Despite the fact that I have been back in California for over a month now, almost two months at that, I still speak German daily. More importantly, I speak German daily at the least helpful times imaginable, such as during my Spanish course, or in my Speech course. While certain German words try and sneak into my vocabulary, the phrase, “Ach! Achso!” has simply actually become English according to my brain.
Angie: “Ach! Achso!”
Daniel: “Angie, what does ‘Achso’ mean?”
Angie: “It’s like… ‘Oh, I understand’ for lack of better wording…”
Daniel: “Oh. It sounds like a**hole. “
School has really gotten into full force, hence the extreme lack of writing here on this blog, I’m taking 19 units this semester. For all of you who aren’t familiar with the American University System, that means I am in school for 19 hours every week (a ‘full time student’ is someone with 12 units) and the ratio is 1:2 so for every hour in class, I’m supposed to have two hours of homework. It takes up a lot of my time. Not to mention I’m a German tutor this semester and I have a second job at a retail sports store on the side. If only there were Germans coming in, though conveniently enough my manager (at both of my jobs actually) is in fact German. 
(This is my best friend Rita and myself… if there is one nice thing about being back, it’s getting to see Rita again.)
I’m currently pursuing an International Relations degree (isn’t every ex-exchange student? 
) with a major/minor (I have yet to decide) in German and/or Spanish. I also joined the Political Science Club, the Honors Society, and the Rotaract club at my college today, so I’ll (hopefully!) be able to stay up to date on events around the world and I’ll be staying up to date with Rotary projects through Rotaract!
Summer could not come sooner… if everything goes as planned, I’ll be headed back to Germany!
Deutschland, ich liebe dich!
P.S. My camera has mysteriously disappeared… it’s quite sad.
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