Pretty good. That’s my verdict having nearly completed two month-long intensive German courses at language school DeutschAkademie, Berlin. I’ve been living here for a year and a half, but as every English speaker knows, it takes dedication to learn German when every German wants to practice his English. It is really only over the last two months that I’ve begun to decode and appreciate the full extent of the world around me. Many thanks go to my two excellent instructors at Deutsch Akademie, Wiebke and Olaf. Unfortunately, I have to take a break from classes this month in order to do some traveling–but I intend to keep my newfound skills fresh using Deutsch Akademie’s free online german course, which sounds great.  But you don’t have to take my word for it: German online course. Thanks again, and see you next time!

–Malcolm