There are many aspects – sense-wise – that have been fairly universal in my European travels over the years. There’s certain smells or sensations that have been imprinted on me that, whenever I smell them elsewhere, immediately take me back or fill me with nostalgia. When I noticed these things in Berlin, I knew I […]
Tag: Deutsch
important words in Deutsch / coffee talk
To learn German, I spent the first month using Pimsleur (my old fallback) language cds, the “Step by Step German” book (the step-by-step series is GREAT), duoLingo, and Memrise. Being the obsessive linguaphile that I am, I’ve probably tried at least 50 different language apps for specific languages over the years and at least that many […]
der Film
It’s ok to laugh. Really. A friend alerted me to this movie “Er ist wieder da” a few weeks ago. I’m not making any cliched Hitler comparisons here – but as I watched, I had to check the date it was released because it almost seemed like it was made in response to all the […]
Ich spreche Deutsch. Ich verstehe. Wie wunderbar!
This (to the left) is a screenshot of an email I was sending to myself of things to remember to pick up at the store. For some reason, I still, unconsciously, continue to spell “jogurt” with a ‘j’, Czech style. I do the same with ‘jo’ (instead of ‘yo’). And now that I’m learning Deutsch, […]
Countdown Berlin: 165 Days (Italy: @50)
165 days until I head off to Berlin to study abroad for 10 weeks. That’s less than 6 months! I am already making lists of food ideas for Husband to give to Kid, already plotting the huge batches of soups and other meals to freeze for them to have on hand. And I am already packing. […]