My first day of school

Monday September 1, 2008

We started our 3 week German Intensive course yesterday and I thought I was going to vomit. I placed into Class 2 but I have no idea whether it's the middle or the top class. I do know however that 4 hours of solid German instruction would give ANYONE a headache! We talked all about German stereotypes and learned a new grammatical structure (as if the German language needs another one) and were assigned about 2 hours of homework along with a presentation due Wednesday. Maybe I’ll be studying here after all… On a happier school related note, the Germans make this beyond intelligent thing called a Schultüte for kids on their first day of school in kindergarten. My professor, Corrina, brought us a Schultüte and in typical German fashion filled it with chocolate. So I guess that means I’ve officially started school in Berlin.

We finally finished off the morning with a döner kebap (or kebab, depending on your preference). Perry and I went back for an optional session on Berlin transportation and then headed to the dreaded grocery store. We went to Kaiser instead of Lidl which was so much better…they even have an escalator for our grocery carts! When we got out of the grocery store it was POURING down rain leading me to go back into the store, buy an umbrella, and walk the 8-10 blocks home getting COPMLETELY drenched. What an experience!

Later that evening I cooked alongside my host-mom and had dinner with her and her son. It was wonderful to hang out with them, talk some more US geography. Max sat in and watched us cook, laughing at me frequently as I didn’t know how to use ANYTHING in the kitchen.