Monday, September 14, 2009

How Do U Get Superglue Off Metal

Somewhere over the rainbow

comes after a long long long long long time here again a blog entry by Niklas:) Actually, I wanted to not write at all, but I'll be hit by too many people again and again ("when writing for ma again?"), I follow the request and here you read the results of your efforts:


grow our car search and thrives, with unfortunately no fruit. Today we have looked at a car: a 1985 Nissan Sunny, in great condition. Looked pretty good from the inside out, from the outside I had to stop to get used to it. 1200 $ it would still be fully in our price range there, but as you probably already noticed, I use the subjunctive. Without the home anyway existing power steering, which we have enjoyed in the borrowed car from Megan, driving is already noticeably heavier. Some would now call out loud "Get a perm!". But I think I am in the car, which I will drive at least to the end of January here, great people to be. In this respect, I am rooting that have examined the people who Megan's car, do not choose to do so. Because we would buy it:) * good news *


What's else to report? Megan will move later this month in their new house (assistance is provided by the almost entire camp) will help when moving Armin and me stronger! Why Megan grabs the moment of every day off can get. Yesterday (Sunday) have Armin and I freed her garden beds of moss and all sorts of stuff that has accumulated in recent years there. Since Megan's green thumb than is present in the herb cutting, you can imagine what kind of work was the ^ ^


While I'm still thinking what happened last time still may interest you, or the like I want to thank you so for all mails, postcards and any contact! I have not really homesick, but by various Skype calls, long-mails forever, reporting on the baseline, I do have a little contact with you, I on Do not want to lose:) THANK YOU!


our month of travel planning has finally started rolling, which was mainly due to a Skype call with Kosha. For all those who missed it: Armin, Kosha and I, three German volunteers, the tour will spend months together! Armin and I will be here at the beginning start driving for two, take the ferry to Picton and be up to Christmas in Christchurch. There we will spend Christmas Eve with Kosha who lives there in the moment. Then we drive comfortably for one week (until New Year) to Queenstown to welcome the new year. A day to rest or take short trips and then it goes on 2 (There's link here ) January on the Routeburn track. This hike takes 3 days and should give us a wonderful insight into the nature of New Zealand. As of 05/01/2010 it's off to the west coast of the South Island north again, then about 15 Around again in January to take the ferry to the North Island. As far as the planning, Wednesday we skype again to let us continue on with us. Strangely, we are well in contrast to other volunteers pretty far with our planning, because very few have to waste a second thought. If yes but just barely 3-4 months * PANIC *


Last Friday, Armin and I were spanked in a truck pulled in and our second camp - Ruapehu Christian Camp - carted. One and a half hours later we were allowed to start, add to 200 meters of road through a deep trench 35cm (15cm wide). These should be placed a pump hose, which supplies fresh water to the camp. A few hours later, my motivation was already back in the Lake Taupo Christian Camp arrived, while I've toiled .. well, yes. Was something different and the way I've seen some really great scenery. As one becomes aware really that you are no longer in Germany.

What displeases me a little bit (can not even all peace-joy-pancakes to be) is that if we have no groups in the camp on weekends and is therefore not cooked us from Left-Overs (in German only half as good! radicals have to feed). Thus, we had Friday night, Saturday lunch and dinner, Sunday lunch and dinner rice with meat balls. After 2 days you hope just yet on Monday, when it is cooked again for the groups. As hard as it can not be true on Friday afternoon, quickly what to cook for us. Well probably after this weekend we again expected a left-over drama, and I had Armin clever done what we all use to cook and it was said on Sunday afternoon: not taste, are not! In the end we had a super delicious food and I look with anticipation to the next group of lots weekend.


What else, what else, what else? I want to get it counted that I am trying here to get everything together.


Lorraine and Megan have taken volunteers at a free (and thankfully sunny) day on a sightseeing tour around Taupo / camp. We were at the Huka Falls, which were really worth a visit.

Then we went to the Honey Hive , a large house on bees, honey products, and all similar reports. (These are in fact, this Megan-links/Lorraine-rechts).

Then we had a little time to Taupo in a little shopping, walk around and drink a coffee. At 2 we went on to clock "main attraction" of the day: A boat tour on the Lake Taupo. It has first determined that the lake is much larger than it appears from us about our camp forever. Highlight (I write separately to Lisa did not "highlight";) of the trip, however, were the Maori carvings. They are, as you can see in the pictures, a kind of carvings in a nearly straight stone wall. Pretty impressive, if one imagines how the people up there got it. Great, great:)

Otherwise, everything here is as usual. The camp people have children, we are working happily in front of us and the spring has resoundingly catchment :-)


Armin and I spend many nights a week with Megan, which we just TV or watch DVDs, and Megan and their Daughter Challse just have a fun time. In any case, it does sometimes good to be outside the camp.


