The Koins

Like every other country in the world, Germany has nation-wide holidays. What a surprise! And in order for you to travel around and live in Germany without any unwanted disturbances, we are going to help you keep an eye out for these holidays. But since the university of Tuebingen is located in the state of Baden-Württemberg , we are not going to list the holidays of all German states and are only going to mention the holidays that affect the state of Baden-Württemberg. The holidays in Baden-Württemberg include: Neujahr: ( New Year ) New Year is celebrated on the first of January every year. Unlike most of the other German holidays, this holiday does not have a religious but a secular background. During the Roman Empire in the Year 153 BE the Roman consuls were inaugurated for the first time on the first of January and already started celebrating this inauguration the day before. Weird German things to do are lead-pouring, watching fireworks, getting ...

12월 5일부터 12월 10일까지 튀빙엔 시장 광장에서 독일 최대 초콜릿 마켓이 열립니다. 유럽, 아프리카, 아메리카 등 다양한 국적의 초콜릿 장인 약 100명이 그들의 상품을 선 보이고 팔 예정입니다. 초콜릿 맛보기를 제외하고도 전시가 더 있을 예정이며, 작은 규모의 워크샵과 발표도 제공됩니다. 참여비는 물론 무료입니다. 더 많은 정보는 홈페이지 나 페이스북 사이트 를 참고하세요. 오픈시간: 화요일 : 오후 1시 ~ 8시 수요일~금요일 : 오전 10시 ~ 오후 8시 토요일 : 오전 10시 ~ 오후 11시 일요일 : 오전 11시 ~ 오후 7시 Von 5. bis 10.12.2017 findet auf dem Tübinger Marktplatz zum 12. Mal Deutschlands größter Schokoladenmarkt statt. Rund 100 internationale Chocolatiers aus Europa, Afrika, Süd- und Nordamerika werden an Ständen ihre Kunst präsentieren und verkaufen. Neben der obligatorischen Verkostung werden auch Ausstellungen, kleine Workshops und Präsentationen angeboten. Öffnungszeiten: Dienstag: 13 Uhr bis 20 Uhr Mittwoch bis Freitag: 10 Uhr bis 20 Uhr Samstag: 10 Uhr bis 23 Uhr Sonntag: 11 Uhr bis 19 Uhr Der Eintritt ist Frei.  Nähere Informationen auf der offiziellen Seite oder der Facebook Seite

New in Tübingen and ready to represent the university you are attending? Then how about visiting Uni-Shop ? The Uni-Shop (short for University Shop) offers small items and clothing articles for you to represent and be proud of the University of Tübingen! Where is the Uni-Shop? If you are interested in buying something, you should of course know where the store is located. Right next to the Clubhaus Tübingen and across the Neue Aula, the Uni-Shop is based at the Wilhelmstraße 5. It may be small but it offers enough space to provide a range of articles and a small changing room to try on some of the clothing. What can I buy? For ladies : You can find t-shirts, hoody sweaters, and hoody jackets with woven logos ranging from sizes between S and L. T-shirts are also available in the sizes XS and XL. You can also find foulards and caps. For gents : You can find t-shirts, hoody sweaters, and hoody jackets with woven logos...

Tübingen’s Iced Coffee and where to find it Summer is upon us with her full glory and heat, more than ever we feel the need for a refreshing drink that helps us shuffle through the day. Especially when you are from Korea, land of the 아이스 아메리카노 , the cravings are overwhelming. You might have realized that Eiskaffe , the literal translation of Iced Coffee , is not quite what you expected when you found vanilla ice cream floating around your delicious cup of cold coffee… Yeah well, sorry ‘bout that. The concept of coffee on ice is rather new in Germany, every year more cafés are adapting to the rising trend but it’s still more of a Geheimtipp ( m , eng.: insider tip). Despair no more, we of The Koins have taken it upon us to hunt down the best Iced Coffee dealer in Tübingen. Along the tasty and somewhat heart rate accelerating way, we have singled out several promising candidates in order to come to one final conclusion: The title for Best Iced Coffee in Tübingen goe...

