Turns out I lucked out and live in the nicest dorm of the Uni! It's called Karl-Shurz-Haus, only three blocks from the Hauptbahnhof (main train station), and I have machine operated blinds and sound proof windows. What whaaat!
Also, before I even start, just apologizing in advanced if this post looks like a third grader got ahold of a computer. The z and y keys are backwards and who knows where half the punctuation mark are on this thing, but I'm trying my best! Finally figured out the apostrophe, but only after sending a conjunction filled e-mail back home. Oh well. ;)
Today was our first day of the month long intensive language course. I might move up to a high group level depending on how the rest of the week goes. I love my teacher, Frau Singer, but most of the people in my group have only taken 1 or 2 years of German and I'm at 7.5. I just want to speak to people I can learn from so I'm as proficient as possible come term start in April! We'll see. I've met so many people! Nearly everyone from my program is great and nice. There's kids from Canada, France, Estonia, China, Japan, Michigan, Kansas, Tennessee, Singapore, England, Australia, and more. On Saturday we went on a surprise hike to Drachenfalls up to the ruins of an old castle. It was a HIKE. It felt like the entire trip was at 45° haha. But the view over the Rhein river and all the German style buildings? So worth it.
On Sundays, everything is closed, but we didn't let the city being shut down stop us from exploring! A couple of us walked all around Bonn just familiarizing us with everything and seeing what was up. Today, the Rektor of the University welcomed us in this little semi-formal speech and I finally met my super awesome Bonn Buddy named Maja. I love becoming friends with actual Germans- they can show us the best places to go! :D Tonight will probably be chill (laundry on the 6th floor, ugh kill me now) but tomorrow ist Karaoke Nacht! Oh jaaa. Let`s unleash my aweeeesome singing voice upon the country (a.k.a. I apologize, Germany, for singing karaoke tomorrow).
I still don't have internet access (an Internet cafe, you smart ass) but hopefully tomorrow I'll ask about it at Kaffeestunde at the International Office and figure dis shiz out. I'll upload Prague and Bonn pictures! Until then, I've been becoming re-obsessed with Das Racist and watching my five dollar Monk DVD. #livingthelife
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