This is my last posting on the Deutsch Akademie blog. Unfortunately, February was my last month of German classes. I might still return in May but in case I don’t I would like to take advantage of this opportunity to thank everyone who has been reading my blog and, most importantly, commenting and leaving advices or recommendations.

I have really enjoyed my time in Deutsch Akademie studying German, meeting new people from all over the world and working with excellent teachers. I’ve also enjoyed every day of my life in Berlin. It has quickly become one of my favorite cities which I will undoubtedly return to.

I recommend Deutsch Akademie to those who are looking for a place to start making first steps in learning German. There are many advantages here: reasonable price, diverse group, no more than 9-10 students in one group, teachers speak ONLY German, flexible schedule.

Aufwiedersehen!!!

Today we were all very active in the classroom. Perhaps, it had to do with nice and sunny weather or, perhaps, we are finishing another level in a few days and that is something we are all looking forward to. Our new topic was „Shopping“ and even though many of have mastered the vocabulary of shopping and we don’t have a problem buying a kg of apples or a shampoo, there is still a lot to learn.

We were assigned to do a dialogue where one student was the seller and the other one buyer. One of us was supposed to use good manners and polite language whereas the other one was supposed to be rude and discontent. It actually went very well and was funny. All my classmates acted out well and took their role seriously.

Dialogue is an excellent way of practicing speaking skills. It puts you in different situations where you need to use and seek for all the vocabulary that still in your subconscious. It really persuades you to bring it all to the conscious level.

I had a lot of fun during my class today.

I can’t express myself well enough how much the sun makes me happy. I am started to hope that spring is finally in Berlin. The sun inspires me so much that I just want to stay outside, walk aimlessly in the streets, go running or just sit on a bench and let some Vitamin D penetrate through my skin.

Despite the fact that I had bought a round trip ticket for U-bahn this morning I decided to walk home, from Wittenbergplatz to Gneisenaustrasse (Kreuzberg). I took the sunny side of the street and walked for a little more than an hour. It was so enjoyable. I have also realized that there are so many nice neighborhoods in Berlin that are totally undiscovered by me. It’s a very common practice to just walk on main streets and go to main sight seeings. And since U-bahn is so convenient that one doesn’t think twice before getting on a train.  A nice walk on a sunny day is the best way to exercise and discover a new city. I truly hope the sun came to stay with us and that there won’t be any more -8C days ahead of us.

I love German food even though it’s really heavy. Recently I’ve discovered for myself the Bauern Fruhstuck (Farmers‘ Breakfast). However, I decided to make it for dinner since it seemed like a lot to eat for breakfast. Very easy to make:

Cook (boil) a few potatoes, peel and cut them

Clean some onions and chop them

Wash/clean some parsley and cut them as well

Fry the onions in the pan with some butter/oil

Add the potatoes and fry them until goldbrown

Scramble 2 eggs and add sour cream to it

Mix it with the potatoes and onions in the pan

Add parsley, salt and pepper

you may also add some ham, if you like

Really delicious. Enjoy!