New year - new challenges🫣/ New year - new challenges 🫣

Hey and welcome back!☺️

Glad you've arrived. Both in the New Year and in my new and first blog entry in 2024. 😃

I was at home with my family on Christmas and New Year's Eve. It was the first Christmas Eve without my older brother. 🥲 Yeah okay, the two years I was in America don't count... 😂 He has his own little family now. It was a little strange... But on Boxing Day we met at the Jagdhaus (restaurant) in a nearby town to spend a little time together. I also saw my little niece again. The little one is so cute and she's growing way too fast! 🥰

We spent New Year's Eve together last year. Are you more of a team planning where to spend New Year's Eve or are you more of a team, oh, see who and where at short notice? So I'm definitely on the second team. 😂

You probably want to know whether I passed the intermediate exam in audio journalism and whether I'm happy with my sofa, right? Yes and yes. 😄 I passed the ZV. This now allows me to submit the podcast, which is about the topic of grief.

In particular, my fellow student and I dealt with the fact that grief is a taboo topic in society. In this article we will explain why this is the case and how you can best deal with grief. In the podcast, a friend of mine tells his story about how he lost his wife to leukemia 20 years ago and was given new strength and hope through his faith. The episode of the podcast is now finished and submitted. A really exciting topic because grief affects each of us. Then why not deal with the topic openly instead of hiding from your own feelings?

I don't think everything always goes smoothly in any life. There are also phases where we may feel alone or something is very close to us, something that we don't understand but that causes pain in us. As you can see, I'm still very much into this topic and there are different types of loss, especially when it comes to grief.

Have I made you curious? 😉 I'd like to show you the podcast because I think it's an important topic and it just needs to be addressed, that it's not reprehensible if you're sad sometimes and going through difficult phases in life.

But okay, now to the sofa.😅 I'm really happy that I now have a sofa in my shared room, as I always have guests here who stay overnight with me. For better comfort and additional seating, this two-seater sofa is really awesome. 😄 It was already inaugurated when a friend recently stayed with me.

But now I'm jumping back and forth in the order a bit again. I actually wanted to tell you about our report shoot at the FlicFlac circus in Nuremberg. It was an extraordinary and cool experience to be backstage at a circus. Have I ever said that I already love my job? 😍 Get into areas that aren't accessible to everyone else, pursue things you've always wanted to pursue and get a taste of all kinds of professions and, above all, keep meeting new people and hearing their stories. Insanely exciting - and never boring!

In the gallery you can see us filming and get a few impressions of what there is to see at Circus FlicFlac. 👏🏻 Of course we have finished the report now. Last Thursday (January 18th) we showed all the reports at the university. Always exciting to see what the other students have chosen and how they have implemented it.

Do you remember when I told you about my audio report about the hunt? The report that was rated so well by the professor. My professor wrote to me last week and asked if they could broadcast my report on university radio. Either in February or March. That really made me happy. 😃Of course I wrote to him saying I didn't mind. I'll let you know when it airs. Probably on Instagram and/or WhatsApp. Then you have the opportunity to hear how we make our contributions. 😊

I have already completed 5 of 7 exams for this semester. 🙌🏻 Yesterday (January 24th) I wrote media psychology for short on media reception and media effects research. It was a multiple choice test with 40 questions. At first it was quite difficult for me to get into it until I understood how the professor asked his questions. After that it went pretty well. Well, let's see what came of it. I have to get 50% correct to pass the course.

Now I still have the magazine cover and the digital journalism exam, also multiple choice. I can show you the magazine cover in the next blog entry. It is also finished. So for me now it's time to go through another two weeks and learn and then start the semester-free period! 😇

I booked a vacation at short notice. I'm going to travel alone again during the semester break. If not now then when? 🙃 You know me by now, I won't reveal where it's going yet. Okay, I won't make it too exciting... The city I'll fly to starts with D. Resolution will come later. 😉 I'm definitely very happy because I have to go out. Just a change of scenery. 🤪

Small update on the shared apartment: As expected, two ladies will be moving out of our shared apartment again. The two women with the two dogs move out. One changes college and the other skips college due to an injury. A new trainee will be coming from the end of February, also with a dog. I don't really see things myself anymore and sometimes I find it really difficult, with so many changes, so many things that don't even remain constant. 🤷🏼‍♀️

An interesting fact that I've already heard from two people about my city is that it's not easy here as a newcomer. The city is known for the fact that new people who move in are, I wouldn't say not welcomed, but rather avoided. That's how it feels sometimes. ✋🏻 It's sometimes really difficult to make contacts that last in the long term. Friendships that are honest, deep and reciprocal.

Yes, I'm studying journalism and I just said that I'm in contact with a lot of people, but I'm traveling for my studies. 🚶🏼‍♀️ These are often not contacts with whom you do things privately. From two years of Bible school, where I had several students around me every day because we lived together, to studying in a strange city where you have a very small circle of friends and a shared apartment that is not stable That's quite a challenge. 😅

The upcoming internship at ProSieben is also nice, but it will still be a challenge. Munich - another new city and a lot of new people. It's good that we learn from all challenges and grow from them. 💪🏻 📈 I'm excited about what's to come and most of all, I'm excited to see how God leads me!

