Hallo Welt!

Well, this is my first foray in the world of blogging. Ordinarily I prefer snooping on social media rather than broadcasting anything, but I have been encouraged to keep a blog. So I shall.

After hemming and hawing, I finally broke down and created this account. It’s all in German. I haven’t figured out how to change it to English (so I don’t accidentally post my entire hard drive to the inter webs), but I’ll manage for now. The canned title for my very first blog post was “Hallo Welt!” and I guess that is fitting: I sold my car, quit my jobs, packed 2 suitcases, and travelled here, to Dresden, Germany, just over a week ago. I enrolled in a Goethe Institut language course and 4 days in, I know this was the right decision. I did as much preparation ahead of time as I possibly could, so for the next few weeks I need my job to be getting a handle on this language.

I’ve spent time making friends and exploring some of the close museums and churches in die Altstadt in this first week, before the course load gets heavier. It’s been so hot here I think I would shrivel up if I didn’t escape to some air conditioning! I’m also quickly learning and trying not to completely stick out as a foreigner… heh, I’m not usually successful. But I try.

So welcome, and check back– the next posts will be about some of the adventures I’ve had with my “B1.1” (pronounce “Bay eins-eins”) class! Bis bald!