10/27/2011

trick or treat.

Halloween steht vor der Tür. Im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes. Einige Amerikaner nehmen die Dekoration ihres Hauses tatsächlich sehr ernst. Gespart wird nirgends. Weder an Lichtern noch an angsteinflößenden Installationen. Manche Nachbarn gehen sogar so weit, dass sie komplette Friedhöfe aufbauen. Tagsüber ist das ja schon eine Erfahrung, aber nachts... wow!
Auch das CVA überraschte mit neuem Einrichtungskonzept.

Halloween is almost here. A few Americans take this very seriously. Especially when we talk about decorating their houses. Don't save money! Spend it on lights and scary installations. Some go so far as bulding up cemeteries in their front yard. During the day it's fun but at night it's intense... wow!
Plus: The CVA building on Summit Ave surprised me with a new interior design.

outside.
missing students?
rest in pieces?
nice detail.
how many spiders do you need to...
... do this?
wow.
the office is closed...
happy halloween.
evil pumpkin.
evil pumpkin the second.
disturbing.
what's going on in the bathroom?
holy s***...
sparkling isn't always cute.
omg.
pumpkin eggs?
just wanna leave the building...
... and buy some halloween cookies.
daytime.
the ghosts are moving inside...
nighttime.
giant pumpkin.
scary.
they have all the good stuff.
plus a giant scary pumpkin.
and lights.
and a graveyard.
including skulls.

weeks of fun.

Während der letzten Wochen war meine Hauptbeschäftigung, meine Hausaufgaben zu machen. Nebenbei habe ich so um die 3-4 Stunden Schlaf pro Nacht gehabt und ab und an was gegessen. Wahrnehmen sozialer Kontakte war nicht möglich und ich entschuldige mich dafür. Trotzdem habe ich die eine oder andere Sache dann doch noch fotografisch festhalten können.

During the last couple of weeks my main job was doing homework. Additionally I only got 3-4 hours of sleep per night and ate infrequently. Keeping in touch with my social contacts was impossible and I do apologize for that. Nevertheless, I took photos of a few rare moments.

mickey's diner haven't closed since 1939.
small music box, put in a quarter and choose.
crazy german - we had to lock her up in the car.
down at the mississippi river.
the mississippi river.
fall is coming to town.
traffic lights - seriously?
marathon at summit ave.
come on - just one more mile.
dudes, are they cheating?
beautiful leaves changing color.
cute entrance.
seriously - 3 pounds of gummi bears.
shopping at target - 2 hours later.
indian summer.
modern art?
pissed off?

summit tour.

Ein kleiner Eindruck von meiner Nachbarschaft... Ich habe eine Summit-Avenue-Tour gemacht und dabei einiges gelernt. Zum Beispiel, dass ich schnell zu sehr sehr viel Geld kommen muss, damit ich eins dieser Häuser oder besser "Villen", wie die meisten Leute sie hier nennen, käuflich erwerben kann. Knaller. Ich habe keine Worte.

To get an impression of what my neighborhood looks like, I made a Summit Avenue Tour. I learned a lot. For example, I need to make tons of money to buy one of the gorgeous houses, or "mansions", what the people here call them. It is so awesome, I don't have words to describe it.

the james j. hill house.