"Here comes the sun...dodododo....Here comes the sun...."
I wanted to start this post out with a little bit from The Beatles because I like this song and because spring has arrived! Daffodils, trees and bushes with blooms, yellow, green, blue, purple, red....no more just gray and brown and white. And the sun! We have had sun almost everyday for the past couple of weeks, even if it has been a bit cloudy some days, still the sun has been shining consistently. I just hope it all lasts!
Because it was in the 70s last Sunday, I went to a place/park called Dutzenteich with a friend. We walked around the lake or pond (Teich is pond in German, but it is a bit bigger than a pond for my standards), which is right next to Hitler's former Kongresshalle (which is part of the Nazi Party Rally Grounds). In the old Kongresshalle is a museum about the Nazi Party. Very interesting, but kind of weird when you think about the history and the fact that part of my view of my Sunday walk was a building of the former Nazi Party. Click here for even more information on the Nazi Party Rally Grounds.
These past two weeks I've stayed pretty busy. I've decided that I need to soak up as many opportunities as possible to experience German culture and make my teaching experiences here as worthwhile and productive as possible. I started tutoring a student in English outside of school. I only did it once, but I will probably do it a few more times before I leave. My Literature club has started. I unfortunately only have two students (but maybe three this week!) that are a part of it. But they are students who I already knew, so we are comfortable with each other. And I think the students are learning a lot and enjoying themselves. To be honest, I would rather have a smaller group so that I can really get to know the students and so that they have the opportunity to get to know me and get extra help with their English. I've learned to make the best out of situations that seem failures or not ideal. I have so little time here that I have to make the best out of all situations. And I've been trying to take time to meet new colleagues at my schools and continue to deepen friendships I have already made.