If something occurs to me, I change just the item again later. Here is a picture of us volunteers of sightseeing, to Lorraine, Megan and Challse.

Matthias (Germany), I-Chen (Taiwan), I respect, Armin (Germany), Timothée (France)

! Writes, comments, calls or other (I am counting on your creativity!).

dearest greetings, especially to Megan, which does not understand it here anyway;), and my e-boy

your Niklas

Friday, August 28, 2009

Photes Of Honeywell Thermostat

people, people

Hiya:)

is noteworthy that here again a blog post of mine!

After many mails I have written and received, it seems useful to create a list of names in which I describe any person with whom I have to do this more often.
on let's go go!

's start with the
BERLINER
- Alfie : Camp Manager of Lake Taupo Christian Camp and that my top boss. A bear of a man so manly that his Chest hair every day you say "hello" as they look over the edge of his T-shirt ^ ^ extreme, funny, extremly nice .. Earlier, he was once rugby players, only that ye ne approximate idea of his stature! He also has training as a mechanic ne behind him so that he will support us when buying a car strongly (hopefully). We will get really every day with him and then we get our jobs for the day. He is married to:
- Gillian : Assistant Manager of the stent LTCCs. A bit smaller than me, blond, handsome. What I've noticed from her, she is a loving mother who knows exactly how to do their job camp. She loves German Gummy bears, especially the white pineapple:) Their children are:
- Shannon : 16 or 17. I do not get much of with her, because she is the most time in Berliner'schen home or at school. She seems quite nice.
- Jacob : Called Jack, 12 years old. Play Rugby (defender). For my amateur eye it does not do well .. perhaps only because his father used to play. And finally:
- Christin : Small, blond, sweet. As simple way to describe a person. It is yet too young for school, but found out pretty good as they each wrap around her finger. Strangers (Such as - still - to me) she is shy .. but that lies down with time, I had betrayed her father.

The Berliners have a big house here on the camp grounds are therefore always available for me whenever I need to talk urgently or the like. Alfie has invited us, whenever we want to come by .. but still keeps me my German upbringing hesitate reinzuplatzen simple. Let's see how quickly puts it.
Then there are the

BERLIN (Senior)
- Judy : 62 years old, is called by all grandma. Works partially in the kitchen, is still quite fit and otherwise babysitting her youngest granddaughter, Christine (above)
- Peter: 64 years old, can speak broken German, because his parents are German. He has lived a long time in South Africa, where his son Alfred Heinz Berlin (see "Alfie") was born. End of the 90 Alfie then came to New Zealand, his parents have complied. The "old enough" to help either here in the kitchen / the maintenance, or after leaving the groups with the cleaning.

EDGL
- Daniel : Head Chef of the camp. One (for me) strange personality, because he always talks back to itself. Moreover, it is relatively difficult to understand him because his lips do not get more than an inch apart. Is quite nice and he always thawed for more, so I think we will have no problems. His wife,
- Karena : I do not see very often, but seems to be quite nice. Of the children
- Amelia: who is blonde, small and sweet, and the relatively newborn
- Alex: I get hardly anything with, because they are really only at home and I rarely cross paths.
EDGL live above the office, including at a camp. Generally, I have hardly anything to do with them ..

Vandermark
- Chad : works in the office. It's pretty nice, I get along well with him. His humor is of the worst kind of black humor, some of my friends would love him ^ ^ He is an incredible father and attentive at the moment for organizing our next Kids Camps responsible. He is also a gamer and knows generally quite good with computers. He originally comes from the State "Washington" (I think) .. how exactly he came to New Zealand, I do not even .. whom it may concern: I ask for too much. His wife
- Sally : also works in the office seems to be quite nice. Much of it I have not seen it, but it seems to be okay. At the moment it does not work as much as her son
- Elijah : relatively young. One can describe it best when you look at the cat from Shrek imagines. Such eyes of the child. The first time I saw him when he was still in full jetlag as he was with Sally in England. Simply: EYES. Incredibly sweet, he just learns to speak .. is pretty funny.
The Vandermark just stay here if, in nem own house, which is set up really nicely. I-Chen (see below) lives after moving with them.

