University Student!

Corry · Aug 10, 2008

LaFoto said:
Corry, wow!
But like I was saying in Post 10, the only things that really need to be "decyphered" (or not?) are "university", "matriculation", "geology" and "palaeontology", "first semester" and "Bachelor of Science"

I know.

I was being silly.

I was able to get enough out of it to get the jist.

Puscas · Aug 10, 2008

Herzlichen Glückwunsch!

(I'm not that bad at German, but I have no idea what 'matriculation' means, and I can't remember getting such a fancy letter when I got accepted).

He'll do great and maybe there's a job in it for you too, once he graduates: official 'look what I'm finding in the earth'-photographer...

congrats to him and you!

pascal

LaFoto · Aug 10, 2008

"Immatrikulation" in German (which I think is "matriculation" in English) is just the registration as student in a particular university. "Bescheinigung" (ie. the other half of that longish word) is "certificate".

And yes, I am hoping for many a new photo ops resulting from these imminent changes in all our lives - for one, Greifswald is said to be a very, very pretty, highly photogrenic little town, so there're things to explore to begin with, and then he might be sent to the most interesting excursions - though I fear that'll only be HIS big chance to see some more of this world ... and later ... ah, we shall just wait and see.

It is SOME step for a mother to let her chick leave the nest and fly ... bittersweet moment.

Phazan · Aug 10, 2008

The only things I can say in German are Guten tag and Oktoberfest

I tried to learn some basic Danish stuff...Don't even get me started on that...

Alex_B · Aug 10, 2008

Phazan said:
The only things I can say in German are Guten tag and Oktoberfest

I tried to learn some basic Danish stuff...Don't even get me started on that...

You not even managed to learn the word Bier?

LaFoto · Aug 10, 2008

You can NOT say "Ein Bier, bitte?" Oh, poor you. You'll have a hard time on Oktoberfest then

:greenpbl:

And Danish, well, that is something else all together. "Rød grød med fløde" is a tough one to speak!

But tastes GOOD!!!

Chris of Arabia · Aug 10, 2008

Phazan said:
I tried to learn some basic Danish stuff...Don't even get me started on that...

Oh, Danish is easy, it's pronounced "Ba·con"

fug.li · Aug 10, 2008

How does this work? Is it only a 6 month course? Anyway congrats to him..

Phazan · Aug 10, 2008

I recognize med...A Danish girl once said to me "tylikykylylkylk MED fodsoagengadgdgn" Or something like that... I figured it meant happy birthday! Then I tried to speak it to her...she laughed

LaFoto · Aug 10, 2008

fug.li said:
How does this work? Is it only a 6 month course? Anyway congrats to him..

No. That's only the first semester. It'll take him ... Alex, help me, how many semesters till Bachelor? Six?

fug.li · Aug 10, 2008

Yeah it is usually six... Good for him. Is he very interested in geology?

Chris of Arabia · Aug 10, 2008

If you'd ever seen Florian, you'd know he is very serious about his rock

LaFoto · Aug 10, 2008

He was mostly interested in the sciences in school, geology was not among them, though. Biology and chemistry were his strongest subjects. It will be sort of new to him, therefore quite exciting, too.