The last and most amazing book I've red was "Snow" by Orhan Pamuk, a Turkish writer. It's about a Turkish poet who was born in a small town in Eastern Anatolia, grew up in Istanbul and then had to flee to Germany because of his critical writings. Now he's around 40 and comes back to his birth town to write about the suzide girls and the radical muslimic wariors.
A nother reason why he comes back is his old friend and only true love.
Because of a blizzard the whole town is cut off by the rest of the world and for one week no one is able to get into the town or out of it.
Strange things happen to the writer Ka, when he starts researching about the suizide girls. All of them where strong muslimes and wore the turban as a symbol of their religion. So he gets involved into a labyrinth of intreges, politics and religion.
Although many bad things happen to Ka, this one week is the happiest week in his live. After 10 years in exil he's able again to start writing poems about the snow and about the small town Kars. Also the woman he always loved, becomes his girlfriend.
To read this book is amazing and if you just start reading the first few lines, you jump into a nother world. it's beautiful how the writer descripes the falling snow and the way he moves. You really can imagine to be in this small town and snow is falling, although you're sitting in Australia by 30 degrees.
Orhan Pamuk is a well known writer in Turky but also all around Europe. The opinions about him are devided. Many people in Turky critisise, that he writes about situations he's not able to imagine. How can a writer who lives in a beautiful flat at the Bosporus write about the live and poorness of people in Eastern Anatolia? Sometimes he also writes very critical about the government and the Turkish history. Some people welcome that and other don't.
In my opinion his books are just fantastic to read and they show you a lot of problems of Turkys past, present and future.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
national characters
I'm in Noosa now for my 6th week and I enjoy every single day. One of the reasons why I wanted to go to an English College in Australia was, that I heard Australian people are so open minded, friendly and easy going.
So I decided to spend three months school in Australia/Noosa. Now after 5 weeks I have to say it's true. To live in Australia is much easier than to live in an European country or mainly in Austria. If you go to a bar or club in Australia, it's so easy to meet new people and start to chat with them. Also if you just wait infront of a cash mashine or in the queue of a supermarket. They are always friendly and seem to be really interested in you and your stories. You feel like Australian people are really happy to meet people from Europe. Why? I heard many reasons. A lot of people say that they are very interested in the European culture and the many different countries. And the guys always say, that the European girls are the most beautiful girls they ever met. But people can say a lot and I don't know if it's true.
A nother thing I love in Australia is, that people are so helpful. If you have any questions or if you are looking for your way, they try to help you as good as they can.
I think Australian people are very extroverted mainly the young people. It doesn't depend if boys or girls, they are always making party and talking to everybody in the club. I don't know if one reason why I meet so many new people is that I'm European, but it's fun and I enjoy having conversations with new people.
For sure, you also meet new people in an Austian bar, but it's not that normal than in Australia. In Salzburg you normally go out with a group of friends and stay in that group. That doesn't mean, that we don't accept new people and if we meet someone new some of us could also be as friendly as the Australians, but it's not that usual. I don't know if it's a problem in whole Europe, but in Salzburg we have a lot of different groups of people. So for example we've got the group of young foreign people from the East European countries and Turky. You see them always in big groups which are looking for trouble. Those people could become very agressive and nearly every weekend the police has to arrest one of them because of fights or because of the possession of weapons or knifes. Next we've got the Austrian teenis. They are nearly the same like the group before. You just meet them in groups which are looking for trouble. In Austria we've got a big problem with the alcoolism of young people. They start to drink at 6 o'clock in the evening and then go to the club around ten. To be honest, when I go out I try not to meet those groups, because you can get into real trouble if you say something wrong. Next we've got the group of students, who are having party nearly every day. Most of them are really friendly and open minded and try to meet new people and finde new friends. If you go to a student bar, there is always a familar athmosphere and you feel always welcome.
