merp. back in school!

Back in school and I'm totally feeling like a high schooler again.  On Monday we had our placement test and interview.  We were all tired and jet lagged, so I'm sure none of us did as well as we would have hoped, unless you're Kelleen!  Haha just kidding!  This blog may seem really boring.  It's pretty much me explaining my day and how things work.


After that we took a tour of Berlin around where school is.  There's a doener restaurant down the street!  Delicious.  There are also a bunch of little cafes and bakeries nearby school.  Lunch is not provided by my host mom, so I have to get lunch on my own every day.  It's not bad and I can usually find something pretty cheap!  


I'm in class from 9am every morning to a different time in the afternoon every day.  I have class from 9:00-10:30AM and then a 15 minute break and then 10:45AM-12:15PM every day.  It's called Standard-Kurs (Standard Course).  On Tuesdays I have Standard-Kurs and then Intensiv-Kurs (intensive course) from 1-2:30PM.  After that, I'm done for the day!  On Mondays and Wednesdays I have an additional class with Prof. Hayden-Roy, who came with us from UNL.  The class with her is at different times on Monday and Wednesday.  On Wednesdays, I have to attend Selbstlernzentrum.  It's like a study hall where I can get extra help and work on my homework.  Most people only go right before our tests.  For us who came from UNL, it's mandatory for the first couple of weeks and strongly recommended to continue going.  It's another reason why I feel like I'm in high school again.


Everyone that goes to Deutsch in Deutschland Institute (DiD), comes from all over the world.  There are 6 of us Americans, who are all from our UNL group, in my class.  I also have guys from Australia, Mallorca (Spain), Mexico, and Saudi Arabia.  The other girls in my class are from Switzerland, Russia, and Brazil.  They can speak English, but they don't seem to know a lot.  It's interesting to hear them speak German because of their accents.  It makes it difficult for most of them to say certain words or make certain sounds.  For us Americans, it may seem difficult to others, but not as difficult as it is for the other people in my class!


I am only in this class for 2 or 3 weeks and then we'll take a test.  If I pass the test, I'll move up to the next level.  If I fail the test, I have to retake that entire course again.  My course is in it's 5th week.  This is where we started unlike the others.  The other people in my class have been in Berlin for 4 months or so.  Students are constantly coming and going depending on the program they are here with.  


I don't really get homework.  If I do, it's a worksheet that doesn't take long.  We work on things in class most of the time.  Things might change as things progress, but we'll see!  


Bis spaeter! 
Later!