Day 11: 'Here Comes the Sun'

Guten Tag! Well, it is almost 5:30 p.m. here, but for most of you, it is still morning! So, today was again quite an interesting day. For me, it was Day 2 of my new class and I am loving it!! The teacher is SO nice and it really is more engaging than my previous class. One of the other Union girls and I were not required to talk the test that was given today since we had only been in the class for one day, but we completed it anyway just to see how we would do. It was such much less complicated than American tests and even the German tests at Union! It's been nice to finally understand some of the grammar which had never really stuck in my head before.

So, with this new teacher, there is much more interacting and class and we even use the media center. Overall, it is such a better fit for me and has completely turned around my outlook on everything. The weather also has greatly affected my mood in a positive way. No longer are we all cooped up indoors! It was nice to walk across the city as Andrea and I completed our scavenger hunt in the sunny weather. We also have better adapted to ordering food and knowing our way around Freiburg! So, things are really looking up around here. I have a bit of homework to do, but it really is nothing compared to the work we get back home. It's been nice to have the opportunity to experience the German culture rather than be tied down by so much work.

This weekend, we might do some traveling. There's a trip to Paris with the Goethe Institute, but it costs at least 100 Euro and I think we might just travel to Stuttgart (about two hours away from Freiburg) instead. It will be interesting to see another part of Germany. I'm not sure what I will do tonight; maybe some cooking, nothing too stressful. Maybe I will even indulge in an evening stroll. I hope that everyone is having a nice day! Is the sun back on the East Coast? 'Til next time...Tschuess!