Hit the ground running

I returned from Paris with a lot on my plate:

Are there internships I can get involved in?
How can I find a tandem Deutsch partner?
Plan trips on my free weekends and break!
What do I get as a gift for H's family?
I need to go on my field studies!
How can I fully experience this program?
Etc. etc.


Also my language course teacher kicked into high gear us - I am not sure if it was the fact we lost a lot in Paris, or we were just learning harder material, but this past week was analogous to a training camp...or multiple root canals at the orthodontist. I do feel that I retain a lot more material, but I feel we're the only class that leaves the room with our heads hanging - I burn calories in that class for sure! Next door, I can hear the classroom singing someone happy birthday, or laughing and chatting, while we silently work on worksheets.

Haha, it's all good. I think it's worth it.

It came to me that Deutsch will be something I would like to know and keep up for the rest of my life.

I just found a possible Koreanisch-Deutsch tandem partner who is an Opera singer. Whoo! I can't wait to possibly meet them and work on both languages while I'm here!

I'm thinking, I don't have to travel all over Europe - I would like to get to know Berlin really well first. I love this city, so I should take the time. Also, I should take the time to find out ways to work here, even if it is an internship...or club work. I want to be involved.

Let's see what I can do.