Work - My demonstration lesson went very well and I was offered a job at the D.A.I. Of course, when I say 'job' that makes it sound as though I'll be 'working', which isn't necessarily the case - I've been hired to be part of the teaching pool, so I'm now available to take classes and private lessons, but I haven't been assigned any yet. The good news is that there are a few classes that haven't been assigned teachers that will be offered up during a meeting on October 8th, so hopefully I can start with one of those.
It's become clear that I need to find other jobs as well, as what I have is not a full-time position. One of my projects for this week is posting up advertisements around Tübingen for free lance work, and I've sent a few resumes to institutions both here and in our neighbor Reutlingen. (these are two of about seven thousand southern German towns that end in -ingen)
My first intensive German course comes to an end this week. It's been very helpful and I've kept on top of the material. I'm becoming slightly more functional outside of courses, but I still have a long way to go. Minor achievements include getting my hair cut and being able to ask for a loaf of bread from a bakery without using any English. I have short frequent conversations with my roommates in German, and the general immersion has been very useful. I feel good about where I'll be in two months.
The roommates and I have been having quite a bit of fun - we went to Oktoberfest in Munich on a whim one lazy Sunday, and the following week went to Stuttgart's comparable festival. Both were quite wild - huge beers, really good food, tons of people wearing authentic German clothes (yes, liederhosen), and lots of amusements - full size roller coasters, ferris wheels, rides with ominous names like "Air Wolf" and "Space Death". At each festival I consumed the equivalent of a two liter bottle of Coke (which is, accordingly, two liters) in high alcohol content beer.
I took lots of pictures but my poor iPhone decided it was no longer able to live happily in this world, and decided to take it's own life. So until I acquire a camera, I won't be able to post pictures here. Sorry. I'll make sure to write that many more thousands of words.
Sophie, the girl who's subleasing my apartment to me, comes back to take her bed and some furniture on Thursday. I knew this was coming, but somehow didn't think to replace the bed. I also kind of want to see if the apartment that I'm moving into next will be furnished or not. So I might spend a few nights on the floor, but, hey, I'm young.
I'm putting the Paris trip on hold. My financial situation isn't so hot right now, since I'm not yet working, and I need to prioritize things a little.
Right then - talk to you soon!
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