Namibia to China and Beyond By John Clarke And beyond to Adelaide.Alina Bergkemper was the guest speaker at the latest meeting of the German speaking group Kaffee und Kuchen. Alina’s educational journey began after she graduated from the University of Bielefeld Langenberg in Germany. A teacher of English and German as a Second or Foreign… Continue reading Recap: Kaffee und Kuchen July 2026
Join us for BGLA Kaffee und Kuchen this June (as always, last Monday of the month). Monday 29th June 2026, 12pm (lunch) / 1pm – 3pm1pm to 3pm Langmeil Lutheran Church hall, 5-7 Maria St, Tanunda The next Kaffee und Kuchen will be preceded by a German luncheon of goulash, red cabbage and spaetzle at… Continue reading Kaffee und Kuchen June 2026
Monday 27 May1pm to 3pm Langmeil Centre, 5-7 Maria St, Tanunda At the Kaffee and Kuchen on July 27th Alina Bergkemper, Assistant Lecturer at the University of Adelaide, will be talking about her journey as a foreign language teacher and her experiences teaching in different cultural contexts. Alina Bergkemper was born and raised in Germany. She… Continue reading Kaffee und Kuchen July 2026
Beginnings from Endings by John Clarke When confused and angry men were marched by soldiers with fixed bayonets into a barbed wire compound, it must have felt like the end. The guest speaker at the last meeting of the German speaking group Kaffee und Kuchen was Dr Aaron Humphrey, lecturer in Media at Adelaide University.… Continue reading Recap: Kaffee und Kuchen May 2026
Monday 25 May1pm to 3pm Langmeil Centre, 5-7 Maria St, Tanunda Comic books will be the topic at the May meeting.
Monday 27 April 1pm to 3pm Langmeil Centre, 5-7 Maria St, Tanunda Peter Mickan’s granddaughter Maike Enderling is guest speaker for our next KuK Maike’s reflections are significant for learners and speakers of languages – of interest to our students in Nuri and Faith – and beyond. Maike Enderling Maike is a recently graduated student… Continue reading Kaffee und Kuchen April 2026
Join us for Kaffee und Kuchen in March where guest speaker Dr Greg Lockwood will speak about The Schürmann Diary. Monday 30 March 1pm to 3pm Langmeil Centre, 5-7 Maria St, Tanunda Dr Greg Lockwood, The Schürmann Diary 1838-1845, translated from the GermanThe Dresden Mission Society (DMS) instructed its missionaries to SA’s Aborigines to keep a diary and send… Continue reading Kaffee und Kuchen March 2026
The last meeting of the German speaking group Kaffee und Kuchen took place on Monday, 23 February, the first day of Basel’s annual carnival, known as Fasnacht, and the guest speaker was Basel resident Michèle Rahaman-Monnier and her topic Fasnacht.
Join us for Kaffee und Kuchen on Monday 23 February with Michèle Rahaman-Monnier from Basel, Switzerland. Michèle is currently on holiday in South Australia, along with her new husband Sayanur. Her topic will be Basler Fastnacht (Karnival). Michele has spoken to us before of course in 2019 and on her first trip she interviewed some of us for… Continue reading Kaffee und Kuchen Februar 2026
A Necessary Myth?by John Clarke In defeat does there need to be a victory, some person or event that can be held up as a symbol of national pride? Anzac Cove was the site of an Australian military failure, but the Anzacs have become a symbol of national fortitude and courage. At the October meetingthe… Continue reading Recap: Kaffee und Kuchen October 2025