Impressions

For all english spoken people here: (everybody read this..!!)
So have me times opened around a few impressions of the Campus to catch, where I live. He is as one at the photo sees quite large. I live in the southern part of the Campus. Here also, however only so Envoronment, Science, Technics etc. the college OF is studied kind and that Conservatorium are on the “South bank” Campus, which is direct in the city, because of the most beautiful place of the city. Photo of the South bank Campus Mach I then next week…! There are here all kinds of things on the Campus: a post office, a Frisör, a STA Travel, etc. Purchase possibilities such as Coles (supermarket) or ALDI or Woolworth are nevertheless rather 12 minutes with the wheel or by car attainable. Thus not sooo madly. But ok. Because I come thus directly to the second point: The bus system is shits somehow here (kinda shiddy). Somehow only once per hour the laaangsamen so every 15 minutes drive the express penalty INTO the city. But back is the horror. There one is already times 50 minutes on the way. But if one drank alcohol, that is also not bad so…: -) The tickets cost in such a way 1.60 dollar for students for 3 zones. Students pay here for EACH ticket half. All the same which costs it (whether monthly, or weekly ticket.). But one must to it-say that the bus drivers is mostly helpful and one also (to 90% correctly) to say to be able where one must transfer now or must. Sport to make can here here also. There is a Squash Court (Hey, are finally added I times!!!) , must organize me only a racquet. The Swimmingpool is unfortunately broken. Unfortunately. Have the attendant already said that I also one of my water bottles would sacrifice around something water to do purely, but he did not mean it anything would bring. Naja. Otherwise gibts stop still another Gym for the Bodybuilder among us and a few sports fields. Condemned. I have-having mine Conrad remote controlling flier to carry forward are!!!!! shits. I would have here mine fun… Thus I go now one drinking. Was now somehow each evening like that, then must be also kept. With the bottle owner of Simone! Thanks! BIG UP YA

Thanks for the great translation, DOM !!

Eindrücke!

So hab mich mal aufgemacht um ein paar Eindrücke vom Campus einzufangen, wo ich wohne. Er ist recht groß wie man am Foto sieht. Ich wohne im südlichen Teil vom Campus. Studiert wird hier auch, allerdings nur so Envoronment, Science, Technics etc. Das College of Arts und das Conservatorium liegen auf dem "South Bank" Campus, der direkt in der Stadt ist, und zwar am schönsten Platz der Stadt. Fotos vom South Bank Campus mach ich dann nächste WOche...!
Es gibt hier allerlei Sachen auf dem Campus: eine Post, einen Frisör, ein STA Travel, etc..
Einkaufsmöglichkeiten wie Coles (Supermarkt) oder ALDI oder Woolworth sind doch eher 12 Minuten mit dem Rad oder per Auto erreichbar. Also nicht sooo toll. Aber ok. Denn ich komme somit gleich zum zweiten Punkt: Das Bussystem ist irgendwie scheisse hier (kinda shiddy).
Die Expressbusse fahren irgendwie nur stündlich IN die Stadt, die laaangsamen so alle 15 Minuten. Aber zurück ist der Horror. Da ist man schonmal 50 Minuten unterwegs. Aber wenn man Alkohol getrunken hat, ist das auch nicht so schlimm...:-)
Die Tickets kosten so 1,60 Dollar für Studenten für 3 Zonen. Studenten zahlen hier für JEDES Ticket die Hälfte. Egal was es kostet (ob monats, oder wochenkarte..). Aber man muss dazusagen dass die Busfahrer meistens hilfsbereit sind und einem auch (zu 90% richtig) sagen können wo man jetzt hin muss oder umsteigen muss.
Sport machen kann hier hier auch. Es gibt einen Squash Court (Hey, endlich komm ich mal dazu !!!) , muss mir nur noch einen Schläger organisieren. Das Swimmingpool ist leider kaputt. Leider. Hab dem Wärter schon gesagt dass ich auch einer meiner Wasserflaschen opfern würde um etwas Wasser rein zu tun, aber er meinte es würde nichts bringen. Naja. Sonst gibts halt noch einen Gym für die Bodybuilder unter uns und ein paar Sportplätze. Verdammt. Ich hätte meinen Conrad Fernsteuerflieger mitnehmen sollen !!!!! scheisse. Ich hätte hier meinen Spass...
So ich geh jetzt einen trinken. War jetzt irgendwie jeden Abend so, dann muss das auch eingehalten werden. Mit dem Flaschenhalter von Simone ! Danke !
BIG-UP-YA

Second orientation seminar..

