Fighting against the Windmühlen

I’ve been having some “German” moments this week. I wanted to run in and pick up some tuna and sponges (the essentials!)at the grocery store–one I don’t normally go to. I got so frustrated because I couldn’t find either easily (and this is a small store); I walked up and down the aisles with thoughts […]

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Speaking the language

I am happy to report that I made myself go to German class last night. I was headed home to pick up my books and grab a quick bite when it started raining. A cold, rainy, dark Wednesday night sounds like a couch night to me. But I thought how ironic it would be if […]

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Fall Goal: Work on my German

I can definitely tell that my German is improving slowly. I can pick up bits of pieces of conversations and get the general idea of what’s going on (well, usually I assume a lot, so who knows if I’m right). This evening, coming home from the gym, I ran into my neighbor. The conversation went […]

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