Monday, September 19, 2005

 

Whoa whoa whoa, i need a radio show

I believe today to have been the first time that I have clearly and consistently communicated in German. I went to the photo place and dropped off some film. When I tried to get my photos, there was a problem. The woman couldn't find them. She asked me when I came in, when they were supposed to be done, etc. I answered all of her questions and even managed to ask if it was possible for her to check if they were not yet done. She said no... It was a nice shop interaction. Its not the same as conversation, I know, but it was still good. I still managed to understand everything she said and think and respond in german. Then I went to the train place and bought a monthly train pass in german and then I went to the bakery with a friend because he wanted to buy a couple of cakes. He only speaks arabic, french, english and spanish so I had to help him. I managed this task also without much problem. I didn't always use the right word, but I figured it out quickly. I called it a kuche, which means cake, but the thing we were ordering is actually called a torte. So I was able to help my friend order two cakes to be picked up wednesday. So, all in all, nothing terribly exciting, but it still felt good. It was like my french friend (the one fluent in 4 languages) said, today, I understood everything very well, tomorrow I won't understand a word, the next day, who knows. Classes start soon, so there will hopefully be a steady improvement after that.

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