Japanology – an interview with Matthew Wood

This week the Monday Podcast was visited by Matthew Wood, a British ex-pat from Oberursel who has been studying Japanology in the UK. This summer he will be moving to Japan to teach English and German. He talked to us about his studies, life in Japan, and his plans for the future.

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A visit to the Oberurseler Brunnenfest

This week the Monday Podcast visited the Brunnenfest, or “Fountain Festival” in Oberursel.

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Oberurseler Brunnenfest

This weekend is Brunnenfest in Oberursel (“fountain festival”). It covers most of the inner town from the market place to the fairground near the Portstraße. There are merry-go-rounds, fairground-type games and lots of places to eat and drink.

There are also special events, such as the “Childrens Mile” (Kindermeile), which took place on Saturday afternoon. These are games especially for children, all in one road. In the evening there is live music from various different bands.

What struck me was that whilst the price of the rides and the food was normally quite reasonable, the drinks were expensive. A coke cost 3,30EUR plus 2EUR deposit for the glass!

We will be talking more about this tomorrow in The Monday Podcast.

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