Last Saturday the student council of our Korean Studies department invited the new Korean exchange students to take part in a small city tour. Despite the constant rain during the morning many came to visit the city and luckily it stopped raining when we started. Our city tour was delivered in German as well as in Korean and covered the most important places around our town including “Neckarbrücke”,” Neckarinsel”, “Schloss”, “Stiftskirche” and “Botanischer Garten”. Afterwards we went to our usual restaurant El Pecado to get to know each other a bit better. Thanks for coming and we are looking forward to spending a nice semester together. (Photo: 김도훈) Domenic Pförtner

Let me tell you something about the mutual giving of presents in Germany. Presents are given on various occasions, most common are birthday and Christmas. And this is what I want to talk about. You can distinguish between different levels of gifting: Birthday among family Presents of parents for their children are usually more expensive than what they get back. During childhood I was often asked to create a gift in a do-it-yourself fashion, like a drawing or photo collage, baking something or I don’t know, I wasn’t good at. Parents are most pleased (or pretend to be so) about self made stuff. The older the children get, the more expensive presents they can afford, so at some point there can be equality. Birthday among friends Now here is a rule. The value of your gift for a friend should roughly be the value of your friend’s gift for you. This is not always easy to achieve and it’s not like you’re supposed to compare price tags, but your friend can feel slightly uncomfort...

Story time! Once upon a time (Jesus actually wasn’t born on December 24th 0 B.C. #blow your mind # different story tho) there was a baby boy born to a virgin and her husband who had sought shelter in a stable in Bethlehem. An angel appeared and announced that the child was sent by God to redeem mankind. Soon after that three kings who had followed a shooting star arrived at the stable and worshipped the baby and gave special presents (like incense which is still used during Catholic mass). So this is Christmas. Unlike Korean dating culture, Christmas in Germany is all about family. Since Germans traditionally are very Christian folks, there are many customs surrounding Christmas here. We will show and explain to you some of them: "Der Advent" Advent is Latin (adventus) and it means “arrival”. The four preceding Sundays before Christmas are called “Erster Advent” to “Vierter Advent”. Christians used to prepare for the arrival of Jesus on earth. "Der Advent...

Christmas in Germany is a bunch of holidays where all shops, services and sometimes even restaurants are closed (check your bakery of trust). While most of the shops will be opened on December 24th until noon (last minute presents) they are definitely closed on 25th and 26th (1. und 2. Weihnachtsfeiertag). People go crazy on 23rd so try to get your grocery shopping done until 22nd (this year it’s a Monday). Also, be aware of special bus schedules during the holidays (depends on city)!  In Tübingen, it's the “Sonntag / Feiertag” schedule, but watch out for footnotes, such as “Hl. Abend”, “1. und 2. Weihnachtsfeiertag”, “Sylvester”, “Neujahr” and the like. Tuebingen University Library is closed on December 24th to 28th and also 31st and January 1st . By the way: January 1st is the same shop story – everything closed. I heard that many foreign residents are annoyed by the Sunday/holiday opening hours (more like closing hours ;) but this due to the Christian beli...

한국 사람? 독일에서 환영합니다 Here are our TOP 6 rules to survive in Germany: Don’t take a taxi. It’s unaffordable!  택시 를 타지마세요 ! Don’t download movies or music for free. Most websites are illegal in Germany, they will find you, you will pay!!  영화 나 음악을 다운로드 하지 마세요!  Don’t go straight to the hospital when you get sick, “Hausarzt” (general practitioner) first! Except you lost an arm just now, in that case don’t hesitate~  어디 아프면 병원에 가지마세요! 먼저 개인적 의사를 찾으세요! 우리에게 물어주세요, 도와줄게요.  Don’t mix your trash, sort it!  쓰레기 를 분류하세요!  Espresso  ≠  Americano!  아메리카노 는 그냥 Kaffee 예요! "Einen (schwarzen) Kaffee bitte!" Don’t hesitate to ask us or your tandem partner, we live to help~ <3 우리에게나 당신의 탄뎀파트너에게 주저없이 물어보세요 . 우리는 돕기위해 산답니다~ 

Eine Stadtführung für die Erstsemestler und Austauschstudenten! Neu in Tübingen und noch nicht so viel gesehen? Wie kommt man am schnellsten von der Burg zum Nonnenhaus, ohne sich in den Gassen Tübingens zu verlaufen? Das fragt man sich oft und selbst nach Jahren in Tübingen muss man noch grübeln, ob man jetzt in der richtigen Straße ist, um zu seiner Lieblings-Bar zu gelangen. Um einen ersten Überblick zu verschaffen, wird die Fachschaft am Samstag, 18.10.2014 eine kleine Stadtführung für unsere Erstsemestler veranstalten. Hierzu treffen wir uns um 16.00 Uhr an der Treppe zur Neckarinsel und teilen uns in Gruppen auf, um durch die Innenstadt zu streifen (eine Führung wird auf Englisch stattfinden). Enden wird die Führung in verschiedenen Bars oder Kneipen , damit ihr Tübingen und eure Mitstudenten noch ein bisschen besser kennenlernen könnt. A guided tour for our freshmen and international students!  Are you new to Tuebingen and haven’t seen much of th...