An Update On Things
School has been about the same as always. I am making my way through the days, but it is not something that I want to do for a very long time. It is just that I feel as though I am not being used anywhere near the way I should be. I am frustrated because the school thinks that things are not as smooth as they should be, and I really feel that is their fault, not mine. I’m not too sure about why they expect me to come find all of the 8 teachers I work with and ask them what I am supposed to do for their class. They all plan at different paces, so of course there is no good way to do it. After Spring Break I only have 9 weeks left, and let me tell you that I am counting down the days. If you want some more details about how I feel about the school here then let me know.
Right now I am on Easter Break, and I will be off for another 2 weeks or so. The weather is finally warming up, and I have spent a lot of time outside reading. The book I just finished is “The Rebel Sell: How the Counterculture Became the Consumer Culture”. I would really recommend the book to anyone who is interested in economics, culture, leftist politics, or cultural revolutions. The next book I am working on is “Imagining India: The Idea of a Renewed Nation”. I’m really excited to read it, as I don’t know a whole lot about India, and I think it’s an important country and culture to read about.
In less than 2 weeks, Julia will finally make her way up to Hannover. She’ll be here for my birthday and we’re thinking about 4 days or so in total. It will be amazing to finally meet her, and of course we are both thinking of ways to break the proverbial “ice”. I can really imagine her exiting the train wearing her gorilla mask. Yea, that’s my girlfriend.
I was able to play some football the other day, and that rocked. My next goal is to find a basketball hoop that is regulation height and has a straight rim. Let me tell you that in Germany, that is tough to locate. Especially in a city as wonderful and with as many cultural offerings as Hannover (hopefully the sarcasm can be sensed).
At this point I am starting to reflect on my time here, and what I had expected in relation to what actually transpired. I know that my time here has definitely made me much more brutally honest than before I came in September. I think I’ll save my rants and the few positives for the next installment. Until next time.
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