Quick Update from under my Pile of Books

Hey friends!!! I'm back!!! I probably shouldn't be... but I am!

I can't attempt to catch you guys up on everything that has gone on since my last post but let me just give y'all some idea before I tell y'all some fun stories from these weeks!

Picture this:

When I stopped posting my to do list looked a bit like this: 

• 1 presentation for German class on a song representing the American generation
• 1 presentation in English about the Edict of Expulsion in Spain in 1492
• 1 ten page paper in German talking about why Jews still continued to convert after the 1812 emancipation edict in Germany. 
• 1 fifteen page paper in German having to do with the Nazi party, its rise, its opponents, between Jan 31 - March 31 1933. (yes... just 2 months)
• 1 Final in German covering ALL VERBS, ALL CONJUGATIONS (regular irregular and everything in between), prepositions (dative, accusative, genitive), all adjective endings, articles, ANYTHING my little mind could even imagine
• 1 Interview and Newspaper article to write (German of course) 
• 1 German final covering a semesters worth of new German knowlede
• 1 Paper (5 pages) covering Ethics in the Talmud.
• Sending all "check out" papers to DAAD
• Sending all "check out" papers to the University 
• Setting up appointment for the checkout process with my landlord
• Closing bank account, "unregistering" with the city, and much more.

Now... it looks pretty much the same, with a bit of progress in all sectors.  The major change is that my sweet wonderful awesome teacher has allowed me to write my 15 page paper in English!!  I knew the name Irene meant she was awesome!!! No worries, I am not getting German credit for this class soooo no cheating here! The paper thesis I've come up with is:  Though the Nazis are known worldwide for the atrocities that they inflicted on the Jews, what role did the Jews play in the formation of the Nazi party, their rise, and the first 2 month of Hitler's power.  Does that sound crazy?  I'm not very good at coming up with thesis topics, but I hope this one will work.  The fact that it's in English makes me feel better, but I have 6 books to read... Oh well!   I am so greatful for getting to write it in English that I feel sooo much better about the rest of my life!

Big events in my life since my last post:

• Colby left... he should be arriving in America in the next 10 hours
• I learned how to make a delicious quiche. 
• I discovered pretzels WITH mustard (life changed)
• I unfollowed Miranda Sings on twitter (yes... you read that correctly)
• I bought 2 pairs of colored pants (red and TOO bright pink) that I will probably only wear on this side of the pond
• We had 2 days of such unbearable heat that I went to buy clothes and showered 3 times in 1 day and people didn't know how to behave themselves. 
• I had a class in one of the other campuses, which is beautiful and super modern and by a lake. My precious Rabii teacher walked with me to see a lake after class. He's from Boston! 
• I used my heater again because it's freezing
• I learned that there is no point in studying German grammar because you'll never master it.
• I read 3 books from cover to cover (yes... you read that too... and they were history books)
• I listened to two 14 year olds gossiping about everyone in their classes and about died of embarrassment.  Since it was in German.... I counted it as homework. 
• I missed 3 concerts in the park with fireworks, because I was inside reading... 
• I went to the Frei University Library and the Humbolt University Library
• I got kicked out of the Humbolt University Library after 2 hours
• I searched for 3 hours throughout Berlin (over 4 bookstores) for books I never found
• I deep cleaned my apt once or twice...
• I've gotten eaten alive by mosquitos
• I've been an obsessive customer at Starbucks
• Overslept for class
• And probably lots of dumb things I don't remember at this moment. 

Now picture this: 
In exactly 2 weeks, I will be crying with joy. DONE!!!!! All of these nightmares will go away in 2 weeks! Amazing, huh?  Scary, but awesome!!!! In a week and 2 days I will be picking up Maia from the airport!!!

So what has my life looked like since my last post and will look like until then:
- Dirty room, until I stress out enough to deep clean... then dirty room again
- Lots of junk food (stress rises and my standards for food decrease exponentially)
- Not put together outfits (like that doesn't happen everyday)
- Lots of unnecessary complaining


Ok... With this post and a picture of Starbucks, books, my computer, and my face, you have the right idea!! I'm off to be a little bit productive before I go to sleep!!!