All that and a bottle of beer.
So, sorry I haven't written in a little while. I am finally moved in and everything in Mainz. My stuff got here ok, so that is a testament to how much my German has improved since August. But, let's face it, I've got a long way to go.
Well, on Friday, I got all registered for a few classes here and I had my first one today. It was rather funny because I usually get really excited for a new class because it's a new topic and filled with new people...but, today just felt like any other day. Strange. Nonetheless, it seems like an interesting class. Its half foreign students and half german students, so it is guarenteed to be interesting, even if the lecture isn't.
On Saturday, I think I did orientation. I'm still not quite sure. I guess I'll explain the activities and you can judge for yourselves. So, I arrive at school around 3:30 in the afternoon and all of the new and international students stand around getting to know each other and drink sekt until about 5pm. At this time, the 'student council' start administering the official drunken games such as riding around the halls on little kid tricycle things and musical chairs- which also involves drinking when you lose your seat. Then, we go and have dinner at the Mensa and then get on a boat for a ride down the Rhein, which also includes a drink ticket. Whatever it was, wasn't bad. Free drinks tend to be a good thing in my book, but maybe that's just me.
So, one of the orientation student coordinators tried to get me and Elaine to kiss each other so he could have a picture of it. (He was collecting photos of first year students kissing each other...) When we refused, we asked him to kiss some other guy. He said no...and then tried to get us to kiss this other random guy. But, the other random guy said he wouldn't kiss me or Elaine because he had a girlfriend. Then for some reason the student coordinator reconsidered and he kissed that other random guy. I still don't know what happened...but, maybe it had something to do with the free beer at dinner.
Monday, October 04, 2004
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