) * 20% of population are students, and 30,000 people move to study here.
 * 3) * There are 44 nobel prize winners who got an education in Göttingen before.
 * 4)  Old 
 * 5) * There are 4 old churches in the city.
 * 6) * There are also some traditional university buildings.
 * 7) * You can see many half-timbered houses everywhere,.
 * 8)  Deliver 
 * 9) * There are lots of people from different countries, so cultures there are really various.
 * 10)  Bicycle 
 * 11) * There are many cyclists on the streets.
 * 12)  Healthcare 
 * 13) * The hospital is one of the best in the surroundings and Germany.

School Life in Göttingen

 * 1)  Number of students in a class 
 * 2) * In Göttingen, there are usually 20 to 30 students in a class.
 * 3) * There are 22 students in Lilien's class.
 * 4)  Course subject 
 * 5) * Here are the main course subjects they have: German, English, geography, biology, math, history, chemistry, elective classes, music, physics, politics, PE(sports).
 * 6)  School day 
 * 7:50-13:00 (sometimes 15:00)
 * 1) *3 lessons: 90 min each
 * 2) *breaks: 20 min each
 * 3) *lunch time : 45min long
 * 4)  Homework 
 * 5) *It's up to different subjects.
 * 6) *It often takes Lilien 20 minutes to 3 hours.
 * 7)  Options after graduation 
 * 8) *go out after 13th grade: study at a university/ work/ study abroad/ travel
 * 9) *go out after 10th grade: pratical training/ work/ economic volunteering
 * 10) *go abroad as an Au pair
 * 11)  Three tips for exchange students 
 * 12) *Remember to have a deeper understanding of the culture in Kunming, such as the traffic rules.
 * 13) *Try to learn about the languages in Kunming Chinese, even Kunming dialects.
 * 14) *Please adapt the local food, which has a big difference in Western food.

An Excursion in Göttingen

 * 1)  Activity 1 
 * 2) * Time: 10:00 am
 * 3) * Attraction/activity: Gänseliesel
 * 4) * Introduction: It is surronded by water, and you can visit the old Town Hall there.
 * 5) * Reason: It's a signature sign of Göttingen, and everyone should visit it once. In addition, It's really interesting.
 * 6)  Activity 2 
 * 7) * Time: 10:30 am
 * 8) * Transportation: walk
 * 9) * Attraction/activity: Kaffehus
 * 10) * Reason: You can taste lots of nice tradition German food there.
 * 11)  Activity 3 
 * 12) * Time: for 5 minutes after that
 * 13) * Transportation: walk
 * 14) * Attraction/activity: old botanical garden
 * 15) * Reason: That's interesting to see flowers and compare them with the one in Kunming.
 * 16)  Activity 4 
 * 17) * Time: 12:20 pm
 * 18) * Transportation: bus
 * 19) * Attraction/activity: European Bread Museum
 * 20) * Reason: When you get into it, you can make bread by yourself. That's full of fun.
 * 21)  Activity 5 
 * 22) * Time: 4:00 pm
 * 23) * Transportation: bus
 * 24) * Attraction/activity: visit the old churches
 * 25) * Reason: You can deepen your understanding of the culture and architecture.
 * 26)  Activity 6 
 * 27) * Time: 6:00 pm
 * 28) * Transportation: bike
 * 29) * Attraction/activity: Kiessee
 * 30) * Reason: It's pretty beautiful in the evening, especially the sunset. There is a big lake, and you can take pedal boats there.You also can go cycling along the bicycle path, and you can enjoy yourselves by the river.
 * 31)  Tips to make the Göttingen excursion greener 
 * 32) *Eat local and not to pollute the environment.
 * 33) *Don't litter on the ground, and remember to classify the garbage.
 * 34) *Travel with reusable things but not the one-use things.

Food In Göttingen

 * 1)  Name:   Käsespätzle
 * 2)  Introduction:   a kind of cheese noodles
 * 3)  Ingredients:   noodles, eggs, spices, milk, butter, sliced onions, shredded cheese
 * 4)  Steps: 
 * 5) * 1st bowl: Mix up dry ingredients with flour.
 * 6) * 2nd bowl: Stir eggs until pluffy.
 * 7) * Add flour mix into the 2nd bowl until smooth.
 * 8) * Keep for 30 min.
 * 9) * Put it into a pot with some salt water.
 * 10) * Use a Spatzle-tool until it is boiled (float on the top).
 * 11) * Then, remove it with slotted spoon.
 * 12) * Put it into a seperate bowl again.
 * 13) * Put cheese on the top.
 * 14) * Move it onto the melt butter and pan.
 * 15) * Put onions at the top until they're golden.
 * 16) * Put everything together.
 * 17) * Serve it while it's hot. At that time, cheese are still melted, and noodles are still hot.
 * 18)  Eating habits:  People like to eat salt food.

Festivals in Germany

 * 1) The most important festival:   Christmas
 * 2)  The 2nd important festival:    Easter
 * 3) *Time: It happens on the 1st Sunday after the 1st full moon after the spring equinox, and often takes places on March or April. What's more, it lasts for 4 days.
 * 4) *Family activities:
 * 5) **(1) Green Thursday: It is the time for Christians to hold some great activities.
 * 6) **(2) Friday (Karfreitag): There is no work, and people don't eat meat that day.
 * 7) **(3) Easter Saturday: There is still no school and work. people often blow out and color up the eggs. After that, they hang out the   colorful eggs when dry.
 * 8) **(4) Sunday: Easter Day Easter bunnies come out. In the morning, parents hide lots of eggs and some presents in the gardens, at home, etc. Then, children have fun searching for them. After a while, they have Easter Osterlamm, a kind of cake that looks like a lamb, for breakfast.
 * 9) *Events and activities in the city:
 * 10) **(1) For the whole week, an Easter market holds. you can buy some handicrafts, decorations and so on.
 * 11) **(2) On Sunday, everyone depends on each other and holds a bonfire, where people meet up and eat something while firing.
 * 12) **(3) In the morning, there is always a church event for Easter.
 * 13) *Best memory for Lilien:  This year is her first time to hide the eggs and then her family and other children looked for the eggs.
 * 14) *General opinion about this festival:  Everyone has a great time with family. It's relaxing that there is a 2-week holoday with no school. It's also so popular that almost all the people celebrate it with no religion.
 * 15)  Other Foreign festivals: 
 * 16) *Name: Thanksgiving
 * 17) *Activity:  have a Thanksgiving dinner with friends
 * 18) *Feeling:  It's never enough to have an opportunity to meet your loving ones.
 * 19) *Opinion:  It's OK to celebrate these foreign festivals. Because we can get to know other cultures and festivals, and we should appreciate these cultures.