Everyday life
Unfortunately I wasn't able to make any updates between last Monday and this, either because I was too busy or too sleepy to make it into town to get online. Last week we found the local swimming spot, right on the side of the lake. We spent a couple hours alternating, dipping into the brown water(it was kind of gross, but at least it felt great) and laying in the bright sun. I got pretty pink in some spots but the very next day it faded into a nice tan. Don't get me wrong, I'm not bronze after one afternoon at the beach... Must go back at some point so that I'm no longer completely white.
A large portion of my spare time is spent with the other students at the Brauhaus (Brewery) watching The World Cup. I'm not normally a huge sports fan, but I've been known to get excited over some hot guys kicking a ball around when in the right atmosphere. (Although Mely is right... a lot of them look less than attractive. And some of the best looking soccer players are old enough to be my father.) Ghana, who is currently grouped to play against America (sometime this week!) has really surprised everyone. If we (the Americans) beat them we move up to the next round. If not, well, I'm not gonna be surprised, and our team goes home.
I've probably avoided writing about the classwork because I take every available moment to forget about it. We're only in school for three hours per day, but remember: we're cramming a full semester of learning into three weeks. On a bad weekday I spend four or five hours doing nothing but homework. Our easiest class is Conversation. Basically, we just sit around and discuss things in German. A little more challenging is German II with Herr Klüver. He's a great guy and is hilarious, and doesn't like to pick on us, so it's all pretty laid-back.
Our third class, however, (I don't know what to call it) is a beast. We have intensive grammar review, and really REALLY difficult reading assignments. I'm doing really well, but not by scooting by... I hit the books hard for this class, and so far the system has worked for me.
I'd write more, except I'm sniffling pretty bad and need to go home and rest. That's right, I caught a cold. They have naturally been giving me every kind of tea imaginable, and my Host-Mom gave me some weird tablets that dissolve in your mouth, but they really worked. I don't have a sore throat anymore, but my sinuses refuse to yield. I brought some Sudafed with me, so I'm off to go take some.
Til next time...
A large portion of my spare time is spent with the other students at the Brauhaus (Brewery) watching The World Cup. I'm not normally a huge sports fan, but I've been known to get excited over some hot guys kicking a ball around when in the right atmosphere. (Although Mely is right... a lot of them look less than attractive. And some of the best looking soccer players are old enough to be my father.) Ghana, who is currently grouped to play against America (sometime this week!) has really surprised everyone. If we (the Americans) beat them we move up to the next round. If not, well, I'm not gonna be surprised, and our team goes home.
I've probably avoided writing about the classwork because I take every available moment to forget about it. We're only in school for three hours per day, but remember: we're cramming a full semester of learning into three weeks. On a bad weekday I spend four or five hours doing nothing but homework. Our easiest class is Conversation. Basically, we just sit around and discuss things in German. A little more challenging is German II with Herr Klüver. He's a great guy and is hilarious, and doesn't like to pick on us, so it's all pretty laid-back.
Our third class, however, (I don't know what to call it) is a beast. We have intensive grammar review, and really REALLY difficult reading assignments. I'm doing really well, but not by scooting by... I hit the books hard for this class, and so far the system has worked for me.
I'd write more, except I'm sniffling pretty bad and need to go home and rest. That's right, I caught a cold. They have naturally been giving me every kind of tea imaginable, and my Host-Mom gave me some weird tablets that dissolve in your mouth, but they really worked. I don't have a sore throat anymore, but my sinuses refuse to yield. I brought some Sudafed with me, so I'm off to go take some.
Til next time...
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