3 months in Ireland (German and English)

Hey guys,

happy 3 months anniversary. Today 3 months ago I came to Ireland. It's unbelievable how fast time passed!

This is my notorious monthly update. Have fun reading it! ;)

Wie geht es mir momentan?
Mir geht es ziemlich gut, mit meiner Gastfamilie läuft es immer noch super, die Schule macht mir ziemlich viel Spaß und ich habe eine gute Zeit. Aaaber bei uns in der Schule ist die Heizung kaputt und es hat deshalb ca. 5 Grad Celsius im Klassenraum.

How am I feeling at the moment?
I'm good, my hostfamily is amazing and we are still getting along with each other very well
I still like the school and I have a good time. But the heating in school doesn't work so it's approximately 5° Celsius in our rooms.

Heimweh?
Diesen Monat hatte ich quasi kein Heimweh. Klar, manchmal vermisse ich meine Freunde und vorallem Essen, aber so gut wie gar nicht. Okay doch, ich vermisse Brötchen mega. Ernsthaft, das ist schrecklich.😂 First world problems lassen grüßen, wenn man keine Probleme hat, macht man sich welche. 😂

Am/was I homesick?
This month I was almost not homesick at all. Of course, from time to time I really miss my friends and Brötchen but not that often. Okay, I really miss Brötchen but that is a true first world problem.😂

Schule?
Ich mag die Schule immer noch gerne, vorallem Buchhaltung ist toll. Das werde ich echt vermissen!

How do I like the school?
I still like school especially Accounting. I am really gonna miss that!

Freunde?
Diesen Monat habe ich mich vorallem mit den Deutschen in meiner Stufe mega gut angefreundet. Hier am Ort habe ich meine wundervollen Freunde (Austauschschüler), mit denen ich auch viel unternehme. Manchmal sind dann da auch ein paar Iren dabei, wenn wir z.B. im Coffeeshop sind.

What about friends?
This month I became closer with the other Germans in my grade. Here in my town live many other exchange students (my lovely friends) and we also hang around very often. From time to time some irish people are with us as well.

Highlights this month:
- going to "Ramen" with my friends
- watching "Bohemian Rhapsody" in the cinema (I am so glad I could watch it in English!)

I hope you enjoyed my post.

See you!
Nici

Irish names (English and German)

Hey guys,

this post will be about irish names. I will talk about typical irish first names, common first names here and common surnames. Of course can I only speak about my experiences. Have fun and maybe you'll fall in love with irish names as much as I did! :)

Typical irish names I face in my everyday life:

1. Aoibh (Eve)
2. Aoife (Eva)
3. Méabh/Maeve/ Meadhbh (Maef)
4. Caiomhe (Quee-va)
5. Cian (Ki-an)
6. Sinéad (shi-nade)
7. Saoirse (sir-sha)
8. Blathnaid (Blaw-nid)
9. Ciara (Ki-ra)
10. Kaitlin/Caitlyn/Kathlin/Kathleen (Kate-lin)

After I talked to one of my irish friends about irish name she told me lots of more irish names and I am going to list a few of them here as well even though I know noone named like that. :)

1. Siobhán (Shi-van)
2. Muire (Ma-ry)
3. Eimear (Ee-mer)
4. Roisin (Ro-sheen)
5. Niamh (Nee-of)
6. Gráinne (Grawn-ya)
7. Kayleigh (Kay- lee)
8. Ruarí (Ro-ry)
9. Diarmuid (Deer-mid)
10. Séan (Shawn)

First names that are very common here:
1. Sarah (oh lord, I know 4 or 5 Sarahs...😂)
2. Shannon/ Shannen
3. Katie
4. Kellie
5. Abby
6. Ann/ Anna
7. Mary

Common surnames:
1. McCarthy
2. Murphy
3. O Mahony
4. Kelleher
5. Twomey
6. O Sullivan
7. O Connell

These are the names that came to my mind spontaneously but as I said they are based on my experiences. :)

Hope you liked this post.

See you!

Nici

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Hey Leute,

dieser Post wird von irischen Namen handeln. Zuerst von typisch irischen Vornamen und deren interessanten Schreibweise, dann häufig vertretenen Vor- und Nachnamen. Alles basiert natürlich auf meinen Erfahrungen. Habt Spaß mit dem Post und vielleicht verliebt ihr euch ja auch so in irische Namen wie ich. ;)

Irische Namen, die mir mehr oder weniger jeden Tag begegnen:

1. Aiobh (If)
2. Aoife (Ifa)
3. Méabh/Maeve/ Meadhbh (Maef)
4. Caiomhe (Quee-va)
5. Cian (Ki-an)
6. Sinéad (sche-näid)
7. Saoirse (sir-sha)
8. Blathnaid (Blo-nid)
9. Ciara (Ki-ra)
10. Kaitlin/Caitlyn/Kathlin/Kathleen (Käit-lin)

Das sind noch ein paar weitere irische Namen, die mir eine irische Freundin gezeigt hat, zu denen ich aber keinen Träger kenne:

1. Siobhán (Schi-won)
2. Muire (Mä-ry)
3. Eimear (Ih-mer)
4. Roisin (Ro-schien)
5. Niamh (Nie-of)
6. Gráinne (Gron-ja)
7. Kayleigh (Käi-lie)
8. Ruarí (Ro-ry)
9. Diarmuid (Dir-mid)
10. Séan (Schon)

Sehr populäre Vornamen hier:

1. Sarah (oh lord, ich kenne 4 or 5 Sarahs...😂)
2. Shannon/ Shannen
3. Katie
4. Kellie
5. Abby oder Abigail
6. Ann/ Anna
7. Mary

Verbreitete Nachnamen:
1. McCarthy
2. Murphy
3. O Mahony
4. Kelleher
5. Twomey
6. O Sullivan
7. O Connell

Ich hoffe, euch hat dieser Post gefallen und ihr seid nun auch den irischen Namen so sehr verfallen wie ich...😂

Bis bald

Nici

Thoughts in the night

Hey lads!

This post won't have a real sense I just wanna talk about my current thoughts. At the moment I'm sitting at the beach with my hostfamily and a few friends,we have a fire and I'm feeling hust fine. Well, it's a bit cold since it's November already and half 8 pm. Yep it's November already. I am only here for less than three more months and I really don't wanna leave yet. Next week half of my time will be over and I just can't believe it. 2,5 months passed like the blink of an eye. In three months, I will be back in Germany. Back in my old grade. Back with my friends. But then I will have to leave so many awesome people behind and I don't wanna think about it. I will leave a part of me in Ireland. I think this time changes me a lot. Maybe not in a way visible for others, but my thinking and my feelings definitely change. I feel like these 2 months here already changed me. And there are almost 3 more following. I feel like the time here made me stronger but on the other handside it feels like I'm much more vulnerable now. It feels so weird to write this because it is so private and kinda intimate. But my blog is about me (let's be selfish!) so I will talk about myself. Before I came here I hated the typical exchange year quote "exchange isn't a year in a life, it's a life in a year". But now I can understand it and really relate to it. It is true. I won't ever be in the same situation again, I won't ever be with the same people again and I won't ever be the same me again. Oh man, deep shit hahaha! I won't translate it to german this time, I'm sorry guys <3. A translation would be weird for me since I think in english while writing this. It just wouldn't be as honest and as pure as the english text.

See you

Nici