Day 16

Yoann (yes, I learned that his name is Yoann, not Johann… Thank you Facebook.) was sick this morning so when I left for breakfast, he was still chilling in bed. When I got to the Institute, I grabbed my trey and saw that there was a dish of scrambled eggs. Normally I hate eggs in any breakfast capacity, because they activate my gag reflex like no other, but this morning I decided to give them a chance. Wrong choice.

Halfway through the eggs, which actually tasted great, I started thinking about what normally happens when I eat eggs. I had to take a long moment to compose myself with the help of a glass of orange juice and some yogurt. After that mess was done, I grabbed a cup of coffee and headed off to my class.

Class was just as usual: lots of vocabulary review, some very challenging exercises, and lots of constructive learning. Sometimes I feel so amazed at all that I have learned as much as I have, but then comes this amazed feeling with how much I don’t know concerning the language.

Once class was done for the day, we all met in the cafeteria for lunch. Today’s lunch was some sort of fish wrap with a side of potatoes and a cup of yogurt. And as usual it tasted great.

After lunch, Charlotte and I walked back to the dorms and agreed to meet in the kitchen at 6:00 for dinner. Until that time I worked on my homework, shaved and checked my email. And (GOOD NEWS) I got into my music theory class at the University of Vienna! I decided to email the program director again to ask about signing up for additional classes at the University just in case I want to have a heavier class load this semester. 

When dinner came around I went down to the kitchen and made my deluxe grilled cheeses again. SO GOOD! Afterwards, I was walking upstairs and saw Stephen and Andy at the door. I let them in. They had just gotten back from the doctor’s office where Andy was told that he needed to have an X-ray done. Long story short, he hurt himself on Saturday night not thinking that it was a big deal, but it has since gotten worse. Poor Andy. Also, I just heard that Mitchell (Gage, who is currently studying in Costa Rica) thinks that he broke his ankle. Clearly I’d better be careful. There’s bad juju around! :-D

Back in my room I decided to have a glass of wine and a chunk of brie cheese for dessert. During this time I took a shower and got ready for bed. I worked on my journal and decided to fall asleep while watching Star Trek. Not a bad end to a good day.

Aufwiederhören! (until you hear from me again)