Friday, March 9, 2007

Not much for Today.

My effort to post a story on my blog everyday may be a bit silly. Mainly because my life isn't very exciting at the moment. I go to class, I eat lunch, I get on the computer, I go to a seminar, work for an hour in the language lab, I eat dinner, I go home and do homework, and then go to bed. That's pretty sad, I know, but considering there's so much stuff I need to do on the computer, which I only have access to for a couple of hours, I don't really have time for much fun stuff. I also haven't made any ''real'' friends yet, because Claudia has a lot of Italian friends and its also really hard for me to converse only in German. This is really depressing, but I know things will get better. I've also had severe problems with trying to get settled here. For some reason, I never got an acceptance letter for the university. I know I'm accepted because I have a room for the next six months. (I'm not staying here that long, that's just how long the lease is). However, unless I have a document stating that I'm accepted, I can't get a visa, which means I can't open a bank account, which means I can't pay rent, which means I can't move into my new room at the end of March. When the other girl from Baylor went to the university's main office, they told her they never had a record of us ever applying. ??? I should be able to get this problem remedied next week. Hopefully...
I'm also having problems with learning German. Not the understanding part, but the speaking part. It takes me way to long form a sentence. I do have a month to get it down, though.
Also, I'm really freaked out about this oral report I have to do for my class on the 18th. I think I'm going to do it about Texas, because that shouldn't be too hard. I have a week to do that, as well as Independent Readings for Dr. Wisely, and my homework, and studying German. Whew!
I just realized that this post sounded a bit depressing. I guess I am a bit depressed right now, considering all the stuff I have to worry about. Tomorrow should be fun, though. I really can't wait to do some actual traveling. I've been in Freiburg for a week now, and I haven't been to any museums. or even the Münster Cathedral. (Jenny, you should know what that is! We learned about it last semester. Then again, it wasn't that important. I just remembered it because it was in Freiburg). Once I get everything straightened out, I should be able to explore a bit.
Okay, that's it for now. My next update should be on Monday, because I don't have Internet access on the weekends.
Bis Montag!