{"id":1655,"date":"2014-02-07T18:23:07","date_gmt":"2014-02-07T17:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eurotalk.com\/blog\/?p=1655"},"modified":"2026-08-25T13:17:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T12:17:49","slug":"bye-or-auf-wiedersehen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utalk.com\/en\/news\/bye-or-auf-wiedersehen","title":{"rendered":"Bye – or Auf Wiedersehen!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our intern, Lorena, leaves us today to go home to Germany, and she’s been thinking back over her experiences in London and how she’s made the most of her time here to practise her English.<\/em><\/p>\n

The time is running too fast. But I can\u2019t say goodbye, because I think it means something sad is happening. But I am not dead, I am alive and I can come back to London. It takes me only one and a half hours on the airplane. So, I want to say ‘Auf Wiedersehen’. This means: see you again.<\/p>\n

I want to say thank you to EuroTalk. This brilliant team work very well together and gave me a good feeling to work here. They showed me a good insight into the working life.<\/p>\n

Now, I have been for six months in London. I enjoyed the time in this very big and exciting city, and I\u2019ll go back to Germany with a smile. For everyone, who is thinking about going to another country: Do it! Don\u2019t think too much about it. Nobody can take this experience from you. And you will see, you will leave the country with new impressions and you will be happy.<\/p>\n

\"Bett<\/a>
With Symeon at the Bett show last month<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I came to London to improve my English skills. I did it, because I started sometimes to dream in English. If you are doing this, than it is a good sign. At first, if I listen to people in a shop, it takes some time to understand, what they are talking about. But you listen every day, than you understand more and more. Also I started to read a book: Eat Pray Love<\/em>. I watched the movie in Germany, so I knew a little bit what the story is about. By reading the book, I expanded my vocabulary. \u00a0Three weeks ago, I went to a cinema to watch the Disney movie Frozen<\/em>. After I left the cinema, I was astonished how much I understood. And I really enjoyed this movie.<\/p>\n

Moreover, if I am in the train, I read the newspaper. As time has gone on, I have understood more articles. It gave me a good feeling, because then I know what\u2019s going on in London (news, politics…) And what I did also always, when I listen to music, I try to translate, what the singer wants to say. With fast songs, I found it sometimes hard to understand. But now I understand more. The important thing is to speak with the English people. Around the corner, there is a lovely pub. I love this pub. And I went there during the week to talk with the publican. It was always funny to talk with him and so I improved my English too.<\/p>\n

I worked in a charity shop too, and before I went there each day, I drank a hot chocolate in a caf\u00e9. And I tell you, every time I sat there, I came to talk with people. I don\u2019t know why. Someone told me I have a friendly face. Anyway, in the end I talk with the people and they asked me why I was in London. Talking is the best way to learn a language.<\/p>\n

Auf Wiedersehen!<\/p>\n

Lorena<\/p>\n

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