Day 13:So, as I have only just begun taking lesson 1A with the Deutsch Akademie, I definitely encourage anyone planning to take this course to study some ahead. Vocabulary is so important!!! I did have a few weeks to learn lots of vocabulary before I began my course but, I still wish I would have known more. I do not feel it is absolutely necessary, but definitely helpful! It is also helpful to have a word book of German and your native language. You can get them at any book store in Munich!German has been tough to learn but I like it and am slowly getting the hang of things. It is much different than English in many ways, but oddly similar in others.