I'm so determined to come back with as perfect German as possible. I know I've learned tons already, and I'd consider myself 'touristy' fluent. But now it's the tiny grammatical rules and cases I really want to get down. German is a pain when it comes to grammar.
I talked to my German teacher and she's going to start giving me easy assignments to write about, then correct them. I'm so excited to start writing. I've never had to do much writing, it's so much harder to write in a foreign language than speak it. I think all my teachers are starting to realize I'm understanding whats going on now, I had absolutely no clue in the beginning of the year, and are starting to expect more from me. Cant use the in don't understand excuses when I'm feeling lazy anymore.
I also asked if I could go into the first grade German class once a week. And today was my first day there. It's not first grade like in america, its the American fifth grade, and I help the English teacher every Friday in the same class. It's really awkward being with the little kids. Usually I'm standing on the other side of the desk, not sitting next to them. I'm so tall in comparison. But like rotary said, talking to younger kids is a great way to learn. Anyway I actually understood everything the entire class, which was really cool, and my first German homework is to write about reading, what kind of books I like to read, Authors and so on. I hope I get a good grade on it!
My German learning curve is coming out of the 'fastest growth area' but I'm so determined not to let it slow down yet. My German's going to be so good when I get back! I'll be able to have super cool secret conversations with myself and Hillary's mom and no one will know what were saying!!
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