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Samstag, 8. August 2015
Hallo Freunde
durhamfamily, 23:16h
Another fantastic week behind us. Everything is beginning to feel very normal for us. Of course, we don't communicate with anyone yet... but we're making progress. Our next step should be to make some friends. In the meantime, Mulder & Scully have been pretty good friends of ours.
First, the biggest news: I got a haircut! Oh my goodness I don't like it. It is not typical American at all. And I suspect that it will require some sort of hair product to look normal. But that is beside the point. I got my hair cut! It's more expensive here, but it's nothing terrible. No, she didn't speak any English. Good thing I have easy hair.
As you know, I'm not satisfied with my German inadequacies. Well, this week I found a 3DS game with a German option! Yes, ladies and gentlemen, for the next few weeks I will be playing Pokemon Ruby completely in German. The language is all too complicated for me. It will certainly result in my missing a lot of useful in-game information. Whenever I'm feeling spunky, I try to translate the sentences/words that I don't recognize. My hope is that I will absorb some language subtleties. But why in the world do all of the Pokemon have new names? I always considered them to be proper nouns.
Last weekend we saw fireworks! Did I talk about that already? First, we went with our German teacher to watch her friends play jazz. They were very good, but they are brand new, so their set was a little short.
Next, we stopped at the local Döner shop. We ate way too much, like always. But isn't she cute anyway:
We walked our food over to the city garden. There was a large outdoor (free!) concert. There were good bands and some neat decorations.
It literally seemed like everyone from the city was there. The event ended with a big firework show. Elizabeth will have to show you pictures of that one.
And now it's Saturday and ridiculously hot. But it's okay... being in the top floor of an non-air conditioned apartment in 95+ degree heat builds character.
So, I'll be building character over here. You all have a wonderful Saturday afternoon!
First, the biggest news: I got a haircut! Oh my goodness I don't like it. It is not typical American at all. And I suspect that it will require some sort of hair product to look normal. But that is beside the point. I got my hair cut! It's more expensive here, but it's nothing terrible. No, she didn't speak any English. Good thing I have easy hair.
As you know, I'm not satisfied with my German inadequacies. Well, this week I found a 3DS game with a German option! Yes, ladies and gentlemen, for the next few weeks I will be playing Pokemon Ruby completely in German. The language is all too complicated for me. It will certainly result in my missing a lot of useful in-game information. Whenever I'm feeling spunky, I try to translate the sentences/words that I don't recognize. My hope is that I will absorb some language subtleties. But why in the world do all of the Pokemon have new names? I always considered them to be proper nouns.
Last weekend we saw fireworks! Did I talk about that already? First, we went with our German teacher to watch her friends play jazz. They were very good, but they are brand new, so their set was a little short.
Next, we stopped at the local Döner shop. We ate way too much, like always. But isn't she cute anyway:
We walked our food over to the city garden. There was a large outdoor (free!) concert. There were good bands and some neat decorations.
It literally seemed like everyone from the city was there. The event ended with a big firework show. Elizabeth will have to show you pictures of that one.
And now it's Saturday and ridiculously hot. But it's okay... being in the top floor of an non-air conditioned apartment in 95+ degree heat builds character.
So, I'll be building character over here. You all have a wonderful Saturday afternoon!
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