Without any doubt there are lots of places people can go for shopping. I just list some shopping spots that I have been to. First of all, Ka De We (Kaufhaus des Westens) is located just right next to U bahn Station: Wittenberg Platz. Every day I pass by Ka De We when I go to my German class in Berlin. There are always lots of people gathered in front of Ka De We. The gourmet section is specially famous which is at the 5th floor.

Alexa  is one of the biggest shopping centers in Berlin. In this red buildiing, there are more than 180 shops and a Food- Court. And next to S-Bahn station Alexenderplatz, you can also find another big department store: Galeria Kaufhof.

There are several Arcaden shopping centers in Berlin. For example, the one at U-Bahn station Rathaus Neukölln and the one at U-Bahn station Wilmersdorfer Straße. There are several cheap supermarkets inside and around Wilmersdorfer Arcaden: penny markt, Lidl, plus.

In a nutshell, Berlin is paradise for shopping! There are more shops that are waiting for me to explore!

The classroom that we use in DeutschAkademie is new. And there is a German dictionary on the desk when we need it.

After I finished my master in English, I want to find a job in Germany in order to have more experiences. Hence, I need to improve my German within a short period. I think, the intensive German course in Berlin at the DeutschAkademie will definitely help me.

Our teacher, Nora, she is always very patient and helpful. She always tries her best to help us. For example, when we were doing lesson about „job application“, she helped us to correct our CVs and cover letters. I find it very helpful that she always writes new words on the board then we can copy them. The next class, we will play a memorizing game. That is: Nora writes around 10 new words on the board which we learned yesterday. We use 2 minutes to keep them in our minds. We try to write as many words as we can without looking on the board in order to train our concentration and memorizing. It is a very good review for new vocabuary.

And now, I am looking forward to the Freiluftkino that we are going together! I will talk about it next time!

Berlin is the city which has plenty of amazing museums. There are around 17 museums belonging to Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (SMPK). Every Thursday before regular closing time, visitors can visit these SMPK without admission fee. Normally the opening time without admision fee is from 18:00 till 22:00 every Thursday.

I wanted to go to Pergamon Museum, but there was a very long queue in front of Pergamon Museum. So we headed to Bode Museum. It is said that Bode Museum is the only byzantine Museum in Germany (Museum für Spatantile und Bzyantinische Kunst) . Bode Museum has enormous collections. We could not finish all collections and we missed coins part (Münzen). I think that I have to go there again before I leave Berlin!

Ich bin schon 2 und halb Jahre in Deutschland, aber ich kann nicht fließend Deutsch sprechen. Da ich mein Masterprogramm auf Englisch studiert habe, kann ich nicht mein Deutsch verbessern. Ich finde es ist sehr schade, dass ich in Deutschland bin und trotzdem kann ich nicht gut Deutsch.

There are only maximen 5 to 10 people in a class then I can have more time for practicing with teacher. The reception from DeutschAkademie is very friendly and patient.  Furthermore, Deutsch Akademie is located in the middle of shopping area. It is very convenient that to do some shopping after class. There is even an Asian market nearby!

Unsere Lehrerin ist Nora. Für sie, es ist auch das erste Mal, dass sie unterricht an der Deutsch Akademie. Sie ist sehr freundlich und sehr nett.

Zuerst interviewten wir unseren Partner. Danach vorgestellten wir unseren Partner im Kurs. Wir haben auch Rollenspiel gespielt. Ich repräsentierte die Diskussionsunfreundige, die hasst Diskussionen.

Meine Kollegen kommen aus Italien, Rumäninen, Kasachstan, Frankreich, und Griechenland. Nur komme ich aous Aasiatin. Es ist toll, dass wir sprechen verschieden Sprachen und jetzt lernen wir Deutsch zusammen!