Day 12:In München, there are so many wonderful outdoor restaurants and cafes in which one can begin to experience the low key and laid back European lifestyle! I particularly enjoy the Eis Cafes in Schwabing!!!! Drinking a delicious eis kaffee while relaxing and watching the many people pass by can be super entertaining! There are also some cute bars along the main drag! And if you are looking for food, there are many restaurants, too! My favorite Italian place is L’Osteria! It is fabulous!
Day 11:It is almost the end of my third week and I feel so satisfied with my class up to this point; even though I sometimes feel a little lost, because we are going fast. But it is great and I completely suggest taking this course if you are just starting out!Like I said before, we had covered everything from greeting, numbers, ordering at restaurants, conjugating verbs, but have now moved onto bigger and more difficult things! Some of the new material covers shopping for food and furniture, but most of it focuses on articles and the Nominativ, Akkusitiv, Genativ, and Dativ Kasus. I am starting to better understand how to use these but still have trouble figuring out when to use Akkusitiv and Genativ. And then on top of all that, we are also learning Imperativ! Oh, I have so much to learn!We also have been introduced to so many new vocabulary words. I have a little book I write the new vocabulary words in and it is already quite full!Our teacher is very good about making sure that we all practice speaking and that everyone gets a chance to read aloud/talk during each class. Though I feel incredibly dumb when trying to speak German, I have noticed that with time, I have at least figured out how to properly pronounce some basic and frequently used words such as, ich and ihnen. :)I really like conjugating verbs and hope to get faster, soon! However, I find it funny that there seem to be so many exceptions (to everything) but am eager to keep learning!
Day 10:While staying in Munich, I completely recommend visiting the Starnbergersee! It is a short trip outside of Munich by S-bahn, but absolutely worth making the trip! It is a huge lake which gives way to Bavarian Alps on a clear day and though it is freezing cold, it is a nice place to swim and soak up the sun! It is so beautiful and peaceful there and simply put, a must-see! While visiting, don’t forget to walk through the cute city of Starnberg which has many delicious Eis Cafes and restaurants!I also suggest during your stay in Munich, trying to take in as much of the culture as you can. Where I come from, eating at outdoor cafes is unheard of, so try it! Also, go to a biergarten! They are a great place to meet friends on a warm and sunny day! Try new foods and see as much of Bavaria as you can! You may only visit Germany once so, make the most of it, as it is all worth seeing!!!
Day 9:I love traveling and take every opprotunity to do so but when unable to, I often spend my leisure time in Munich relaxing with friends, reading, painting, doing photography, scrapbooking or cooking! Lazy days are always nice too, and just visiting a park or lake for the day is another wonderful option!I also love just walking the many streets of Munich! They are all so different and unique! The museums here are quite nice too!!! I particularly like the Deutsches Museum and just went to see the King Tut expedition, out at the Olympia park! I like that there is always something exciting happening in Munich, whether it be a festival, concert or another special event! In Munich, one can find many ways to spend their leisure time!
Day 8:Class is still going well but at a super fast speed! We have covered everything from greeting, numbers, ordering at restaurants, conjugating verbs, and much more in only two weeks! We have also began, what I find extremely difficult…articles! We had a test today over that today and I am pretty worried about the outcome! It is just that, Nominativ and Akkusativ articles seem so weird to me and though I am sure this will become easier with time and practice, it is terribly hard right now. It is also new to me, that nouns have assigned genders. The easiest thing seems to learn the genders with the nouns. Once I know the gender, and understand and have learned all the rules and reasons to use Nominativ and Akkusativ articles, I think I will better get the hang of German. Before this is all over though, I am sure I will encounter many more confusing situations! But in the end, my goal is to speak German!
Day 7:As I have said before, my classmates from the language school in Munich are all wonderful. Everyone is super nice and so friendly! We have all made friends with one another and though we have not all went out in a big group, we definitely have fun together in class!I just had drinks with one of my classmates in the Englischergarten today! It was such a beautiful and sunny day, perfect for drinks at the biergarten! I love getting to know people and it was really nice chatting with someone who like I, loves to travel! I for sure hope to hang out again and would love it if more of our class joined!
Day 6:My class is absolutely wonderful and we all come from all over!Our teacher is the only German born person in the class and though others come from Europe (Spain, Romania, Armenia) many of us come from even further. We have a person from Russia, Japan, two people from India, someone from Canada and myself, from the U.S.A. It is quite a nice makeup and we all have one definite thing in common! We are here to learn German!I am here to find work and stay in Germany! I absolutely love the lifestyle here and find the country is so vast and full of extremes! You have the Alps in the South, The Sea in the North, and lakes all over! It is quite beautiful!The participants in my course come here for various reasons. Many are looking for work and some are just looking to try something new so decided to come to Germany and see how things play out. Some will attend university soon while others have families to support. Many of us also have significant others that either live here or are here for work.I must say my class is quite unique! I love it!
Day 5:Yesterday we received our first test results! I was pretty pleased with my score but now I will have to work very hard to keep my grades up since the material is getting harder and so much new vocabulary is being added! I am, however, very motivated to learn German and being the fact that I one day hope to make Munich my permanent residence, I stay very driven. Plus, I have lived here for quite a while and it would be really nice to be able to reply in perfect German when asked a question while out in town. It is difficult and gets frustrating to not be able to speak to people but, it is even worse to not know what others are talking about when in group settings. So, I will be quite excited when I too can take part in conversations.
Day 4: I have had the opportunity to spend a lot of time in Munich and I must say one of my favorite things about living in such a great city, are all the parks and gardens! A couple of my favorites are the Englischergarten and Westpark! It is so neat to me, that in the midst of such a big city there are such quaint little getaways! They are all so unique, too!I have also learned to love public transportation! It is so convenient and here, you can get anywhere on foot or with the use of subways or trams! In Gerogia, where I grew up, it was nothing like that. You need a car to get from point A to B. And bikes are not nearly as practical as they are here, though I have yet to get used to riding one!I also love all the bakeries and their Bavarian sweet treats! Mmmm!
Day 3:I am so excited to finally be taking a German course! I have been living in Germany for 2 years now, but given that I was living in a mostly English speaking community and was constantly traveling, as I tried to take in as much of Europe as I could, I failed to learn German. Silly, I know but it happened so here I am now, taking a step, long overdue!So far, I love the course and remain positive that the outcome of these lessons will be very beneficial! It has been nice since I have at least heard the language before, however, German is a very difficult language and trying to pronounce some of the words seems impossible! Ich. I am not sure if I will ever say that word right but will keep trying. :)For me, picking DeutschAkademie was easy! The classes were affordable and offered at convenient times…plus, I was able to sign up only a few weeks before my class started, so there was no long wait! I am very happy with my choice!
