School Started!

I am just about to finish my second week of school! The last couple weeks have been crazy with choosing classes, finding them, and getting used to having a real schedule. I think I've finally figured out what my semester is going to look like. I have four linguistic classes in English and four other classes in German. I shouldn't complain about that being crazy though. This weekend takes the place of all it!

Saturday started out wonderfully! I went to a flea market with some lovely friends, drank hot chocolate, and then had dinner with some more friends (homemade Chinese noodles and Italian Pizza). Sunday morning is where it all went wrong. I walked out of my dorm preparing to unlock my bike and ride to church and then realized wait...I have a problem. Where is my bike? I was almost sure I was standing where I had locked it up but alas, it was not there. Yes, my lovely 15 euro bike is long gone along with my new bell and basket. Sad times. Well, I shook that off and went on my way to church. I had to walk quickly because not having a bike adds about 15min to the way there.

Later on Sunday I was on my way to the refugee camp to visit the kids. I promised I would come and was anticipating seeing them! I was almost to the camp when I realized my passport was not in my pocket like I thought! Oh no! I replayed all I had just done in my head and retraced my steps. I finally came to the conclusion that it had to have fallen out on the bus! Well, that meant no refugee camp and no peace of mind! I could hardly believe I had been that careless! But God is good and Tuesday evening I got a random message on facebook. A woman contacted me and said her son had found my passport on the bus. She gave me her number and said that she could meet me somewhere and I could pick it up! Hallelujah!

Yeah, so what a Sunday! The rest of this week has been great though. I'm settling into my schedule and figuring out how I need to manage my time. I have to find time to study between classes, babysitting, visiting the refugee camp, and hanging out with friends. I have quite the full schedule these days and I love every bit of it! I'm even helping lead worship at church on Sunday! Also I feel like my German is really improving even though I have a long, long way to go.

The first week of school was so scary that when I entered a class I tried to look as German as possible. I even contemplated trying to have an German "accent" when I spoke so that I wouldn't stick out. I figured that may only offend people and so was not the best idea. The second week has been a bit better and I am gaining a bit of confidence in class. We'll see what the rest of the semester brings!