Our first day of classes was today, as was part one of applying for our residence permits. My instructor, Anke, is very nice and doesn't seem to mind when we give her blank stares when she speaks to us in German. Funnily enough, she has a piggy bank and we get tallies for the week. 0,10 Euro for being late to class, forgetting homework, and speaking too much English! We get it back at the end of the class, though, but I just thought it was funny.
Also, everyone wears scarves here. They're very popular, it seems. Apparently to mix in, all you need is a scarf--or so Mrs. Bennett says. All the people at the Colleg and Leucorea are very nice, and very helpful. Matt, Casey and I had some problems finding our seminar room this morning, but were able to get some help so that was good.
Everything is very clean here, and the architecture is amazing! I'm sure Leipzig is going to be even better, and we're going to a museum that's all about post-WWII Germany, so that's going to be interesting. I'll put up the Leipzig pictures after we go so you all can see them.
(P.S.: Mom, I'm sure you're reading this. The food is excellent, and no, I've yet to meet any Hostetlers.)
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