somewhere out there, beneath the pale moonlight....

so not much has happened here. sorta made one friend, but shes not the socialble type, her german and knowledge of berlin is not great, and shes been here for 4 months! how does that happen? she also hasnt made any friends yet, which worries me a little. i hope im not like that. i want friends here to go exploring with and whatnot.


so far, i have done most of my exploring alone. i went back to brandenburg gate, saw some really cool street performing, walked down unter den linden past homboldt university, to museuminsle. (museum island). it was a nice day, so i lay on the green like the rest of berlin. there were hundreds of people there, tons of kids running through the fountains and stuff. it was nice.

i've been kinda struggling in my class, but im not sure if its just cause its too hard for me, of if im just getting adjusted. we're starting a new level of german tomorrow: level a2. i hope i can do it. we'll see. i have been doing this online program called livemocha. basically you can learn a language for free. its not the best, but it helps. it teaches you a few words and a few things (depending on the lesson) i started at the beginning, so i learned stuff like 'Er ist ein Mann' (he is a man) and then you review it, like the computer will say something and you have to click on the corresponding picture, or it will say something in english and you have to translate and pick the words on the screen to put it into a sentence. then there is a writing section, where it asks you to write about stuff you learned in that lesson, and you submit it and native speakers of that language correct it. there is also a speaking section where you read a little blurb they wrote and record it on the computer and submit it and people correct you on your pronunciation and stuff. of course, to do this i have to correct other people's english which is kinda annoying sometimes, but its okay i guess.

friday's class we went to the Deutsch Geschichte Museum (German History Museum) for an hour or so. I spent most of the time in the XX exhibition. it is a photo exhibition from the 20th century. it was interesting. after that, our teacher Sabine took us to this chocolate cafe. the school paid for drinks and we had to buy our own food. it was sooo good but sooooo rich. they were tiny and i couldnt finish them.


next weekend im planning on going to Bremen. i found a train, and a hostel. i just need to contact them and all that fun stuff.