Kyle’s European Adventure

Well, I’m starting day three here in Berlin, and things are just starting to settle in. I’ve managed to line up some apartments to look at (two of them today), find a language school, and get a European SIM card. The neighborhood where Carsten lives is beautiful – we’ve been walking around a lot, checking out shops, and generally getting me acclimated to the area. I think I’m going to try and find a place nearby, as Marcos and Carsten (my two friends in this town), both live here.

The language school offers morning intensive classes, and I think that’s what I’m going to take. I have to go in today and take a “placement test”. Basically, they’re going to say “wow, you suck”, and put me in the beginner class. More than ever, I’m realizing that I’m going to need to work on my German – I want to be able to make at LEAST an attempt of getting around in the native language.