Well it's Sunday again, and I have to do laundry. I am not yet sure if I will in fact do my laundry, or if I will see if I can go another day or two. The problem is, you say, "Oh, I can do one load of essentials to tide me over." Then you say that again the next week. Then some things don't ever get washed. I liked going home on Sunday afternoons and doing my laundry. That was quite convenient. And free.
Another thing that I haven't been good at this week has been shopping. There is a lot of stuff to buy out there, but not much that seems worth anything. So yesterday I ended up looking and looking and scarcely buying. Way too much looking. Granted, some of that can be blamed on the fact that I don't exactly know what kind of stores there are here, and where exactly one can buy everything. My strategy by the end of the afternoon was to go into every store, and see if something struck my fancy.
There was some success this week. On Monday we had an "final exam" in my language course. I got the results on Thursday. I passed the exam. I also received a certificate of course completion. 180 hours of class, it says. Unfortunately only "Austin McCabe" is on the certificate. I will probably go see if I can get it changed.
Another piece of good news, is that I am planing on no longer taking this language course. From here on out, it is only more preparation for the DSH test. Merle, my German professor, is allowing me to do an independent study here instead. I am happy to be able to do something new, and possibly enriching, unlike 4-5 hours a day in the same class room learning increasingly less German and increasingly more about how to pass the DSH. I also hope to have some time to travel here in Germany. There are a lot of people here in Germany that would be ready to host me, and it seems silly not to take the opportunities. And luckily, a combination of my diet, consisting lately of mostly potatoes, apples, and carrots, combined with a "strong" dollar has left me with a little more money in my bank account than I expected to have at this point. I feel like being in only Berlin, the most populous city in Germany, and North-Rhine Westphalia, the most populous state in Germany, is a pretty narrow view of Germany. Maybe not. But I'd like to find out.
Well I hope everybody is having joyous Christmas preparations. Sing a carol for me.
--Austin
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Hi Austin, this is your cousin Amy Jo. I've been lurking around your blog for several weeks and finally thought I should say hello. Love reading about your experiences! Have a great Christmas, even if it is different than usual!
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