..was crap. They told us the excact same stuff as they did a week ago.... damn.
BUT : After the session we got free tea and coffe and: fruits!! So thats what I am paying semester fees for ???
Next week classes commence ! ! ! ! I am still excited. Can hardly express it..

My breakfast

I am so glad they have pancake mixes here !!!

I arrived at the student accommodation, and...

... the first guy I met, was Klemens. He was the guy who lived in my room, until now. He is from Mühlviertel in Austria.....so that was quite funny..! He has now gone for a 5-week journey w/ his girlfriend through Australia!
So, my room looks like this (middle: kitchen, right: livin room):












My roommates are :
Steve Louise and Sharol






I have a P.O. Box Number here, so if you want my adress, email me. I even have a mobile numba !

Here you see a bunch-a-people I met on Klemens's farewell party. Everybody, really cool... :-) A colorful mixture of italian, austrian, german, south african, indian, canadian, states, australians, mexico, peru and scotland. WOW !

first student event

I do not only spend my time at the beach.
The first student event at Uni was quite boring....they told us some info about Brisbane and that we are not suppose to take drugs´n´stuff, cuz they won´t help us when we are the police station...or in jail. very kind!
Else, I found a little brochure, where you can find hygiene tips. see for yourself. very interesting. The way you e.g. should not sit on a toilette or not spit...

Jetzt wirds erst interessant...

g´day mate !
alsoooo , today we made a ride to "surfers paradise", in other words: THE BEACH. Have a look.It´s amazing there. Just great. Clean, sunny (despite the winter), nice chicks (sorry Léa), wam water...
Abends ist es recht kühl (bis 14 Grad) aber unter tags its really warm. last days up to about 26 degrees.
So I hope I made you jealous.
any comments on that ? ;-)

Jetlag is gone, Brisbane, I am coming ...!

So, yesterday, all my troubles....
no.
Finally, I feel much better, than I did these days. My stomach does not ache, my head does not feel as if it would explode and my body got used to the new eating times..yeah!
In fact my stomach did not feel so well after I ate at "Hungry Jack's". You know that ? Well see the picture and guess what it could be.
Yep, you are right: Burger King.
The second thing I found whilst biking thru Brisbane, was "Donut King". What I think is, they got kinda mixed up here w the names. See for yourself.
Donut King = Dunkin´Donuts.
Well. After having a Hot Dog (famous !!) at IKEA, I felt like I was back in Germany.
Tomorrow I will have my first "gettin´ started for international students" Einführungsveranstaltung and I am sooo excited !!! I dont even know what Einführungsveranstaltung means in english. just kiddin´. On Saturday I will move in the student accommodation called "The Hub" where I will stay w two asians (oh no..... please do not cook!-sorry to all asians..) and an australian. So, I can improve my english.
I want to say hi to my sister in Buenos Aires, who is 13 hours behind !!!!!!! When I go to bed, she gets up. I go to bed at 2 a.m. she gets up at 1 p.m.
so see you later. more pictures these days.

JetLags are annoying..

...but hey: I arrived !! On my first day I even explored Brisbane by foot (about 4 hours)..!! But I am still sooo tired, I have a headache and a sore throat. Hope I get used to the time change (8 hours) fast.
In the morning we have about 8 to 10 degrees C and at noon temperature changes to 25 to 28 degrees C !!! Super !! My blood pressure goes wild...!
As soon as I get my bike fixed (should be today) I can finally explore Brisbane by bike. I must buy a helmet, the australians are very strict about that..the woman in the bike shop asked me: "Mate, you wanna pay 75 $ for not wearing a helmet or 75 $ for buying one?" :-)

Yesterday I went shopping in a Mall, around Brisbane. Guess, where.... see foryourself.
They have the same logo as they have in "Aldi Süd" or as they say in Austria: Hofer.
But it seems that the australians are not used to buying food out of boxes...
Next week I will have a look at Ikea...



C´mon guys post some comments on my blog! see ya.

Ich bin in Dubai!

Nach einigen vielen Komplikationen am Frankfurter Flughafen wegen nicht ordnungsgemäßer Verpackung meiner Fahrades wurde ich durch den ganzen Flughafen geschickt um das Rad nochmal so richtig fluggerecht einzupacken. Mir fällt gerade auf dass ich auf deutsch schreibe. Ich bin glaube ich einfach noch zu müde auf Englisch zu schreiben.
Der Flug von FRA nach DXB war soweit cool, ich hab mit X-Men 1 und 2 angeschaut und mich bedienen und verwöhnen lassen von gutem Essen! Fliegt Emirates Leute !
Nun habe ich mir noch schnell was im Duty Free gekauft und hoffe dass ich dann in Brisbane ohne weiteren Komplikationen einreisen kann....

