Been a Month

Well, it's October 12, and I left the twelfth of September. Time is still an issue for me here, because I don't really grasp the concept anymore. I feel I should have learned more German by now. Someone might argue I've learned more than I know; I might agree. But for the time being, I sort of feel like I'm waiting and waiting for some "full time German" switch to go on in my head. Ironically, my "real" classes OFFICIALLY begin Monday, October 16. I may be eating my words soon about waiting for things to happen, but it's been nearly six months since I've sat in a classroom and it feels pretty strange to me!

Last Friday our group went to Zugspitze, the highest mountain peak in Germany. We got an awesome workout from all the hiking and it was soooo beautiful. I took pictures, but even as I was taking them I thought..."there's no way to even capture this--why am I even trying?" I enjoyed the opportunity to know other students better from my program because we had lots of time to talk on the bus ride, or talk as we walked, or talk over massive amounts of ice cream. It's fun for me to learn about everyone and why they are here; what this trip means to them.

A week ago I registered for all my JYM classes. As I sat with Hans-Peter, our director, he sat with my application to the program in front of him. While he was looking at it again, with me there, he was like, "Ohhh YOU'RE this one..." It turns out he really liked the wording and things I was saying in the answers to my application and said that it stuck out to him. He then realized I was also a Strategic Communication major, and got up from his seat to get this yearbook-looking book. As he flipped the pages through it, he quite obviously hinted that he wants to know if I would take on this JYM project. I was flattered and accepted the offer. I don't know what I've gotten myself into, but he seemed pretty excited that I had.

This weekend I'm going on a women's retreat at Starnberd See (a lake), and I'm really looking forward to it. I'm hoping for nice weather and the opportunity to meet older women from church. You never know what might happen; only "time" will tell.