Tag Vier

Today was our first day of class, and I would say that it went pretty well. Our teacher's name is Jessica Hamann, and we have not yet figured out whether to call her Jessica or Frau Hamann. She is pretty young, and seemingly a new teacher, although it is too soon to say for certain what our class will be like. We did various oral exercises in groups, as well as some work from our textbook. I imagine she was feeling out our skill levels and proficiency, and we'll soon dive in to our new curriculum. She did speak at a more normal speed, so occasionally I didn't quite understand what was going on, or some particular words she was using, but mostly I could hold my own and figure out what we were talking about. The class lasted from 9 to 12, and then we had a 1,5 hour break for lunch. We tried out the Mensa for the first time, using our student cards that we were given at orientation. We were able to purchase a standard meal for 2.30 Euros, plus an extra Euro for a drink. It wasn't too bad, but I think tomorrow we are investigating other options. After lunch we all met at the Hauptbahnhof for Interactive Practice, also led by Frau Hamann. She led us around explaining different things, and then we split into groups for mini assignments, like finding how to get from certain places to others. It was almost like a little scavenger hunt, and it was fun. After that, we all sat in a café and had drinks. I had hot chocolate, which was delicious, and we spoke more German.
After stopping at the grocery store, we went back to the dorms and did our homework, and then headed outside for the grillout being put on by the Interaction Leaders. They had some salad, cake, and bratwurst, and although it was a couple hours before we actually ate, everything was good. Later we all hung out in the dorms with Wolf and Nina, two of the Interaction Leaders, and we had fun getting to know them.

Wir sind zu Fuß zum Kurs gegangen. Ich habe Frau Hamman kennengelernt, und wir haben vielen Deutsch gesprochen. Danach sind wir zur Mensa gegangen. Wir haben nicht wie Anna vor der Mensa gesessen, und Ulrike hat uns nicht gewunken. :( Dann sind wir zum Hauptbahnhof gegangen. Wir haben uns mit Jessica getroffen. Wir haben die Linienpläne studiert. Man hat 6 Möglichkeiten um vom Hauptbahnhof bis zum Paradeplatz zu gehen. Morgen spielen wir Monopoly mit den Interaction Leaders. Ich freue mich darauf. Ich glaube, dass ich die beste Gruppe habe.

Bis später!