First Day of Class!

Monday, Oct. 8th

Today was the official first day of the semester. My first class was the one I will be attending for my job. I am a TA for a class on culture and technology. Our class isn't too big, maybe about 50 people, and it was basically a day for introductions and course expectations. Selma had us stand up and tell who we were, and after class, the people who had signed up for our discussion groups came over to meet us. I can't recall any names right now, since I met about 20 people in a row, but I am excited to start our groups. 

After class, I had a break long enough to go home and eat some lunch. I am down to bread, meat, and cheese once again, but I don't want to go shopping since I will be leaving in less than a week. Oh well. My next class was a Fantasy Bestsellers class. We will read and discuss The Hobbit, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, and His Dark Materials (the Golden Compass). I was super excited about this class and it did not disappoint. As an added bonus, Ann-Kathrin is also in the course, so we sat next to one another. She is in the process of moving to Dortmund from Iserlohn, where she lives with her grandparents. We talked about the hassles of moving and how much fun this class would be. The teacher also said that some extra knowledge about fantasy novels would be helpful. She asked who had read the Harry Potter books, and everyone but one guy raised their hand. We all laughed and mockingly gasped, and Ann-Kathrin whispered "Get Out!" under her breath. It made me laugh so hard. The fans of Harry Potter are truly devoted.

German version of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Once we were done with that, Ann-Kathrin took me to the copy-shop to show me how to buy a reader. In Germany, instead of buying an anthology or several books for one class, professor's make a packet of the readings that will be required and it can be bought in the copy shop. I think it's a brilliant idea, it saves on the hassle of the bookstore, and it's a lot cheaper as well. 

After my first day, I was tired but content, and looking forward to the rest of the week. Schüss!

German Word of the Day: Das Buch- "book" Many argue that das Buch is always better than the movie.