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10:36 p.m. - April 29, 2002 I'm tired. I've been studying Hungarian for about two and a half hours, and I am sick of it. I feel like I'm never going to learn these words. I only fear that when I go to class tomorrow, I won't be doing as well as I probably should. I think I'm finished with studying for the night. I'll just have to cram tomorrow morning and afternoon before class. I think I'm going to sprout white hairs from panic and stress... I wonder if the other people in my class feel the same way. I bet they do. I'm still remembering Ursula in class last time, trying to remember her verb conjugations, and saying O Gott! before she buried her face in her hands. But she'll probably know more than I do, tomorrow. At least Wednesday is a holiday, and I can study both Hungarian and Italian all day. But I do have a good reason for not memorizing as much as I probably should have. I think. Well, maybe some people won't think it's a good reason. I was in Hannover for the weekend, and while I was there, I attended a conference about bilateral cochlear implants. Fascinating, and I picked up lots of information. And I spoke German just about the whole weekend, which was tiring. But the good part is that I impressed people. (Sample conversation, translated into English:) Person: So did you know German before you came to Germany? And this conversation has been happening for the past few weeks, so this is cool. It makes me so proud, and the fact that so many people are saying this to me is convincing; I know that most of them are probably not lying. One good thing that emerged from this weekend is the knowledge that I actually have a German friend! Das macht mir froh! It's really hard to make friends in Germany (I used to not believe this till I came here), and once you've made a friend, you've got a friend for life. Yay! In other things: I made a list. it's called "You know when you're used to the German way of life..." Here it is: If you think of anything else to add, you can sign my guestbook at http://abendbrot.signmyguestbook.com. Well, I've to go to bed now. I want to wake up sort of early so I can study and run off to the bank tomorrow: I'm picking up a T-Shirt from someone. She made this cool T-Shirt with Hans and Sophie Scholl on it, and it is soooo cool. So good night! And oh, for Beth: Viel Gl�ck! I hope you didn't starve during your last days in Pittsburgh!
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