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It's been more than a month since I've been in Germany. The first day was brutal, and the first week was hard. Much harder than I was expecting. The language, the weather, the people. All unyielding things that I had to adapt to. It is relentlessly cold, though it is supposed to be spring.
But I also had a really good time, choosing to be here 6 weeks early. My class, which I dislike being placed at that level, is fun and engaging. We have become friends, some of them close, and I never regret that. It was fun, to be here early and relearn the language. I learn to love the weather in some ways too. But because of the weather, I didn't get as much sight seeing done as I would hope. I spend most of my free time cooped up in my place, and just surfing the web.
I'm starting to build a life here, and getting used to it. There are some things I do regret, not being there for my family, making my academic life harder than it has to be, but being here transforms me in a way that staying in SG would not. I like that, because, I value acquiring skills.
Been reading some young adult novels recently. Trying to make my way through The Fault In Our Stars in German. Read the first book of the Mortal Instruments series and disliked it. Finished the Matched series and found that it was decent. Probably meant for a younger audience. But still better than the Mortal Instruments series in the way the female lead character was treated. Finished the 2 books in the Divergent series, which was interesting, and threw me off because I recognised the street names of Chicago. Fun and interesting, with a good female lead character, though with a tad too much repetitive betrayal that feels as if characters never grow and learn from past mistakes and keep getting trapped in old ones. Still good, and looking forward to the third book.
It's been more than a month since I've been in Germany. The first day was brutal, and the first week was hard. Much harder than I was expecting. The language, the weather, the people. All unyielding things that I had to adapt to. It is relentlessly cold, though it is supposed to be spring.
But I also had a really good time, choosing to be here 6 weeks early. My class, which I dislike being placed at that level, is fun and engaging. We have become friends, some of them close, and I never regret that. It was fun, to be here early and relearn the language. I learn to love the weather in some ways too. But because of the weather, I didn't get as much sight seeing done as I would hope. I spend most of my free time cooped up in my place, and just surfing the web.
I'm starting to build a life here, and getting used to it. There are some things I do regret, not being there for my family, making my academic life harder than it has to be, but being here transforms me in a way that staying in SG would not. I like that, because, I value acquiring skills.
Been reading some young adult novels recently. Trying to make my way through The Fault In Our Stars in German. Read the first book of the Mortal Instruments series and disliked it. Finished the Matched series and found that it was decent. Probably meant for a younger audience. But still better than the Mortal Instruments series in the way the female lead character was treated. Finished the 2 books in the Divergent series, which was interesting, and threw me off because I recognised the street names of Chicago. Fun and interesting, with a good female lead character, though with a tad too much repetitive betrayal that feels as if characters never grow and learn from past mistakes and keep getting trapped in old ones. Still good, and looking forward to the third book.
