Last week, I started a German class with all the other exchange students who live close to Bad Homburg. Our first day was quite the adventure. We got to leave school early on Monday, so I don't have to go to History class anymore. Nidya (Illinois) met me near my school, and we walked to the train station together. There, we met with Paula (Chile) and two people from our school that now live in Germany. Jaunius is from Lithuania and Olga is from Poland, and we all have Spanish class together.
Anyways, we took the 4 o'clock train to Bad Homburg (about a 30 minute trip) then walked to the Volklhochschule were our class took place. It started at 5:30 and lasted until 7. The first day was insanely easy. It was basic stuff like introducing ourselves and telling about our lives, which I already knew. A few of us decided we should look for another course. In the meantime, we went to the same course again on Thursday and we learned "apartment" words, like furniture and kitchen appliances. It was fun because of the people, but we needed a harder course. The following Monday, 5 of us took a placement test, and we were all placed into the A2.1 class, instead of the A1.1 class that we had started. The new class is on Tuesdays and Thursday from 1-4pm. Three hours twice a week, and we might be adding a third day. I better learn fast, because that is a LOT of German. There are 3 "oldies" (people who came in January) and they are all from Brazil. Also in the class with me is Coco (France), Nidya, and maybe Jaunius, and about 10 other people who are mostly from the Middle East. It shouldn't be too bad, because I have lots of people to entertain me, and I am really excited about learning German.
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