To improve my sorely limited vocabulary, each morning I will choose one new word to integrate somewhere into my spoken and written German — either in class, in my homework, as a blog post, speaking with mein Schatz — it doesn’t matter, as long as I use it. By using the word once or twice, …
Tag: Learning German
Auf Deutsch
For the last few days I’ve been feeling the language synapses in my brain working harder than ever. Having to listen and speak German all day in class, in addition to being constantly surrounded by it during the rest of my day, is doing wonders (and it has only been a few days). I need …
Bonn
I am paying an obscene amount of money right now to have internet in my hotel room, but am working on setting up bluetooth access through my cell phone. Will keep you posted on that. Yesterday was my first day of language training: focusing on grammar in the mornings and conversation in the afternoons, and …
Day Two
On past trips to Germany, I never had the time to indulge my jet lag. But today, I slept until after 1pm. It could also be the overnight flight, the overabundance of stress or the late nights of packing over the past week. Which is why I let myself sleep for 14 hours without feeling …