- I like the German movies: Run Lola Run, The Princess and the Warrior, and Wings of Desire.
- Heidelberg was pretty when I was there; I visited my first castle.
- German Chocolate cake is awesome.
Monday, May 01, 2006
Encourage Me!
Because I'd much rather think about this summer than the last two weeks of the semester, I'm turning my attention to my summer school courses. PhD requirements include reading knowledge of two foreign languages. I am hoping to take French this summer, but am number five on the waiting list (yipes!). I am currently enrolled in German, and while not particularly excited about it, there must be something useful in having a basic understanding of the language (sadly, the six weeks of German I had in my 7th grade "Experiencing Language" course has not left much of an imprint). But, rather than being whiny and despondent about the issue, which I might be if I had more energy, I'd like to think of what good will come from this summer's education. So far I'm excited because:
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German sounds cool. Don't you remember listening to them when we were there? Besides, it's unique, everyone speaks French or Spanish (or at least took the classes).
And Germany has an amazing history,
I think Germany had that one really great leader. What was his name? Oh, yeah, Hitler.
Seriously, I always think about those German body builders. Or that Simpson's episode with the funny Germans in it, who, when Bart was hugging his Grandpa, were driving away in their convertible sports car yelling, "Get a room, funboys!"
Jan MoFo Ullrich.
I know he's a cyclist and most people are bored by cycling, but check him out -- he's totally endearing! And he might just win the Tour de France this summer, even though I'm cheering for Floyd.
http://www.janullrich.de/ is his website.
What else is German and awesome? Well... ME! Depending on who you talk to, my family is probably German.
And Elijah Wood dated Frank Potente, who is German, so maybe if you learn German, you can get your own (possibly gay) hobbit to fall in love with you.
I'm telling you... this German thing could be really good for you.
You guys rock with the encouragement, or discouragement (Katie...)! I found out today that I'm in the French class.
Huzzah! Huzzah! Huzzah!
French...boring. Jan Ullrich, majorly cool. french...who do they have? they've got good food and some pretty pictures. that's it.
Germany had a wall!
Hello! French people pretty much started the impressionist movement. Not to mention that they were a powerhouse long before the Germans were. And their language is so much more beautiful. And they have crepes, and put chocolate in many of their breakfast foods. Need I say more??
Um, Eden, a wall? That represented opression, division, and an ugly, ugy war?
i was being sarcastic. I'm not a complete moron.
most of the time anyway.
Germany produced John Cameron Mitchell and Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
That makes them victorious over all other nations.
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