Sprechen Sie Englisch???!!!
Wow, so class is all in German. You don't even get time to breathe between sentences. Luckily we have the sweetest little teacher. The first exercise she had us all go around the room and use an adjective to describe us and it had to be the same letter as our name. It took about ten minutes to understand what she was saying and then to think of an adjective. I should have brought my textbook! So it comes around to me and of course I can't think of a "j" adjective so she helps me out and suggests, "jungen?" I couldn't help but laugh...yes, 'young jessica,' as I look around and see I am three to four years older than everyone! But I'll take it, because I have no idea what else rhymes with j!
Teachers in Deutschland are much different than ones in the states. They ask direct question and expect you to immediately respond with ja/nein.. if you understand and are paying attention. I did not want to seem disrespectful but most of the time I responded with a mixture of both. Also, teachers back home will let you get away with any answer. Most teachers at Baylor would say, " Good answer, that is just not what we are looking for right now." Teachers here correct you, and you better correct your mistake right then and there. I'm glad though, otherwise I would hide behind my desk and try to speak as little as possible!
A couple things about Dresden so far:
1. The ambulance's are Mercedes
2. population is about 420,000
3. sidewalks have two different colors, the red lane is for bicycles!!! and they come fast, so WATCH OUT
4. "Konnten Sie die Frage bitte wiederholen?"-will become one of my most used phrases
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