The course is nearly finished! We have been taking a number of small tests, though I was absent for some of them. Tests and exams are something that I dont do so well at. I get very stressed under exam conditions and it means I forget a lot. So I dont do quite as well as I would have liked, but I think that tests and exams dont reflect everything. I think how much you have learned overall is reflected in a number of things: how much more you are able to converse and understand what other people are saying, how many new words you recognise, whether you have finally understood some of the grammar, whether it is now easier for you to read German and understand it. These are all things that I feel have improved for me, to varying degrees.

Today I went for Frustuck in my favourite cafe as a treat. The class I’m taking begins at 15.00, so I have almost the whole day before that to work on my hausaufgabe or walk Lucas. I have planned to return to the UK for a little while to see friends and relax – Berlin is a lot of things, but relaxing is not one of them!  I also begin to feel a little homesick after a while. I try to visit the UK roughly every few months, though this sometimes isnt possible if I’m too busy or cant afford it. Lucas is going to be taken care of by a very nice Australian girl that I met. I’m leaving on Friday and I will be gone for about a week. Maybe when I come home it will be snowing in Berlin?? I have been told that the snow usually comes at the end of November or early December.

Here is a picture of my fabulous frustuck! Its called ‚Bavarian Frustuck‘ and is a potato omellette with toast!