Crocombe
- Peter: Head of the hosting region and thus most of my contact person. He's a great guy who always starts suddenly, singing strange songs. For example, "bom-chicka-wow-wow". You have to say that he is not a man of silence. He was a few days after our arrival, 24th. (I had it to 30 + estimated). He lives here with his wife
- Candy : on the site. She does not work here, but I do not know where / if they worked before the birth of her son. She is also 24, married to Peter and her son
- Joshua : now (I think) a good 4 months old. He made me smiled twice and that was just * awww * class feeling:)
The Crocombe live 2 houses next to us and Armin and I were already 2 evenings with them, board games with Logan / Kezia (see below) and they play. They are really super nice and I'm glad they live here because they convey a real sense of a large family.

FELTON
- Megan : Nickname: Trouble . 37 years old. She works as a kitchen helper / cook here and now is the person next to Armin, with which I see myself simply the best. Without exception, in a good mood, it just makes me laugh every day to:) It is separated from her husband, with whom she has 2 children:
- Challse : her daughter, about my age, lives with her and wants to make-up be-artist. She also successfully transmogrified well. I got to know them yet, but is thrilled as they travel, she finds it well great to talk with the volunteers here so far is getting to know so come. (For those who think now sonstnochwas: You NEN friend;)
- Cameron : Megan's son lives with her husband more I can not write to him.

Chaytor
- Carl : If Alfie is a bear, is Carl .. I do not know;) violence in any case. He is the third boss, after Alfie and Gillian. It is to my knowledge, head of maintenance, ie the maintenance of everything here. He is mighty fine, nice and Joah:) His wife
- Jasmine, and children
- Jarred and
- Shavon can you immediately forget. Since they do not live here, I see them and I never wanted to perform it only for completeness

STANLEY
- Phillipa (if they should later be interesting times?): Nickname: Mama Moo. She is the second cook, according to Daniel. Incredibly funny. You just put in a not so great for this as they just separated from her husband, not what is going so smoothly and eventually they will seek a new work project .. In any case, this would be a shame, because I get along well with her always.

KELLY
- Liam : 24 years old, single. An absolute stereotype of a New Zealander. I never seen him in long pants. His nickname "Hobbit" does not come from somewhere:) He's pretty loud and has ne pool .. something you have not heard. It is okay if he is to me sometimes too extroverted yet. Well:)

ADAMS
- Logan : Unbelievably only 19 (but is proud that he will be 20 soon;) It was after school in the Army, is now a reserve officer and lives in the building next to us. He is next to Megan and Peter actually my main contact person in that it is quite good for us / I care. Although he is a New Zealander and forget so many things for which one has asked him (on ne doormat we have been waiting for our arrival: D), but you get used to something. His hobbies: sports, computers, explosions. Sounds dangerous than it .. [And no, I do not say just because my parents read this blog here!]. His girlfriend
- Kezia (pronounced Kisia) is not married to him, but for the record, I pack them here this time. She is studying in Auckland, so does her boyfriend only about every 6 weeks (except he visits. He has no car .. but so far ...). She is studying social work, is super nice and they lose, no matter against whom, ALWAYS in "The Game of Life". Good for me, but she says: "This game hates me"

HORTON
- Lorraine . It is the Devil driver who has picked us. She works here in the office as the main force. As a best friend Megan (see above) they hst the nickname "Double" in progress (Double Trouble ...) Recently it has the nickname "Dangerous". Where it comes from the, I do not, however: D
Lorraine and Megan have worked in any case a trip for us volunteers, who will likely lead to Taupo and the Lake Taupo. I'm curious. Next weekend is expected to take out the fun.

ICELAND
- Steve . Nickname: Hedge or Gus. This man, I would estimate it to around 50 runs, in 14 years by New Zealand. He NEN caravan in which he lives, cooks and lives, and every three to four weeks he is here and works in the dishwasher. He's really funny on it and knows a lot of good stories.

DAHM
- Nici : Works normally in the office. As they get, however, as somehow all here, just a child, I have seen them first. Probably this will in the coming weeks and months to change. Her husband
- Jeremy, and their son
- James I quote here just look at this:)

Sodele! Probably one of the longest blog entries that it has ever been given by me /, but then the critics who always cry out for new entries, sometimes a bit busy!

I want to say thank you again for all the mail that you sent me here so hard, led a lonely boy from Frankfurt;) It really is a great feeling to open their mailbox and see that someone has written! I really do not completely lose the connection with Germany.

