POSITIVE NOTES YESTERDAY

So the last couple days were pretty good. It started out on Sunday with a day of studying and napping in the park. It was a beautiful day, I went through about half of our workbook to get Vocab and verbs, I got a great nap in, and I got my laundry done. A couple friends stumbled by while I was there and made for a nice study break, overall a huge success at the park.

After that I took the u-bahn into the main part of town and decided to walk home. I stumble upon a couple of friends for a bit, then on my walk I got some currywurst (Omnomnomnomnomnom) and had a beautiful walk home along the Rhein. Great day.

Yesterday, I had afternoon class, but I went into school early to keep going on my practice. I got a fair amount done and then went to the store to get a notebook and flashcards. Then I had class, which went pretty well. Sometimes it feels a little slow because there's a few people in class that are clearly not there to learn and put forth little to no effort, but there's not much I can do about that.

Good study time at school, followed by a couple beers with friends, then I came home to do my homework. Got some done then had dinner with the host family and a miracle happened!!! I could somehow follow the majority of the conversation!!! Granted, they dumbed everything down when they spoke to me, but I understood it!!! Then I finished my homework, made a few more flashcards, then hit the sack. Going to bed feels sooooo amazing after a long and tiring day.

Sidenote: if anyone wants to come and rub a handful of kinks out of my shoulders, I will return the favor. For some reason, I think the stress and walking and my backpack have led to a new level of stiffness in my neck and shoulders that I am not too fond of. Offer's out there...

Original Publish Date: August 12th, 2013