The title of this one in German means, no yeah, it goes. Haha, and im finding that is something that i am saying increasingly more. I usually try to write no longer than at four day intervals, but there is really nothing going on, it is really, as they say in German, just going.
The german is going fine, although a bit slow at the moment, but that will pick up. One of the teachers from my course told me that she wants conversation practice in English and she can continue teaching me if we talk half in english half in german, its great, she is really helpful, and it is coming along fine. Im finally starting to think in German, which is crucial if i want to speak well. But its fine, all going well.
Although ive mentioned it before the music is also going well. I continue to play the violin every day, and really enjoy it. I enjoy it not in the same way that i did in Australia, i mean, i have nothing to prepare for, so i am playing merely for enjoyment, and that is the best feeling, just letting the music come by itself and do what it wants to, that is fantastic.
The school is also fine. It becomes more and more of a burden every day to get to school, but it is good because i am only speaking in german and that is perfect practice. Without being condescending in the slightest, it makes me realise how much more grown up i have become that the people in my class who are really only a year or two younger than me. I have learnt to bite my tongue and think before i act, and there are a couple of guys in the class that have seriously not learnt that yet, but its a good base, and i think to myself what i would do if i didnt go to school, so its ok.
To be frank, i think im still getting used to life in a co-ed school. When i tell people here that i went to a school with 1600 (and now more!) boys, they cannot believe it, and that most of the private schools are co-ed. They ask me how i can go to school without girls. I dont actually think that i like it as much. Going to a guys school is so much more fun. Hanging out with the fellas, playing footy, talking about nothing, everything else. Here, you have to impress the girls, and a lot of the time the guys cant move because something might be interpreted and then you like someone, blah blah blah and all the rest. I just like it more when i was with the fellas and there was nothing to worry about except who you could scab money off to boy more lunch from the canteen. Haha, the good old days.
Speaking of which, i ran a competition with all of my mates over here and in sydney as well. One friend in England sent us all an email saying that he was bored and thinking of a few school memories, i replied with a few more memories, and said to all the fellas, lets have a competition who can come up with the best memory from school. After two weeks, i have 13 pages of them. They are the most fun to read. As one mate put it simply: we had so much fun at school. It was the best time, i have the best mates in the world and i hope we never lose that. I suppose that being over here in a school i dont particularly like, not only due to my rotary circumstances which requires me to go, but for other reasons also, makes me realise how good school back home was. Everyone say that their exchange year is the best year in their life. Right at the moment, i am really enjoying it and having a great time, but i dont think anything will ever compare to year 12 with the boys.
Paz