Student Life in Germany

My mum works, so I try to keep the house as clean as possible (except cooking – I’m a terrible cook)”
  • “I have to do everything because I live alone. I also have cleaning week in the apartment building every 4 weeks.”
  • What jobs do your parents have?:
    • “Dad: works in the company, Neff; Mum: works in the Melanchthon Academy”
    • “Father is an engineer at Mercedes-Benz, and my mother works in the Theater and leads a department.”
    • “My mum is a cleaner, and my dad is not working because he is too old now (he is in “Rente” – retirement pay), but he used to be a “lagerlogistiker” (warehouse logistician)
    What time does school start, and what time do you go home?:
    • “Mostly it starts at 7:45 am and ends at 3:15 pm, there are exceptions where we can go two hours later or two hours earlier."
    How do you get to school? Are you allowed to go to school by yourself?:
    • “I get to school with the car or the train. I started going to school by myself when I was six years old.”
    • “I walk to school, and I started going to school by myself when I was 6 or 7 years old.”
    Where do you eat lunch? What is your favorite food?:
    • “When I’m in school, I eat lunch in class with my mates. Sometimes I eat dinner outside. Döner (kabobs), pizza, and burgers are my favorites.”
    • “I eat lunch in our classroom or at home.

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