Until the next blog entry - and don't forget to come back for the resolution. 🙂

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Hey and welcome back!☺️

Glad you've arrived. Both in the New Year and in my new and first blog entry in 2024. 😃

I spent Christmas and New Year's Eve at home with my family. It was the first Christmas Eve without my older brother. 🥲 Yeah okay, the two years I was in America don't count... 😂 He has his own little family now. It was a bit strange... But on the second Christmas Day we met up at the hunting lodge (restaurant) in a nearby town to spend some time together. I also got to see my little niece again. She's so cute and she's growing way too fast! 🥰

We also spent New Year's Eve together last year. Are you more of a team planning where to spend New Year's Eve or more of a team oh, look at short notice with whom and where? I'm definitely in the second team. 😂

You probably want to know whether I passed the intermediate exam in audio journalism and whether I'm happy with my sofa, right? Yes and yes. 😄 I passed the intermediate exam. This now allows me to submit the podcast, which is about grief.

In particular, my fellow student and I deal with the fact that grief is a taboo subject in society. In the podcast, we discuss why this is the case and how to best deal with grief. In the podcast, a friend of mine tells his story of losing his wife to leukemia 20 years ago and gaining new strength and hope through his faith. The episode of the podcast is now finished and submitted. It's a really exciting topic because grief affects all of us. So why not deal with it openly instead of hiding from your own feelings?

I don't think everything in life always runs smoothly. There are also phases when we may feel alone or something very close to us, something we don't understand but which triggers pain in us. As you can see, I'm still very much involved in this topic and there are different types of loss, especially when it comes to grief.

Have I made you curious? 😉 I'm happy to show you the podcast because I think it's an important topic and it simply has to be addressed, that it's not reprehensible to be sad sometimes and to go through difficult phases in life.

But now to the sofa 😅 I'm really pleased that I now have a sofa in my room, as I always have guests staying over from time to time. This double sofa is really brilliant for better comfort and another place to sit. 😄 It's already been used when I recently had a sleepover with a friend of mine.

But now I'm already jumping back and forth a bit in the order. I actually wanted to tell you about our reportage shoot at the FlicFlac circus in Nuremberg. It was an extraordinary and cool experience to be backstage at a circus. Have I ever said that I already love my job? 😍 Getting into areas that aren't accessible to everyone else, doing things you've always wanted to do, getting a taste of all kinds of professions and, above all, meeting new people and hearing their stories. Insanely exciting - and never boring!

In the gallery you can see us filming and get a few impressions of what there is to see at Circus FlicFlac. 👏🏻 Of course, we've also finished the report by now. Last week Thursday (01/18) we showed all the reports at the university. It's always exciting to see what the other students have chosen and realized.

Do you remember when I told you about my audio report on hunting? The report that was rated so highly by the professor. My professor wrote to me last week and asked if they could broadcast my report on the university radio station. Either in February or March. I was really pleased about that. 😃 Of course I wrote him that I wouldn't mind. I'll let you know when it airs. Probably on Instagram or/and WhatsApp. Then you'll have the chance to hear how we do our posts. 😊

I've already completed 5 out of 7 exams for this semester. 🙌🏻 Yesterday (01/24) I first wrote Media Reception and Media Effects Research, or Media Psychology for short. It was a multiple choice test with 40 questions. It was quite difficult at first until I understood how the professor asked his questions. After that it went quite well. Well, let's see how it turned out. I have to get 50% right to pass the course.

Now I still have the magazine cover and the digital journalism exam, also multiple choices. I can show you the magazine cover in the next blog entry. It is also finished. So now it's time for me to get through another 2 weeks of studying and then start the semester break! 😇

I've booked a vacation at short notice. I'm going to travel alone again during the semester break. If not now, then when? 🙃 You know me by now, I'm not going to tell you where I'm going yet. Okay, I won't make it too exciting... The city I'm flying to starts with D. Resolution later. 😉 In any case, I'm really looking forward to it because I need to get out. Just a change of scenery. 🤪

Small update on the flat share: As expected, two more ladies will be moving out of our flat share. The two women with the two dogs are moving out. One of them is changing universities and the other is taking a break from university due to an injury. A new trainee teacher is coming at the end of February, also with a dog. I can't really see my way through it anymore and sometimes I find it really difficult with so many changes, so many things that don't even stay the same. 🤷🏼‍♀️

An interesting fact that I have already heard from two people about my city is that it is not easy to be a newcomer here. The city is known for the fact that new people who move in are, I wouldn't say not welcome, but rather avoided. That's how it sometimes feels. ✋🏻 It's sometimes really difficult to make contacts that will last in the long term. Friendships that are honest and deep and based on reciprocity.

Yes, I'm studying journalism and I've just told you that I'm in contact with a lot of people, but I'm traveling for my studies. 🚶🏼‍♀️ These are often not contacts that you do things with privately. From two years of Bible school, where I had several students around me every day because we also lived together, to studying in a foreign city where you have a very small circle of friends and a shared flat that isn't permanent, it's quite a big challenge. 😅

The upcoming internship at ProSieben (TV channel station) is also nice, but it will still be a challenge. Munich - another new city and another lot of new people. How good that we learn and grow from every challenge. 💪🏻 📈 I'm looking forward to what's to come and, above all, I'm excited to see how God leads me!

Until the next blog entry - and don't forget to come back for the resolution. 🙂