Prost! its Oktoberfest!

Oktoberfest is not an unfamiliar word to you. This festival which was originally held in Munich , is usually celebrated from September to October. It is a celebration of joy with a wide variety of traditional food from Weisswurst, and Sauerkraut to Brezeln from the authentic German cuisine.. not to forget the array of Bavarian blends of Beer brews..

German Oktoberfest is celebrated not only in Germany but also worldwide.. Even in Sri Lanka a lot events are organised to mark the importance of German traditions.
Meanwhile in Sri Lanka to mark the completion of 60 years of Germany- Sri Lanka diplomatic relationships plethora of events were organized.

Heal the world

On 6th October 2013 the german street festival was held at the Green Path in Nelum Pokuna Avenue from 3pm to 9pm. The event was initiated with songs sung by students of Musaeus College.

Roshani singing a solo

Myriad other events such as dance performances, solo's and puppet shows were staged... Solos were song by our Members of MC Deutscher Kreis as well

The guest performances were by "Talking Horns" a German brass band.
NAADRO added a traditional blend to its atmospheres with its Lankan drum beats..
An array of exclusive German delicacies and the succulent dishes from german Kitchen and German beers were at this street fest.

The Carnival atmosphere with countless stalls offering good food, beverages games and entertainment for fun loving people was truly enthralling.

The cars on display featured Mercedes-Benz, BMW, VW, Porsche and BOSCH definitely appealed the participants.. It was nevertheless a wonderful gigantic event!

-Irudini

Germany (Birklehof) 2011

The participants of the youth camp at Birklehof in the year 2011 were:

• Sandali Thiranagama -Musaseus College
• Irudini Liyanage- "
• Manmi Perera - "
• Sammani Rajapakshe - "
• Poorni Ekanayake - "
• Ashane Perera -Jennings International 
• Sanduni Cooper -"
• Ruwanthika Fernando - "
• Harshana Chathuranga - Royal College                     

     The Birklehof youth camp 2011 was held from 7th to 27th August with the participation of 130 students of 50 different nationalities at the campus .. The teachers of the youth camp were Katja, Johanna, Christine, Roman, Steffi, Susanna, Orsi and Andreas while Dagmar, Heiko, Daniel, Karolin, Finn, Teresa, Ina, and Felix were the betreuers(caretakers).

At Saalbau(the dinner hall)

     The participants were classified into respective classes in the placement test which was held on the following day after arrival. On the very day the from Birklehof ralley the students were made to be familiar with ambiance of Birklehof..

The paticipants had the oppotunity to visit :-

1. Titisee
2. Freiburg
3. Black Forest
4. Stuttgart Schloss
5. Karlsruhe Schloss
6. Mercedes Benz Museum 
7. ZKM ( Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe)
8. SWR (Südwestrundfunk- regional public broadcasting cooperation)
9. Ship-ride in Bodensee (Lake Constance) 
10. Rittersport Chocolate Factory
11. Hasenhorn Rodelbahn ride 
12. Fehler Wasserfall

"....It was an exciting day for all nine of us! On the 7th midnight, a slight excitement retained with us, as we took our luggages' and travelers passport and proceeded to the waiting area about to bid farewell to Sri Lanka .

   As soon as we arrived at the Frankfurt airport we were taken to the buses by the Goethe crew and we finally arrived at Hinterzarten.

   We enjoyed the freshness of the serene atmosphere of Hinterzarten the fresh air... the greeny meadows.. the thick black forest that bordered Birklehof... they were extremely beautiful and captivating ..

 Once we even had a campfire.. it was wonderful to sing to the melodies of the guitar played by Nico in the moonlight and of course with some grillings..  We could still remember the hiking in Schwarzwald (Blackforest).. it was spooky.. we were told to switch off the torches.. and it was eerie with ominous tones of the nocturnal creatures..

The International-Evening (Internationallerabend) was certainly a wonderful evening where the diverse nationalities fused their cultures by sharing unique performances..

Internationalleabend

  We had quite a comfortable stay at Birklehof..we had our breakfast at 8 in the morning at Saalbau..the typical breakfast was müsli or bread with cheese and ham. From 9am we have lessons till 12 noon and in between we had a coffee break .. The lunch as in a stereotypical German-lunch is warm and contained fried potatoes with fish, chicken or vegetables..

   The coffee break at 4 evening usually served raspberry juice with a delicacy, often cake......There were a plethora of activities in the evening..choir, campfire, mask making, building clay models/ friendship band, hiking, football, basketball, cycling etc.In the Spielplatz we could spend our evenings in the tree-house or in the hammocks.

Flirtdisco

   In Afasta we could play billiard or table-football or play card-games.. and it was quite wonderful to move with different nationalities..
We felt very intimate despite of different cultures..
We could access internet at the Alte Turnhalle.. In the musikhaus we can play the piano, sing in the choir..
The Flirt disco and Bad-Taste disco on Saturday-nights were truly fantastic..
   The classrooms are very comfortable with a wonderful glimpse of view of the meadows. even the teachers were quite friendly and kind...

The Kochabend  was absolutely succulent with a variety of american, and Chinese dishes were shared..


A couple of Politicians namely Frau Rita Schwarzlühr- Sutter and Herr Thomas Doerflinger who arrived amidst last week gave an idea of administration and politics in Germany.

The exams which were subsequently held were not much tense with the wonderful times at Birklehof!




The final day (Abschlussabend) of the youth camp was indeed a sorrowful departure where all of them embraced each other with grief

We enjoyed the stay very much and this happens to be the most wonderful 3 weeks of our lives.. We are quite thankful for the german government and the goethe institute for granting us this wonderful experience!.."

http://blog.pasch-net.de/jugendkurse/categories/14-Birklehof/P9.html
   

Freiburg

Inauguration of Deutscher Kreis

 The inaugural meeting of "Deutsche Kreis" was held on 30th July 2013 at the German Room at 10.25 pm under the co-ordination of Mrs. Kanchana Jayasuriya and Ms. Chathurangi Siriwardena

• The office bearers of the "Deutscher Kreis" that were elected at this meeting are as following:-

1) President:- Maneesha Ukwatte (12F1 Arts)

2) Vice president:- Roshani Perera (12G1 Arts)

3) Secretary:- Nimaya Manudewa (12F1 Arts)

4) Vice secretary:- Amanda Waniyachchi (12C1 Commerce)

5) Treasurer:- Malithi Liyanage (11J)

6) Vice treasurer:- Mayuri Amarasiri (12G1 Arts)

7) Coordinator:- Irudini Liyanage (12B1 Science)

8) Assistant coordinator:- Sandali Hewapathage (10D)

-Irudini

Deutsche Kreis

  German could be deemed as one of the few interesting languages on earth.. And we are indeed proud to learn this language!  The German Government in collaboration with Goethe Institute were paramount in granting us this wonderful chance of learning the German language under the PASCH programme....

  As students of Musaeus College, Colombo 7 we are highly indebted and are grateful for giving us a myriad opportunities to take part in youth camps held in Germany and India... these experiences certainly did pave us way to a new dimension, and gave us a good exposure to the language.. 

  "Deutscher Kreis" is the exclusive community formed to connect all German enthusiasts of Musaeus College.. you can be notified of the latest updates and ongoing events...you can share your experiences at youth camps that you took part in and share any fun stuff related to the language and culture ... 

Please forward your inquiries regarding the language via the contact form in the homepage of our blog!

Have Fun! ~ 
DK crew

Irudini