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Friday afternoon. Classes are going well. Sometimes I feel really confident and other times I feel like an idiot. Mostly I feel ok. I'm starting to feel confident talking to people in public. I know I know enough to get by but most of the time I am just too scared to open my mouth. But I'm definately moving forward. We had our midpoint of the term this week and it was accompanied by a big party at the Burse. It was fun. Derek and I sang two pieces with Elisabeth. I really enjoyed singing with her. Also, my class did our rap. I think everyone enjoyed it. and of course midpoint means that soon we'll be packing our bags and leaving Kiel. I'll be glad to get to Köln (especially since I haven't been there yet). However I am not looking forward to moving in with the Müllers. I appreciate their hospitality but it seems like such a step back. At least in the dorm we've had some independance. I mean we share a kitchen with about 15 other people but it's our kitchen. I'm not a guest here. But there, I'll be a guest for three weeks. And it would be one things if they had a nice house but the place is just such a dump. I know I shouldn't complain. We are lucky to have this time to look for an apartment. But good lord! What am I going to do every day? Am I going to take the train into Köln every day? We can't afford that. Hopefully we'll be able to find a place quickly and get off on our own. I just need to feel in control of my own space again. I've been living on other people's turf for over a month now and I just want my own place more than anything.
It sounds like I'm wining. I'm really not. I'm so happy here. I'm having an amazing time and I really enjoy Germany and everything it has to offer. But this has been a hard transition. Not nearly as hard as I thought it would be but hard never the less. I'll just be glad when we have a little flat of our own. A place that operates under my rules. That will make me happy.
Tomorrow we have an excursion to Lübuck. Apparently it's the marzipan capital of the world. Many gifts will be bought. And it's supposed to be a lovely medieval town with a lot of it's original architecture still intact (Kiel is a very old city but because everything was leveled in the war, there are hardly any old buildings).
And of course Sunday is my day to sleep in and relax. I still really want to go to church but I don't want to go to Catholic church. I wish they had Episcopal churches here like they do in New England. Actually I wish that I could find a church just like Christ Church. I really miss it!
It sounds like I'm wining. I'm really not. I'm so happy here. I'm having an amazing time and I really enjoy Germany and everything it has to offer. But this has been a hard transition. Not nearly as hard as I thought it would be but hard never the less. I'll just be glad when we have a little flat of our own. A place that operates under my rules. That will make me happy.
Tomorrow we have an excursion to Lübuck. Apparently it's the marzipan capital of the world. Many gifts will be bought. And it's supposed to be a lovely medieval town with a lot of it's original architecture still intact (Kiel is a very old city but because everything was leveled in the war, there are hardly any old buildings).
And of course Sunday is my day to sleep in and relax. I still really want to go to church but I don't want to go to Catholic church. I wish they had Episcopal churches here like they do in New England. Actually I wish that I could find a church just like Christ Church. I really miss it!