What else is new? Armin and I find ourselves still in the auto-search phase, it does not look too bad. Otherwise, we are planning our strongest month of travel (for example, is a 3-day hike on the South Island), weekend getaways and Joah!

Life here is incredibly great, you learn something new every day and I'm feeling a fiddle! :)

Greetings from Waitetoko
Niklas

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Pinnacle 150e Treiber

A picture is worth a thousand words II

Kia Ora,
here registers a bit tired, a little hungry, but quite as happy to be described Niklas, who must admit that the second image journal NOT written after dinner is.
I ask many times to apologize for it, but my laptop here will still not make out with the Internet, so far I have always beschnorren Armin and Matthias, so that I can to the PC. And then sometimes I'm too lazy to write something here, but then answer but only the mail that you (yes, are you meant:) me here diligently writes.

words there is yet more smoothly with the pictures: this beautiful lake called "Lake Rotorua" (as the city) we saw on the way to our Maori evening. There we saw a real Haka, ate hangi, a traditional Maori food, which is cooked in a hole, and got the hongi, the nose kiss taught. All in all a really lovely evening, the statement of this image.

The next 2 pictures were taken on Mount Manganui, the highest hill in the area. Grant, our baby sitter at the Orientation Camp, had driven us there, and we are highly motivated since booted:) Just in time for sunset, we were at technically-effective Photo areas, so you have to look here something! knows


this beach, you will have the last post. It is the dream beach of Papamoa. Sunday morning, the day on which we should come to our projects were motivated and Armin and I adopted each of the volunteers, so we had to get up to 5 clock to do the first six months to a fine. The next group should start at 7 clock and - unwilling to go back to sleep - so we walked the 2 minutes to the beach and got to see this light show. Impressive, beautiful, and everyone here at Fal a good match for our year:)

This sign happens every letter, every postcard that you sent me. Whenever I leave the camp to come to town, or even to the lake, I see this sign:)
[Should make I thought that since "NO EXIT" under it is ^ ^?]

The following picture Created at the first visit of the lake. In reality it was even more impressive when the sun broke through the clouds and brought the water to sparkle. And to make you all jealous: Yes, looks like this on here every night;)

And this is already the last picture for today! Here you see the welcome sign of LTCC next to it with the people who I would first talk to withstand half the year must and crazy enough to join me in December / January to embark on a road trip;) His name is Armin:)

then makes even good:) and get in touch in time!
your
Niklas

PS: I thank my parents, Connie and Simon for their cards / letters:)

Friday, August 14, 2009

Which Steam Mops Can Also Do Walls

A picture is worth a thousand words

Soooodele:]
And already I sign again. can

This time you can finally see some pictures! Although not many, and perhaps not particularly unusual, but all the critics should just come here even her:)

This was the sunrise on 3 August 2009! On the connecting flight Sydney - Auckland, we flew directly in the pure dawn. A great feeling!

We also got yet ...




... this very tasty breakfast, consisting of NEM rztrockenen f * muffin, tea, ice-cold orange juice, fruit salad (probably also from the Antarctic).

The slightly warm in the lower right corner turned out to look at (not with food ^ ^) as a sausage, egg and tomato sauce with beans / pasta / piece? Yes, yes ... Air New Zealand, right?


2 minutes Walk away from our Orientation Camp was this dream beach. Who wants to google it: Papamoa is the dream place!

We have played football and / or touch rugby, relaxed and natural images done:)



"Here are Michelle (left) and Wayne (right, as I said, please, no jokes about the name! ).

Michelle is the director of the New Zealand ICYE and makes a damn good job! It has an emergency phone to call what we do when we're really in trouble. (Drunkenness is not considered a serious case ^ ^)

Wayne is also working with ICYE and has, like Michelle, an incredibly sexy humor. Kathi, the responsibility for me and when I have to report at any time, here is unfortunately not on it.

Our English class had quite "active" sites .. I am asking everyone, the song "Anchor Me" by Greenpeace to search on Youtube, to listen to .. and to imagine then, as 40 of motivated volunteers blaring loud this milestone in music history:)

[The names of the two gifted singers conceal I here now ^ ^]



And just as an example: The teaching was really good ! :) Would have

really stupid when you here ->
would make a mistake, or follow? ^ ^


more pictures .. But now there first DINNER (also called "dinner" referred to ^ ^)

you later,
your shepherd Niklas