Day 20: Return to New Zealand
Your trip has now come to an end and it’s time to fly back to New Zealand. As you board the airplane, you start to think about all of the people who will be waiting to pick you up from the airport in Auckland and you get very excited. It’s time to go home!
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Activity 1
Imagine that you have just arrived at the airport in Auckland. Your whole family is there to greet you. They can’t wait to hear all about your trip! You decide that you’ll go home and have a special meal together to celebrate your return. Your mum offers to make you anything that you would like to eat. On your blog, tell us what you would choose to have for your special meal.
If it was me, I would ask for homemade hamburgers with ketchup, American-style mustard, onions, tomato and lettuce; Cajun-style wedges with tomato sauce and Greek salad with cherry tomatoes and lots of feta cheese. For dessert I would ask for vanilla cake with chocolate icing and neapolitan ice cream. What would you ask for?
I would take several stops at my favourite fast food shops, Burger king, McDonald, Denny’s. Eat burgers, chips and cold drinks. With the German food I've been eating, it wouldn’t hurt to eat some fried food. Or….
I'd have my family have a barbecue. Patties, sausages and home made potato salad.
Activity 2
After four full weeks of planning and travelling, you are now safely back in New Zealand. You have now had some time to relax and to reflect on your experiences. What are two things that you have learned from your travels? On your blog, tell us about any two things that you have learned.
- Germany’s national celebration day is called the The day of German Unity, which is celebrated on the 3rd of October every year.
- One of Germany’s famous landmarks is a castle which is called Neuschwanstein Castle.
Bonus Activity
School is about to start again for a new year. Yay! Imagine that you walked into your classroom and your teacher asked you to stand up in front of the class and talk about the country that you visited. On your blog, you can:
- Post a short video clip of yourself talking about the country that you visited and the things that you learned (1 – 2 minutes)
- Type out what you would say to the class if you had 1 – 2 minutes to speak.
What a journey. I flew to Germany eager to learn more about my German background. That is what I did, I met several of people from varieties of countries. I would say i’m the luckiest girl in the world, I visited the Neuschwanstein Castle. Yes!, a real life castle!. The beautiful chandeliers, dining rooms, and well painted portraits. I do hope someday you guys could also visit, and experience what I had gone on.
Now for the questions. Any questions?
9 comments:
Kia ora Luisa,
WOW what a journey you have had! I laughed at your thinking around heading to your favourite fast food shops for some fried food! I was in Bali during the holidays and my kids missed McDonalds so had to try out the Balinese McDonalds to get their fix! It's great that you have achieved so much learning about Germany over your Summer Learning Journey. I am VERY impressed with the research you have done and the amount you have shared through your blog. You should be very proud of yourself. What do you think you have enjoyed most about being part of the Summer Learning Journey?
Tania
Hi Luisa I think you might like some otai in that mix when returning to NZ during summer. Well done on your awesome work during the holidays. What an adventure you have had. We took Reece to Samoa in the holidays and he loved swimming, getting to know his cousins and he even tolerated the heat. What he did not tolerate though was the abundance of Samoan food he much preferred his noodles. Quite funny though when we were in Apia and he saw the big M at Mc Donalds and he wanted to stop there.
Hi Luisa,
Congratulations on finishing the Summer Learning Journey. That is a huge accomplishment! You should be very proud of yourself. We're very proud of you.
We are also happy to read that you enjoyed your experiences at Neuschwanstein Castle. It does look very regal and very grand! I am sure that you will be ready to eat some treat foods in New Zealand upon your return. Although, as Mrs Tofa mentioned in her post, you can find McDonald's almost anywhere!
I can still remember landing in Osaka, Japan for the first time by myself and having to make my way through the city. I was starving and the only restaurant that I recognised was a McDonald's. I went into the store and ordered a regular hamburger but instead of coming with ketchup, mustard and pickles like it does in Canada (where I'm from) it came with a teriyaki sauce. I was so surprised!
I hope that you had many interesting surprises as you made your way through Germany and learned about the people, customs, culture and traditions in the country. It will be great to see you when I come into Glenbrae early in Term 1 to hand out the certificates and prizes.
See you then!
Auf Wiedersehen,
Rachel
Hey Pizza ( Luisa),
I know you've been doing a amazing job. Keep up the great work. Good luck on winning. I know you'll come a place.
Buzzy ~ Davarni
Hello there Luisa,
I'm Von, you might know me because I've been commenting on your blog.. so yeah I won't have to introduce myself. Anyways Nice Job for completing the summer learning activities! It seems to me that you have learnt a lot about Germany!
Well done again and I hope you comment on other bloggers who are still finishing off their summer learning activities :)
Von,
Thank you all for congratulating me and for your great feedback and comments. I am very grateful for participating and finishing the Summer Learning Journey. Fingers cross, that I am part of the top 3 bloggers in Glen Brae school.
Take care everybody.
Sincrely yours, Luisa
Hi Luisa, You have been doing an amazing job with the Summer Learning Journey. Congratulations for completing your Summer Learning Journey!
Hi Luisa
Well done
Hahah Food really Nice work
Congratulations on placing third in the Summer Learning Journey blogging programme this past holiday, Luisa. You were a blogging star! I will see you on Friday at the assembly when I come to hand out the SLJ prizes and certificates!
See you in a couple of days :)
Rachel
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