Each student stood up and introduced him- or herself at the start of the day. I jotted down each country of origin named as we went down the rows.
20 different countries were represented in that room! We number a total of about 70-80 individuals.
Here they are listed, roughly from the most members to the least:
| Country | Approx. members | Country (1 member each) |
| Turkey | 6 | Chile |
| Russia | 5-6 | China (Hong Kong) |
| Czech Republic | 3-4 | Korea |
| Poland | 4-5 | Latvia |
| France | 4 | Mexico |
| Spain | 3-5 | Slovenia |
| England | 2-3 | Ukraine |
| Japan | 3 | Venezuela |
| Italy | 2 | Wales |
| Ireland | 2 | (United States) |
| Slovakia | 2 | (Germany) |
.... Isn't this amazing??? I am loving it... Soooo many countries here, everybody is so different, but we're all here for, generally speaking, the exact same reason. It is so cool. I don't think I've ever been in the same room with so many nationalities at once. (And no, being American and saying, "Oh, I'm part 15-different-nationalities, just on my mother's side" does not count. You don't live a lifestyle like those nationalities. You are just American. Get over yourself.)
*sigh*. It's just so cool to be here! And I am making friends with all of these people from all over the globe! And I get to hear them speaking their native languages to each other here and there between snippets of German! And it's all just so very interesting!
(Note: "Of Foreign Lands and People" is a real piece written by German composer Robert Schumann, from his Op. 15 collection entitled "Kinderszenen," which translates to "Scenes of Childhood."
You can hear "Of Foreign Lands and People" here: Martha Argerich plays Schumann's Kinderszenen Op. 15. It's the first one you hear.)
3 comments:
Ukraine!!
oh, how I love it <33
Just out of the blue, what's the name of the person from Ukraine --do you know him or her?
When I was there, I was actually surprised at the number of people (mostly our Russian-English translators) who had or were planning on studying abroad in Germany. (Yeah, they basically knew about 4 languages: Ukrainian, Russian, English, some German, and some planning on learning even more!)
Wouldn't it be crazy if we actually knew/met some of the same people?
Unfortunately, all I know is that there is at least one person from Ukraine, and I don't remember from the first day who it was. However, if I find out his/her name, I'll definitely tell you the name =) .
Hah. The table is now OK. ^_^
Marcin
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