Töpfern is Pottering

Girl has always been geared on anything creative related. We try to support as much as we can so when I heard about a place called Töpferstübchen or Pottery Studio, I have to grab the opportunity.  While girl was happily making her bunny mug, the rest of us went for a walk until we met…

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Awards…  nichts, zilch

Student of the Year award Attendance Award Enthusiastic Learner Award Homework Hero Award Kindness Ambassador Award Best Listener Award Helping Hand Award If you are in Philippines, these are some of the awards/medals / certificate that a student received after finishing school next to being Summa Cum Laude/ Valedictorian. You name it, they got it. …

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Rad Tour

The heat is here so it is time for rad tour. Rad means wheels and for us this means bicycle for Mann and me and scooter for the kids. Cyclists in Germany 10 years old and above must ride on the road instead of payment and this is something we violate all the time. Right…

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Free Books

Every school year in Philippines, parents pay thousands for school books.  In Germany, books are recycled and free.  So kids received a book, cover it and must take care of it for the whole year. Then at the end of school year, plastic cover is removed and ready for the next kid. They have a…

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