Yesterday we started to learn how to ask ‘where do you come from?’ and how to respond.  It was great to see that our class is so diverse.  All ten of us are from different countries from all over the world – from Russia, the USA, Australia and Singapore; to Italy, Bosnia, France and England in Europe; and Mexico and Brazil in South America.  I did a similar course in Japan a few years ago, and I think meeting people from all over the world is definitely one of the best things about doing a course like this…. and of course, learning the German needed to get by in Munich too!  So from now on, if anyone asks ‘Woher kommst du?’ I’ll be able to say ‘Ich komme aus England’ :)On the same subject, I’m really pleased I’ve got this opportunity to experience living in a different country. Munich/Bavaria is quite different from where I’m from in England (Nottingham – which is in the Midlands).  For a start, it has nice weather in the summer! I really like that this gives me the opportunity to get outdoors more. It’s safe to cycle everywhere and there are lots of street cafes… …and not to mention beer gardens.  I even spent last weekend in the Alps surrounded by huge snowed-capped mountains!  A new experience for me.In today’s lesson we learnt about grammatical conjugation – i.e. I am, you are, he/she is etc.  Or auf Deutsch – Ich bin, du bist, er/sie ist.  It’s complicated in a new language, but I think I’ve got the hang of it (for now anyway..) as a lot of things are coming back to me from learning German at school.  It’s definitely going to be important as we learn more over the coming weeks.  We also spent some time on yes/no questions, and on counting/numbers.Right, better get on with my homework..Caroline