The next group we have in Salzburg is the group of our high society. It's the group of people who think they are better than other people just because they have money and blond, thin girls to their left. Most of them own a cloth shop or are emmployees or Red Bull. Maybe you've got a few actors or sports, but that's it. We've got to bars for those people, so if you want to meet arrogant, selfish and stupid people who just talk about money and their cars, or women maybe about their breast implantat or their colourd hair, then you are very welcome to go to these bars.
But there are also just the normal Austrian people who become really friendly if you know them for a longer time. Yea, you can call them a little bit introverted, but sometimes I think thats better than you meet people who are always friendly and afterwards you find out that they are wrong friends.
So I decided to spend three months school in Australia/Noosa. Now after 5 weeks I have to say it's true. To live in Australia is much easier than to live in an European country or mainly in Austria. If you go to a bar or club in Australia, it's so easy to meet new people and start to chat with them. Also if you just wait infront of a cash mashine or in the queue of a supermarket. They are always friendly and seem to be really interested in you and your stories. You feel like Australian people are really happy to meet people from Europe. Why? I heard many reasons. A lot of people say that they are very interested in the European culture and the many different countries. And the guys always say, that the European girls are the most beautiful girls they ever met. But people can say a lot and I don't know if it's true.
A nother thing I love in Australia is, that people are so helpful. If you have any questions or if you are looking for your way, they try to help you as good as they can.
I think Australian people are very extroverted mainly the young people. It doesn't depend if boys or girls, they are always making party and talking to everybody in the club. I don't know if one reason why I meet so many new people is that I'm European, but it's fun and I enjoy having conversations with new people.
For sure, you also meet new people in an Austian bar, but it's not that normal than in Australia. In Salzburg you normally go out with a group of friends and stay in that group. That doesn't mean, that we don't accept new people and if we meet someone new some of us could also be as friendly as the Australians, but it's not that usual. I don't know if it's a problem in whole Europe, but in Salzburg we have a lot of different groups of people. So for example we've got the group of young foreign people from the East European countries and Turky. You see them always in big groups which are looking for trouble. Those people could become very agressive and nearly every weekend the police has to arrest one of them because of fights or because of the possession of weapons or knifes. Next we've got the Austrian teenis. They are nearly the same like the group before. You just meet them in groups which are looking for trouble. In Austria we've got a big problem with the alcoolism of young people. They start to drink at 6 o'clock in the evening and then go to the club around ten. To be honest, when I go out I try not to meet those groups, because you can get into real trouble if you say something wrong. Next we've got the group of students, who are having party nearly every day. Most of them are really friendly and open minded and try to meet new people and finde new friends. If you go to a student bar, there is always a familar athmosphere and you feel always welcome.
The next group we have in Salzburg is the group of our high society. It's the group of people who think they are better than other people just because they have money and blond, thin girls to their left. Most of them own a cloth shop or are emmployees or Red Bull. Maybe you've got a few actors or sports, but that's it. We've got to bars for those people, so if you want to meet arrogant, selfish and stupid people who just talk about money and their cars, or women maybe about their breast implantat or their colourd hair, then you are very welcome to go to these bars.
But there are also just the normal Austrian people who become really friendly if you know them for a longer time. Yea, you can call them a little bit introverted, but sometimes I think thats better than you meet people who are always friendly and afterwards you find out that they are wrong friends.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
my hoste family
When I arranged everything for my trip to Australia three months ago, I decided to stay in a student house. I thought it would be the best way to have freedom and meet a lot of new people. So I was very upset, when my travelagent informed me, that there was no free room left in the student house. I was a little bit angry, because I didn't want to go to a hoste family, eat with them every evening and share the bath room with them. One week later the travelagent called me again and asked me if it would be okay, when I stay at a family's house, but buy my own food and look after me for my own. That was a great idea and I agreed to stay at a family's house. When I arrived in Noosa I was really looking forward to meet my new familiy. I was really lucky. I've never met such a nice couple as my hoste parents here in Noosa. After two days I felt like a member of the family.
