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Published: 2012-03-12 10:26:27 +0000 UTC; Views: 9226; Favourites: 804; Downloads: 306
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From a dream
(It wasn't my dream, though! Sorry I can't answer all questions about it)Watercolor, ink, gouache, white gel pen.
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I write, but not a lot, and not too good, in my opinion. Sometimes when inspiration seizes me I write with a fever you'd think I was mad, but usually I do it for myself, I don't share much. But "writing is it's own reward" isn't it?
I am from Germany! From Ilshofen, although I'm sure you've never heard of it before, it's a small town in between Crailsheim and Schwäbisch Hall. It would be north-west from München, it think, in almost a straight line. (I just realized I haven't answered your question, haha, the region is Baden-Württemberg.)
That's interesting, what program where you enrolled in? Or where you self-studying? Living and immersing in the country where it is spoken is the fastest way to learn any language
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Definitely. Even though I often feel that my writing isn't very good, I could never stop. It's just something that comes to me naturally, whether it's "good" quality or not.
You're right, I haven't heard of it XD I probably need to study geography a lot more!
I was studying with the Goethe Institut in Grainau. Before that, I took German classes online for three years, so I can read and write pretty well (I'm not so good at speaking, but it's the same for me in English, haha). According to the test I took during the program, I'm B1 or B2 level on the European scale of language proficiency...not very fluent yet, but I can talk about most of the important stuff. :3
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Oh, that was meant as a reply! I'll copy it here. :3
Definitely definitely. To quote a fellow deviant (whom I have just discovered):
"it doesn't matter if a piece of artwork is trashed by the world -
As long as the artist knows its significance,
There is no shame."
That includes writing, of course and plus - how can you ever improve if you are afraid of creating something "bad"? In that sense, there are no "bad" creations.
Oh, I wouldn't worry! It's really very small. Every time I visit I find everything just like before, it's a lovely little town, and a great place to grow up in.
Oh, were (sorry, I'm often confused between 'where' and 'were'... I try my best but still usually use the wrong one you studying something else apart from German? And you must speak a lot of languages, where are you originally from?
That's a very good level! Very commendable, considering how hard it is to learn German for outsiders (and even for us at times, haha). I'm the same with English, better written than spoken. (:
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That's a very good point. Sometimes I think I hate a drawing because it's so hard, but if it helps me improve, then it can't be really "bad." And even if you thought something was truly awful, just hating it wouldn't be productive.
Ah, I love places like that! Even though I like to have a lot of variety, it's always nice to have a place that's reliable and unchanging.
(Don't worry about where/were, that's the right one! It's a really common mistake for a lot of people. Honestly, I probably wouldn't have noticed that English was your second language if we hadn't started talking about it. Most native speakers I know don't even notice when they make mistakes...)
I've just started learning Russian as well as a little bit of Czech, but I can't really "speak" them yet. Actually I'm from the US (unfortunately, haha), and language is one of the reasons I want to leave so much. Everyone seems to think that being bilingual is just terrible. If you suggested that we should teach foreign languages to children in elementary school, there would be an instant uproar: "No! This is America, and we speak English here! It would be such a nuisance to make all the signs in two languages!" So stereotypical.
Haha, I think it's the same for most people, since speaking takes a good bit of confidence as well. :3 Usually I don't think German is too difficult, but right now I'm really confused about the subject-object order in some sentences. An example from my German class is "Mich hat der Geschichte der Weißen Rose sehr bewegt." But in the previous classes, it would have been written as "Die Geschichte hat mich sehr bewegt." Suddenly they were switched around, with no explanation. o.O Is one more correct than the other?
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That's right, just hating anything isn't ever productive. (:
I couldn't agree more! I am currently living abroad, but it's a good sensation, having such a place to fall back to. Do you have such a place in the US?
Thank you, I'm glad to hear that. And may I say that with German, English and now Russian (!) and Czech, you are far from a 'stereotypical' person from the US. Your example made me laugh 
I think you're right, it's a good point - in writing there is physical detachment. As for your question, they are both as correct. You could also say "Die Geschichte der Weißen Rose hat mich sehr bewegt." It usually depends on the context (haha, I know that doesn't help much) and wether you have already introduced "die Geschicte der Weißen Rose". Personally, I would use the second option "Die Geschichte hat mich sehr bewegt." just because it sounds more natural (to me). However, if I wanted to emphasize the 'mich', maybe in the context of an argument with an other person who didn't find the story moving, I would definietly say "MICH hat die Geschicte der Weißen Rose sehr bewegt." I hope I helped!
Oh, by the way (and I'm sure it was just a slip-up) the noun "Geschichte" is always feminine. (: I know it's hard for non-German speakers (and specially speakers from a language with no genders!) to juggle with the languages three genders! But I was impressed by your question, it's quite a deep level and requires a certain proficiency. (:
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Ah, you're living abroad? That's great! I'm hoping to get a chance to do that for a year or two in college (in Germany, of course). Where are you staying?
I think my "fall-back" place in the US is probably my grandmother's house in the Northeast. I was born nearby, and she lives in a very small town that never seems to change, no matter how many years have passed. It also feels like the whole town is my home, because everybody there knows each other and loves to spend time with any visitors that show up.
Haha, that joke sounds exactly like something that would happen around here. XD Especially with the Americans ignoring Spanish too... I feel bad for the few Mexican students at my school, because although most students are required to take two Spanish classes, not even the teachers actually want them to learn it; they think it's the Mexican students' responsibility to only use English. And I definitely agree that there should be a better term for people from the US! Within the country we sometimes have words for people from certain states ("Texan" for a person from the state of Texas is pretty common), but they're usually inconsistent. I don't know if this is the case in Germany, but I've heard that some people in other countries call people from the US "Yankees," which seems really funny to me, since "Yankee" in the US is actually an old-fashioned term to describe people from the north (usually used as a mild insult by Southerners).
That's actually very helpful, thank you! ^^ That sentence came from a fictional debate between students, so your explanation definitely makes sense. I suppose it's just difficult for me to grasp since English sentences aren't usually rearranged like that, but when I read German news articles or books it seems to be a fairly common way of writing.
Oh, you're right! Thank you for pointing that out. XD The genders of nouns are always the first things I forget when I'm tired or distracted. (It's especially difficult for me to remember if the gender determines the meaning of the word, as with something like "Schild" or "Leiter".) But I'm trying to study them more this year, so hopefully I won't have as much trouble with them in the future. :3
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I really love how you've painted that sky 
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Thank you so much. I struggled with the fur on the bear that has his head bowed, while the other one came very naturally, for some reason. But in the end, I got everything to look nearly how I wanted it to look, which is very rare. I still don't know what I'm doing with this art thing
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Wow, feels all conceptual and stuff.X) I really lke it, the clouds are beautiful, and the lighting ,looks awesome, you've really captured all of the textures well, nice work!^^
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Thanks! It does indeed look more pulled together than most of my work, and I'm pleased with it, even though I can't take credit for the concept
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You're welcome.^^ You can't? But it came from your dream right?
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Nope, it was a friend's dream!
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Wow... minunat! Imi place in special conturul alb de pe nori si cum ai redat textura.. :]
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Pentru contur am folosit un pix cu gel alb, it's the best thing ever!!
Mersi
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Oooo fain! C: cu cea mai mare placere, ador lucrarile tale
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