Hamburg according to Alice

Lion described Hamburg for me last week. Following contexts are short summaries of his introduction. Firstly, Hamburg will get really wet and cold when it rains. The hole city will be covered by moist air. But the beautiful scenery doesn't lose its charm in such weather. Beautiful lakes and historic buildings lie in Hamburg make the city attractive. Besides the view,it contains diverse cultures as well. Restaurants and different buildings can be seen everywhere in Hamburg. Therefore, it’s a great place to have access to cultures. However, it can’t be denied that some people there always judge people by their race, which makes some non-white people feel like they don’t belong to the city. Certainly, there are advantages to live in Hamburg, for instance, the healthcare and the security systems, which greatly contributed to happiness to live there. As for the whole society, Germany is facing the problem of aging society. Elders over 60 are taking huge proportion.

School Life

Containing 28 students in each class regularly, schools in Hamburg seem less crowded than that in Kunming. Over 11 kinds of subjects provides more options for students to choose based on their advantages. As for their schedule, it only takes less than seven hours on campus per day, which means hobbies can take up more time. Specially, classes about climate change and environment are scheduled on Wednesday. Homework is quite flexible in Hamburg. When it comes to important exams, teachers will assign more homework than usual. The biggest difference is that not every student will enter the college after high school graduation. On contrary, they will take some time to think carefully about career planing and life design, which is the part I envy most.

tips:

1) Consciousness is important when planning your own time.

2) Think deep about what you like when deciding subjects.

3) Join in some clubs so you can get friends more easily.

An one-day excursion

•Activities

Time: during the breakfast

Transportation: /

Attraction/activity: preparing for school

Reason: It can help to know vividly the way for teens to live in Hamburg.

Time: 8 a' clock

Transportation: on foot

Attraction/activity: visiting the school

Reason: Its the best way to experience the true life and atmosphere on campus.

Time: 13-14 a'clock

Transportation: walking there

Attraction/activity: going to a huge market

Reason: variety of fresh foods and ingredients. (especially a candy making shop And the scenery by the market is also worth admiring.

Time: 14-15 a'clock

Transportation: bike

Attraction/activity: Alster Lake

Reason: It’s one of the most beautiful lakes in the city. During the different periods, it show its different scenery.

Time: 15:30-17:00

Transportation: bus

Attraction/activity: Schanze

Reason:It shows how different areas differ from each other and the diversity. There are many good restaurants.

Time: 17-19 a'clock

Transportation: bus or car

Attraction/activity: Dom Park

Reason: Roller coaster there and the beautiful sunset.

•making the Hamburg excursion greener

Kayaking activity(picking up the trash floating on the lake

FOOD

Name:Chicken soup

Ingredients:one whole local chicken,beef,bone,onion,carrot,celery,leek,water,ginger,garlic,lime(leaves),lemongrass,pepper,rosemary,thyme,bay leaves,parsley,salt

steps:

1)Use a big pot to fry up vegetables and onion.

2)Add the chicken into the pot.

3)Fill up the pot with water until it covers all thing.

4) Put dried spices into the pot and then put the beef bone into the soup.

5)Put them into the boiler.

6)Remove the foam floating on the soup.

7)Add the pepper and salt into the soup.

8)lower the heat and cook it for at least an hour and cover it up.

9)Put a special kind of herb which tastes fresh.

10)Cut off the heat and soak ingredients in the pot for 30min.

11)Use a strainer to separate the clear soup and the spices and herbs.

(The soup can be used to make other dishes.

Color:golden

•Eating habits

People in Hamburg like to eat and have fun with people even if there’re a lot of strangers.

FESTIVAL

The Christmas Market

1.Dec.1st--Dec.24th

2.hanging out with faimily and enjoy buying something in th markets and some food or drinks.

3.markets will be open and provide special food during the festival(such as sweet wine.

4.Like it a lot! It gives the life to the freezing winter.