I have got my own apartement. I've got my own kitchen, my own living room my own bathroom and I've got a huge terrasse with a pool. The first two weeks I stayed there on my own and enjoyed the time of having my own privat area. At the end of the second week my hoste parents told me, that they have to go to Brisbane, because my hoste father has a brain cancer. They asked me if it would be okay for me to stay in the house on my own and look after their dogs and their cat during the week. Also in the third week a nother student from France arrived. Now we are two students living in the house on our own. During the week we are looking after the animals, sometimes we go with them for a walk, looking after the house or put the dustbints outside once a week. During the weekend my hoste family come back from Brisbane to enjoy their weekends in Noosa.
Last week I met their family, their two daughters, their boyfriends and their own children.
I love this family and I'm really happy that I can stay all 12 weeks in their house.
I have got my own apartement. I've got my own kitchen, my own living room my own bathroom and I've got a huge terrasse with a pool. The first two weeks I stayed there on my own and enjoyed the time of having my own privat area. At the end of the second week my hoste parents told me, that they have to go to Brisbane, because my hoste father has a brain cancer. They asked me if it would be okay for me to stay in the house on my own and look after their dogs and their cat during the week. Also in the third week a nother student from France arrived. Now we are two students living in the house on our own. During the week we are looking after the animals, sometimes we go with them for a walk, looking after the house or put the dustbints outside once a week. During the weekend my hoste family come back from Brisbane to enjoy their weekends in Noosa.
Last week I met their family, their two daughters, their boyfriends and their own children.
I love this family and I'm really happy that I can stay all 12 weeks in their house.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
my best day in australia
I arrived in Australia on the 10th of August, and it's now my second week here. This ccountry is just amazing. But what to say about my best day in Australia or Noosa. Each day here in Noosa is a great day. When I arrived in Australia I was so impressed because of the beautiful nature and the huge number of new animals. I've never seen a parrot or a kanguru so far and also the trees and the sun look differnt than in Europe or especially in Austria.
The next beautiful surprise I had was my host family. Anna and Jasper are such a nice and friendly couple and they welcomed me so friendly. Here in Australia I've got my own apartment. My own kitchen, my own livingroom and my own terrasse. I love it. The first week I had it totaly on my own and now I share it with a nother student from France.
On my second day I walked to the beach and I just loved it. For people as me, who haven't got the sea next to their door, it's always something amazing and something special. Just sitting at the beach, feeling the sand under one's feet and enjoying the fascinating view over the sea. The best time to go to the beach is one hour before the sunset. You can enjoy the last warm arms of the sun and watch an impressing sun set in red, pink, orange and yellow.
There is just one problem I have with Australia. The nights are so cold that I nearly can't sleep. That's strange, because normally I can also sleep with open window during winter in Austria, but here I just hat Australian winter. I only took my summer cloths with me.
I can't tell you about my best day here in Noosa. I love each day, because I have always fun.
The next beautiful surprise I had was my host family. Anna and Jasper are such a nice and friendly couple and they welcomed me so friendly. Here in Australia I've got my own apartment. My own kitchen, my own livingroom and my own terrasse. I love it. The first week I had it totaly on my own and now I share it with a nother student from France.
On my second day I walked to the beach and I just loved it. For people as me, who haven't got the sea next to their door, it's always something amazing and something special. Just sitting at the beach, feeling the sand under one's feet and enjoying the fascinating view over the sea. The best time to go to the beach is one hour before the sunset. You can enjoy the last warm arms of the sun and watch an impressing sun set in red, pink, orange and yellow.
There is just one problem I have with Australia. The nights are so cold that I nearly can't sleep. That's strange, because normally I can also sleep with open window during winter in Austria, but here I just hat Australian winter. I only took my summer cloths with me.
