Seeing: * plenty of apartments in Bremen. And more tomorrow too. Hearing: * lots of listening comprehension exercises. I always thought my listening comprehension skills in German were pretty tip-top, but that was before I had to start answering multiple choice questions. Tasting: * Spanish tapas during the World Cup Final between Spain and the …

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As this post is being published, I’m far away from my laptop — and sitting in a train that’s making its way to a small town on the Polish border, to chill with friends for the weekend. (Don’t worry, the US vs. Ghana quarterfinal game is on the agenda for Saturday night.)  A change of …

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Seeing: * the inside of a classroom. I brought my time at the institute to a close last week, and am now officially enrolled in intensive German classes in order to accomplish no. 16 of my 33 Things list before I start my PhD in the fall. Hearing: * my nephew promise to teach me …

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Seeing: * sunny blue skies!  A first around here in a while. Hearing: * The National, a Brooklyn-based band that we have tickets to see here in Hamburg in July. Tasting: * Bushmills, straight. Smelling: * cows in Bremen. Feeling: * butterflies in my stomach, but all for a good reason. More on that soon. …

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