I am a tourist.

Finally I have my visa. But as Hanna already said, these F$%** australians... I paid 280 Euros for nothing. On the one hand I applied for my student visa early enough, on the other hand I cannot get my visa without the CoE. So, I had to cancel my application without getting back my money. I now have a tourist visa...and next week I will apply for a student visa again. maby online this time...? well. How annoying !!

Visa !

Hey.
Ok, now the most important thing I am actually STILL waiting for is my visa.
4 days to go! My plane will leave on sunday at 10 o´clock pm ! No matter whether Stefan has his visa or not. I am also still waiting for my CoE(Confirmation of Enrollment) which I need for my visa. This is really thrilling !!!
In fact, I have my absence semester allotted. see pic ..

My move-out of düsseldorf went quite well. Nobody got hurt, nothing broke, everything was well organized and all my friends who helped me were superb !! Thanks folks.
I put most of my stuff in a storageroom, where my room is packed in about 30 boxes..
My sister and my dear girlfriend got other stuff (like my microwave, my flat screen, my superpowerprinter..).
Now I will have to contact the Uni and the Government........damn...
wish me good luck y´all !!!

I am still..

..alive !!
Just had to move ALL my stuff away from Düsseldorf. Now I am in my sisters place drinking a cupatee and organizing stuff for Australia.
Tomorrow I will further update my blog with pics from my party, the move, etc...
see ya
stefan

party announcement

hey!
hope to see you on the 16th of june to party !
Caipi will be on board.
boarding is at 7 p.m.
STEFAN

Student´s accommodation at Griffith..

..sent me an email. They offer me a so called "post-graduate" flat (YEAH - good news!!) and they want me to pay the entire rent in advance(yeah! bad news..)!!!!! for 18 weeks.... am I so untrustworthy ..?
The accommodation is at Nathan Campus, which is about 30 minutes south from the Queensland Conservatorium. You can look it up at google earth : latitude : 27°33'14.96"S longitude : 153° 3'14.33"E. Have fun!

PARTY!!!

All my exams went very positive and everything went fine.
What about a party ?? Yeah.
I´ll be having my farewell party sometime mid of june. But I will announce the excact date in the next weeks/days...
So hope to see you guys soon
PARTY ON WAYNE

I know

...I haven´t been writing so much but I still have some Exams I will have to pass and I will be concentrating on that till mid April.
Nevertheless, I applied for another scholarship, lets see whats gonna happen...

Flight booked !

I did it !! I booked my flight to Brisbane (with a stop in Dubai..!). I will be flying on the 1st of July. But I will have a little farewell party before for sure...are you going to party ??

Master of Music Studies!

Hey,
I found out I can even apply for a "Master of Music Studies" which sounds much more interesting since I can choose each course in the program and: I can further on be tutored on the drumset!! The only thing is, the program is entered by audition. So: I have to record three pieces on the drumset and send it to Australia. Or I enroll for the Graduate Diploma and then change the program there....... a bit complicated...well, life is complicated ?? Isn't it ?

First message !

Hi folks!

First of all, thanks for visiting my Blog - I am very excited to inform about what I am doing to prepare myself for my 1-year-stay in Brisbane to study "Master of Music Studies".

All this DownUnder idea thing came up through my me-inspiring girlfriend. She told me alot about Australia, since she spent half a year there as an au pair.

My diploma course “Ton und Bild” in Düsseldorf at the Institute for Music and Media (www.musikundmedien.net) is not designed to spend a semester to study abroad. Everything is very national, since a few months we have signed our first partnershipcontract with a Conservatorium in Netherlands. Finally !! A start...

After searching around Australia and New Zealand for courses, which should have something to do with the area of music technology and further training in Jazz Drumset I found the “Graduate Diploma of Music Technology” at the Queensland Conservatorium (Griffith University). Have a look at http://www.griffith.edu.au/ or http://www.griffith.edu.au/school/qcgu/ .

I had alot to do until I would be accepted from the university, i.e. to pass the TOEFL (Test of English as a foreign Language) or collect some letters of recommendation written from my profs etc.

1^st October 2006

I completed my TOEFL and I have reached even more points than I need at Griffith !

November 2006

I applied for a SCHOLARSHIP at the DAAD (deutscher akademischer austausch dienst www.daad.de) as a “Tonmeister”. I had to play a jazz piece on my drumset accompanied by two friend (piano and sax) and answer some questions concerning the work of a Sound Engineer, what I wanna do in Australia, etc...