I can't tell you about my best day here in Noosa. I love each day, because I have always fun.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Film critic "house of the flying daggers"
My moste favourite film I have ever seen is "house of the flying daggers".
The film is set in the 15th century and tells about the war between the tribes in China. It's a fantastic action drama about war, love and friendship. The film was set up by the most famouse chinese director (but don't ask me for his name). Also the film "hero" was made by him.
Actually I don't know the names of the actors but each one of them was playing phenomenously. The scenes in the film are just beautiful. The colours are so intensive. For example the green of the trees, the brown of the wood , the yellow and red of the sunrise or the thousands of different red and brown levels of the leaves, that you just wish to get there in a second.
The camera team have really done a great job, when they tried to catch the falling leaves or a waterdrop falling in the sea. It's just good relaxation for your soul when you see the beautiful nature of China out of that perspective.
But it's not only a film about nature. Mainly the film is known because of its fighting scenes. But the scenes arn't as in hollywood productions, where thousands of people are dying and loosing their legs or arms. For those film you just can say it's art when you see how two people are fighting against each other, and the fight is just becoming an impressing dance. The costumes are wonderful. The brightness of the colours and the lot of silk in red, orange and yellow, green and blue are just impressing.
In the plot of "house of the flying daggers" there is also a romance. The problem of the romance is, that he's fighting for the chinese regime and she's fighting for a tribe against the regime. As you can imagine there can't be an happy ending. Both get killed by her husband who was as a spion for the tribe and also a friend of his wife's lover.
What I love about this film is that there are nearly no special effects. The cheographies for the fights you see are based on the fight sports of judo, karate and kung fu. All the actors had a training in those sports or allready knew them.
the music in the film is just fantastic and moving, that I just start crying when I listen to the soundtrack.
My opinion about that film is, that it's just great. Everybody will love it. It dosn't matter if they like fights, nature, love or if they don't like it. But if you are sitting in the cinema, you will just grapping the hand of your neighbour sitting next to you because you will be so thrilled.
"House of the flying daggers" is the only film a can watch for ever.
The film is set in the 15th century and tells about the war between the tribes in China. It's a fantastic action drama about war, love and friendship. The film was set up by the most famouse chinese director (but don't ask me for his name). Also the film "hero" was made by him.
Actually I don't know the names of the actors but each one of them was playing phenomenously. The scenes in the film are just beautiful. The colours are so intensive. For example the green of the trees, the brown of the wood , the yellow and red of the sunrise or the thousands of different red and brown levels of the leaves, that you just wish to get there in a second.
The camera team have really done a great job, when they tried to catch the falling leaves or a waterdrop falling in the sea. It's just good relaxation for your soul when you see the beautiful nature of China out of that perspective.
But it's not only a film about nature. Mainly the film is known because of its fighting scenes. But the scenes arn't as in hollywood productions, where thousands of people are dying and loosing their legs or arms. For those film you just can say it's art when you see how two people are fighting against each other, and the fight is just becoming an impressing dance. The costumes are wonderful. The brightness of the colours and the lot of silk in red, orange and yellow, green and blue are just impressing.
In the plot of "house of the flying daggers" there is also a romance. The problem of the romance is, that he's fighting for the chinese regime and she's fighting for a tribe against the regime. As you can imagine there can't be an happy ending. Both get killed by her husband who was as a spion for the tribe and also a friend of his wife's lover.
What I love about this film is that there are nearly no special effects. The cheographies for the fights you see are based on the fight sports of judo, karate and kung fu. All the actors had a training in those sports or allready knew them.
the music in the film is just fantastic and moving, that I just start crying when I listen to the soundtrack.
My opinion about that film is, that it's just great. Everybody will love it. It dosn't matter if they like fights, nature, love or if they don't like it. But if you are sitting in the cinema, you will just grapping the hand of your neighbour sitting next to you because you will be so thrilled.
"House of the flying daggers" is the only film a can watch for ever.
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