Germany

Trip starting

The possibility to get on trip seems amazing all the way from the beginning. I wanted to challenge myself with my English speak and of course my professional competence.

I have always been interested about German. I know about history and culture, but this groundwork is helping me to get more important information. I want to learn a lot at trip and make myself grow inside. This will be the longest time I have been away from home.

Most important to me is learn about their work, culture, language and living.

Before the trip I need to learn about their daily living, moving, food and some German words. Many things will be more different than I can even think about so it’s difficult to get ready for those, but that I can’t know before I make the trip.

Information of the country

Population = 80 780 000 people (2014) 15,9% of whole EU

Population of Berlin = 3,5miljon

Area = 357340 km²

Language = German

Monetary unit = Euro € since 1999

Time zone = UTC+1 and summer time UTC+2

STD code = +49

Majority religions = Catholic Church(34%) and  Protestant Church(34%)

The most important export countries = France, The United States and The United Kingdom

The most important importing countries = The Netherlands, France and China

Polity =                           Federal parliamentary republic

Federal President =         Joachim Gauck

Federal Chancellor=       Angela Merkel, Christian Democratic Union

Germany is divided into sixteen states Shleswig-Holsten, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Bremen, Niedersachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Berlin, Brandenburg, Nordrhein Westfalen, Hessen, Thüringen, Sachsen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Baden-Württemberg and Bayern.

Climate

There is Central European temperate climate. Summer temperature at April - May is 20Cº-35Cº. In the winter is moist and cool. Temperature can drop under 0Cº but usually not for a long time. Snow can make different for public transport.

Music

NENA            

Whole name Gabriele Susanne Kerner. She was born 1960 in West Germany. She is singer and song writer and her career began 1979. She made 13 CD till this day and first big hit was ”99 Luftballons”. 

Albums: 

• Nena (1983)

• ? (1984)

• 99 Luftballons (International Album)(1984)

• Feuer&Flamme (1985)

• Eisbrecher (1986)

• WunderGescheh'n (1989)

• Bongo Girl (1992)

• JammaNich (1997)

• Chokmah (2001)

• Nena Feat. Nena (2003)

• Willst du mitmirgehn (2005)

• Cover Me (2007)

• Made in Germany (2009) 

Tokio Hotel

Tokio Hotel band consists of four German teen: twins Bill (singer) and Tom (guitarist) Kaulity, Georg Listing(bassist) and Gustav Schäfer (drummer). They started at 2001 at Magdeburg with name Devilish. They change the name at 2003 before the first CD. First big hit at German was ”DurchdenMonsun” and at whole world the biggest hit was ”Schrei”. They do songs at English and at German. 2010 band did end their career but at 2014 they started again.

Albums:

• Schrei (2005)

• Schrei - So Laut Du Kannst (2006)

• Zimmer 483 (2007)

• Scream (2007)

• Humanoid (2009)

• Best Of (2010)

• Kings Of Suburbia (2014)