-Ich lerne Deutsch or for you English speakers/readers I am learning German. This is part of the reason for my lapse in writing, as I now have 1:1 German lessons twice a week and she comes during Jackson's nap time (aka my blog writing time). I am loving this and it is so helpful. Though I have to say I am so glad I had been using the Rosetta Stone before I started these lessons. I highly recommend the Rosetta Stone, and as my German teacher said, Wow that really works. You know a lot of German already. Yeah me!!!! My goal is to be close to fluent when we leave.
-So no matter what country you live in or what language you speak, I guarantee Jackson will want to be your friend. Everywhere we go he makes new friends, well at least I am assuming they are friendly as most of the time I really have no idea what they are telling my son. He continues to rake in the freebies and smooze the waitstaff to bring him toys to play with or allow him to wander around their restaurant. He is now starting to say hello and goodbye in German, but we have not quite mastered it yet.
-So much to see, in so little time. There really is so much to do and see here. From the vacation destinations to the little town 10 minutes down the road that you never even knew was there. Around every corner it seems lies another hidden treasure. We are staying busy by trying to do as much as we can while we are here, because we have already realized that our time here is going to fly by and we will be returning back to the United States before we know it!
-German Movie Theaters SOOOOO NOT the same as going to the American movie theater, except for maybe the fact that they both show movies. First of all, here in Germany you get an assigned seat in the theater..boo to that! Second, they show like one preview then 7 commercials, and then another preview followed by seven more commercials, with 5 of the 14 commercials being merely for cigarettes! Finally the Worst thing about German movie theaters is the popcorn. None of that delicious golden, buttery stuff we have all comed to love back home. No, you get a pre made bag or what taste like bad microwave popcorn that has been sitting their on their shelf all day. Yuck! However, I will say if you like gummy bears they have a huge assortment of gummy products to buy!
Well, I here little man waking up so that is my cue to wrap things up. Keep a look out for my next posting as I continue to keep swimming....
