Celina´s Blog

6. Have you ever used Uber?    Yes, I did. And I was always happy with it.        How does that shape your impression of Source 3b?  To be honest I don't see a connection between this question and source 3b. I think it might be a mistake and it is connected to source 3c. In that case I think it is a great idea! You can ask the Amish man whatever you want and learn a lot more about their culture. And it is a great attraction, too.        Do you think you would take an Amish Uber if you had the chance? I would definitely do it. First because I might never get the chance again to ride in a buggy. Second because I can meet an Amish and talk to him easily. 7. Have you ever participated in a race?     Just in school when I had to. I am not an athlet and very slow with no stamina. So a race isn't fun for me.        How do you think running in non-traditional run...

Hello! In this post I will answer the questions 1-5 we got for our homework.    1. What is something that surprised you about the descriptions of Amish beliefs and lifestyle descriptions?    For me as a german person it surprised me how much of the german language is still present. Most words like 'Ordnung' or 'Gelassenheit' are german and even 'rumspringa' is from the bavarian or austrian dialect I think. It also suprised me that even if it is very difficult there is a way for outsiders to become an Amish. The number of children they usually get was unexpectedly high. I knew their way of living and beliefs before I read the text so that wasn't a surprise for me.             What is something you would like to know more about? I would like to know more about their language. If I could understand them and if they would understand me if I speak german to them.   2. What is something that you learned about downtown...

My name is Celina and I decided to take a weekend class about the Amish culture. My homework is to create a blog. For my first post I am going to answer a few questions about myself, the United States and my knowledge about the Amish culture. - The first question is about the meaning of my name (I am not quite sure why it is important for this class but however). Celina has its origin from the french name Céline. Both are coming from the latin word 'caelum' which means sky or heaven. - I got the question what surprised me about living here in the US. And to be honest it wasn´t much. I am from Germany and our countries are very similar. But still there are a few things that are very different and sometimes I was very surprised what kind of things. One example are the cheap gas prices. Currently in Germany you have to pay around 90 Euro (100$) to fill up a normal sized car which is a lot and I am definitely going to miss the prices here when I am back home. But what was most...