So daggum müde
So lots of stuff has been happening here in the German-speaking corner of the campus.
Bad news, then good. Excuse any misspellings as this will be the most I've written auf Englisch seit sechs Wochen.
1. I got sick. Dammit. My roommate and another singer had it, I got it, and another singer, Meg, got it. It's a strange sort of sickness because it just makes me really really really tired. Plus there's a lot of drainage. I feel like, it there wasn't one of those elements, I could sing. Like, if I wasn't so tired, I could sing throught the drainage, or if I didn't have the drainage I could summon up the energy. But, alas, there's both, and I had to cancel my lesson today. And that sucked.
2. I lost my F*&$ing keys! Really. Three of them on one key ring, plus my ID. Das heisst $50 pro key! AHH! If they don't show up today, I have to go to public safety and pay up. Is there a such thing as a scholarship for stupidity, because I should apply now. It was Sunday morning, and I was still under the influence of Nyquil when I got up to go to breakfast. I KNOW I had them with me all while I was eating. Then I think I left them on my tray, when I handed it in to be washed. However, the dishwashers swear they hadn't seen a key, and the disposal where they throw everything would have made a noise if metal went through it. I guess that's comforting...
Good news!
1. Last weekend, we finally went to Bristol Falls. It was so much fun. I jumped 5 times! Three from the rock neben the waterfall, and two from a higher point - once holding my friend, Lea's hand. That was cool because I could feel not only the speed of myself falling, but the speed of another person. It added to the intensity.
2. I got the internship thingy at Center for International Education at CSU - 50hr/$500 for study abroad. But that means that I get to pull of 50hrs in the three weeks between when I'm done here and when I head to Germany. So, Columbus folks, I'll be in town the week of the 19th and 26th.
3. I've got a really cool thing going here with four friends Sunday nights. It's called Taize, and it's a kind of worship. We all sit in a circle with the Bible (auf Deutsch, natuerlich) in the middle and sing these songs with beautiful harmony and beautiful words which confirm God's presence and control in our lives. We sit in silence, we read passages for eachother which give us comfort, and we tell eachother what's weighing on our hearts, and we pray.
4. I feel like I'm making Vortritt (progress) in singing - ENDLICH! (finally) I really was feeling like I was stagnating there for a while, and that made me really emotional. But I really feel like I'm starting to grasp a couple of the hundreds of ideas that have been thrown at me to help me improve. It's even more frustrating now that I'm sick and can't solidify it, but such is the Geschichte meines Lebens (the story of my life).
5. We're reading our first German book in my literature class. It's a Theaterstuck (play) by Duerrenmont. I'm WAY behind - we're discussing the third akt in class, and I'm still on the first. I just don't have too much time for reading, but it's cool that, when I sit down to read it...I understand what the hell's going on!
6. This summer has FLOWN by. Unlike last year, I'm actually excited to get home. I think part of it is that I know that the normal humdrum isn't awaiting me this time. This time, I have such a limited time with my friends and family, then I'm off again. I'm really excited about getting home because I really want to enjoy my little "vacation", then get this next chapter started!
Bad news, then good. Excuse any misspellings as this will be the most I've written auf Englisch seit sechs Wochen.
1. I got sick. Dammit. My roommate and another singer had it, I got it, and another singer, Meg, got it. It's a strange sort of sickness because it just makes me really really really tired. Plus there's a lot of drainage. I feel like, it there wasn't one of those elements, I could sing. Like, if I wasn't so tired, I could sing throught the drainage, or if I didn't have the drainage I could summon up the energy. But, alas, there's both, and I had to cancel my lesson today. And that sucked.
2. I lost my F*&$ing keys! Really. Three of them on one key ring, plus my ID. Das heisst $50 pro key! AHH! If they don't show up today, I have to go to public safety and pay up. Is there a such thing as a scholarship for stupidity, because I should apply now. It was Sunday morning, and I was still under the influence of Nyquil when I got up to go to breakfast. I KNOW I had them with me all while I was eating. Then I think I left them on my tray, when I handed it in to be washed. However, the dishwashers swear they hadn't seen a key, and the disposal where they throw everything would have made a noise if metal went through it. I guess that's comforting...
Good news!
1. Last weekend, we finally went to Bristol Falls. It was so much fun. I jumped 5 times! Three from the rock neben the waterfall, and two from a higher point - once holding my friend, Lea's hand. That was cool because I could feel not only the speed of myself falling, but the speed of another person. It added to the intensity.
2. I got the internship thingy at Center for International Education at CSU - 50hr/$500 for study abroad. But that means that I get to pull of 50hrs in the three weeks between when I'm done here and when I head to Germany. So, Columbus folks, I'll be in town the week of the 19th and 26th.
3. I've got a really cool thing going here with four friends Sunday nights. It's called Taize, and it's a kind of worship. We all sit in a circle with the Bible (auf Deutsch, natuerlich) in the middle and sing these songs with beautiful harmony and beautiful words which confirm God's presence and control in our lives. We sit in silence, we read passages for eachother which give us comfort, and we tell eachother what's weighing on our hearts, and we pray.
4. I feel like I'm making Vortritt (progress) in singing - ENDLICH! (finally) I really was feeling like I was stagnating there for a while, and that made me really emotional. But I really feel like I'm starting to grasp a couple of the hundreds of ideas that have been thrown at me to help me improve. It's even more frustrating now that I'm sick and can't solidify it, but such is the Geschichte meines Lebens (the story of my life).
5. We're reading our first German book in my literature class. It's a Theaterstuck (play) by Duerrenmont. I'm WAY behind - we're discussing the third akt in class, and I'm still on the first. I just don't have too much time for reading, but it's cool that, when I sit down to read it...I understand what the hell's going on!
6. This summer has FLOWN by. Unlike last year, I'm actually excited to get home. I think part of it is that I know that the normal humdrum isn't awaiting me this time. This time, I have such a limited time with my friends and family, then I'm off again. I'm really excited about getting home because I really want to enjoy my little "vacation", then get this next chapter started!