real quick a minute...
I'm using a computer at my school, and it's tricked out with all the latest Windows technology circa 1995. Haven't quite figured out the internet situation at home, thus the inactivity on the blog.
If, by the way, this blog seems less entertaining than my last...it's probably because I'm thinking half in German. English words fail me much more often when I'm on the continent, I guess. So pardon the lowered intelligence level. And the lack of pictures. Pretty soon I'll post some of my apartment, I promise.
So far I've just been sitting in on English classes for a day at my school. I introduced myself to a 10th grade class and answered questions. (Are there lots of fat people in America? Do you like Fifty Cent?) This afternoon I'll meet all the English teachers though, and we'll figure out my schedule and what exactly I'm to do here.
Mostly I just wander the city in the gorgeous fall weather we're having and occupy myself being thrilled that I live here. I bought bread on the way home from school yesterday, some really delicious wheat rolls, and one with lots of seeds in it (see? stellar descriptions, I know; my English profs at Calvin would be thrilled), and I think I'll have an awfully hard time going back to American bread, the kind that only comes in a plastic bag. There's also a wide variety of ethnic restaurants within close range of my apartment, including several döner stands, which rivals currywurst for the favorite Berliner snack. It's Turkish in origin, I believe. Lots of stores in the area around both home and school are Turkish, especially markets specializing in fruits and vegetables. Those plus all the bakeries and cafes...I could spend the whole of my time here just eating.
If, by the way, this blog seems less entertaining than my last...it's probably because I'm thinking half in German. English words fail me much more often when I'm on the continent, I guess. So pardon the lowered intelligence level. And the lack of pictures. Pretty soon I'll post some of my apartment, I promise.
So far I've just been sitting in on English classes for a day at my school. I introduced myself to a 10th grade class and answered questions. (Are there lots of fat people in America? Do you like Fifty Cent?) This afternoon I'll meet all the English teachers though, and we'll figure out my schedule and what exactly I'm to do here.
Mostly I just wander the city in the gorgeous fall weather we're having and occupy myself being thrilled that I live here. I bought bread on the way home from school yesterday, some really delicious wheat rolls, and one with lots of seeds in it (see? stellar descriptions, I know; my English profs at Calvin would be thrilled), and I think I'll have an awfully hard time going back to American bread, the kind that only comes in a plastic bag. There's also a wide variety of ethnic restaurants within close range of my apartment, including several döner stands, which rivals currywurst for the favorite Berliner snack. It's Turkish in origin, I believe. Lots of stores in the area around both home and school are Turkish, especially markets specializing in fruits and vegetables. Those plus all the bakeries and cafes...I could spend the whole of my time here just eating.
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