Learning German in Deutschland
8 June 2014: Titisee
Today, we ventured out into the south of the Black Forest and took a trip to the Titisee- a stunning lake in which you can swim, or hire a pedal boat [...]
7 June 2014: Baden Baden
Today was sweltering, and about nineteen of us opted to take a day trip to Baden Baden- a beautiful little town located in the western foothills of th [...]
6 June 2014: Das Münster Turm
Happy Friday!!! Today, we had a grammar test on irregular verbs and prepositions, and half the class (which is between the ages of 18 and 25) was drea [...]
5 June 2014: What would you pack?
As an adult, you forget how you first learnt English when you were in primary school-- you forget that the teacher had to devise endlessly quasi-fun, [...]
4 June 2014: The wettest walking tour of the city of Freiburg
In class today, we had a debate about the benefits and pitfalls of using social media. Jorge (pronounced "Hor-heh") from Mexico was the referee, and I [...]
3 June 2014: First day of class
These are the textbooks we got today. They're entitled: "Certainly!!!" and this slightly random title, together with the Californian hunk on the cover [...]
2 June 2014- Frankfurt to Freiburg
Oimee's celebrity appearance came to a whirlwind end today, as she hopped back on the plane to Dublin and I tripped back to the Hamburger Hof hotel (g [...]
1 June 2014- Frankfurt
Oimee O' Brien landed in Frankfurt today!! Understatement of the year: we were both pretty beside ourselves with excitement. Oimee left Sydney for he [...]