Alexander Broschek's blog

  There are times when you feel like you just want to quit. You do not want to continue doing it, you want to stop, get time for yourself or something else. You feel yourself down from doing this exact thing the whole time. It does not matter what it is, whether it is some hobby that you love or a task that you have to do like writing an essay, sometimes you just feel like you are sick of everything. This is the exact thing these challenges that we face every day show us. This problem of not wanting to do anything, the question of what makes you wake up every day. And these challenges, may they be wanted or unwanted, show us what we need to get through our lives. And it is of utmost importance to possess this trait and use it as often as it can, as it is basically our reason to continue: the wish to do something. This determination that we have to build up over time helps us during our whole life regardless of the situation. We need the determination to focus and motivate ourselves...

  Words have different meanings in different languages. This is the first thing that one should learn when trying to get into a new language. Even though some words may sound similar they could still mean the opposite. But more importantly, finding out the origin of that word can help in learning this new language or understand a language that you already know even further. This is for example the case with the word "essay" in English. Whereas "essay" generally means any form of written text by an author the word "Essay/Essai" in German only means "trying" to write a text or an article about a special phenomenon that bothers or interests the author. In this German form of an essay, the author tries to create a personal confrontation with the topic while having a lot of freedom in his decision-making for the text. While certainly, both words have their origin in the late Latin word "exagium" which means "weighing", especially t...

   

A team is like a family. This statement was very important for me for my whole life. I have always been part of a hockey team since I can think. In my opinion, it is crucial to have a team of any kind around that you can trust and that will have your back. Especially children will learn how to socialize and how to treat others. It is of utmost importance to have a social environment for young people to know the first steps into a social future.  I personally learned that a team will always be there for you as you will be there for them. It was one of the most important experiences that I made, and this experience even further developed after coming to the U.S. this year. When I came to this new country that I have been to before I knew no one and knew nothing except where I am going to study and what team I am in, and it is thanks to this team and its members that I am here and writing this blog entry. These guys helped me from the first step I made in this country. I see them as a...