Beach BBQ

deUTSch is farewelling another semester by heading down to Maroubra Beach to basque in the sun, catch a few waves, play some beach cricket... or was sich eben ergibt. We will be having a barbecue/barbeque with authentic German Thueringer Bratwurst and a few drinks. If you would like to join us it'll cost $5, which will cover the costs of the BBQ and one drink, if you would like more to drink - and you probably will - please BYO. We will be starting off at 2pm on this Saturday 15th December.

If you would like to come to the event please let us know so that we can work out how much food to get. (Also, if you haven't paid your membership fee yet, we would really appreciate it if you did! $5 is all it costs for UTS students.)

Bundeena Bush-Bash

Another month, another bushwalk. With upcoming exams, what better way to recharge than a day off wandering the shores of the world's second oldest national park and lazing around on the beach?

On Sunday the 11th of November, we will be catching the train to Cronulla and the ferry from there to Bundeena. From there we will be walking about 5km south to Little Marley Beach, where we will be stopping for a relaxing swim provided the weather is nice. Once we've had enough of that we will be heading back to Bundeena and catching the ferry back to Cronulla. If there is interest and time we might have a look around Cronulla, it's supposed to be a great spot and I've heard you can have a riot of a time there.

When: Sunday 11th November
Meeting Point: Outside Hungry Jacks at the intercity train entrance of Central Station at 9:15am (sorry about the early start!)
What you'll need: Plenty of water, swimwear and towel if you wish to go swimming (nude bathing isn't as accepted in Australia as it is in Germany!), comfortable walking shoes, sunscreen, food, camera, money for public transport und bringt das schoene Wetter mit :-)
Difficulty: ~10km return, relatively flat and easy
Duration: ~3 hours walking + beach time + Cronulla visit + travel time (it'll take the whole day)

Franco-German Trivia Battle

History has shown that the Germans and the Frenchies just can't seem to get along and as such, we have challenged FRESS, the UTS French society, to a trivia battle of epic proportions. The winner will hold rights to the claim of the nation of intellectual superiority! The battle will begin at 7:30pm on Thursday 1st November in the Loft at UTS and will be replacing Stammtisch for the week.

FRESS have generously invited us along to share their bar tab for NO COST, so even if we do get humiliated in the trivia, we're sure to have a good time. There will be prizes and all sorts of cool freebies.

In the meantime, be sure to study your German knowledge, I'll be writing the German questions so I won't be allowed to answer them. We don't want the Frenchies beating us at our own game!

Oktoberfest

On the 18th of October UTS will be hosting Oktoberfest in the Glasshouse Bar (level 3 tower building)! It's going to be massive, there'll be beer, pretzels, live entertainment, games, a barbeque and much more. Things will be kicking off around midday and going into the evening. So if you have any free time during the day drop by and have a litre (or two). I'll bring you more details next week about the exact program.

Great North Walk Part 1

The Great North Walk is one of Australia's most famous bushwalks, covering 250km between Sydney and Newcastle. We thought it would be a great activity for deUTSch, albeit a little long, so we have decided to break it up into sections with the first part on Sunday 7th October.

We will be starting at Circular Quay, meeting outside McDonalds across from the station at 10:30am. From there we will be catching the Ferry to Hunter's Hill where the walking will commence. The walk will take us through suburbia and bush along the Lane Cove River until we get to Chatswood West. From there we'll be taking a bus to the nearest train station and returning home.

This will be our easiest walk so far, so don't be put off by the thought of muscle pain and fatigue.

When: Sunday 7th October
Meeting point: Out the front of McDonalds Circular Quay at 10:30am. McDonalds is directly opposite the station and easy to find.
What you'll need: Plenty of water, comfortable walking shoes, sunscreen, food, camera, money for public transport, gute Laune :-)
Difficulty: The walk is roughly 10km and is very flat. It's a good walk for beginners, but should also provide enough beautiful scenery to satisfy the hard-core among us.
Duration: 3 hours walking + travel time

If you plan on coming please either leave a comment on this post or let us know and we'll know to look out for you at Circular Quay. Hope to see you there!

Film Night

Those of you on the ball would have noticed that there is currently a German arts festival in Sydney at the moment - GerMany Faces. We will be going to the film night on Tuesday 25th September at the Chauvel Cinema in Paddington to see a double feature - Die Moerder sind unter uns (The Murders are Among us) and Die Suenderin (The Sinner). Both are classics from just after the war and will be presented in German with English subtitles.

We will not be organising tickets, please book your own (either at the box-office or online at moshtix). It will cost $14 for students to see both films. For more details please click here. All welcome.

New Pubs

Mel and I have been throwing around the idea of going to a different pub once every fortnight in order to spice Stammtisch up a bit. The reaction from the Stammtischler is positive, so we will be beginning this new format soon.

In the mean time it would be great if you could give us you recommendations. It does not necessarily need to be in the city, but it would need to be easy and quick to get to. Start voting with your comments and we'll see the best that Sydney has to offer throughout the rest of semester!