I'm going on a WG hunt...
I'm writing this in Chemnitz's public library, with some difficulty; I've already used the 20 free minutes of internet, so I'm going to write this before attempting to get online again. So if it posts, you should all congratulate me for having worked it out (or broken into the system, which should equally deserve congratulations, as I certainly don't have the skill to do that).
As the title of this post hints, I am still homeless. I've been spending spare moments whenever I have wifi on wg-gesucht.de, desperately trying to find a WG (a shared flat) that is furnished, available for me to move into this week, near(ish) to the school, full of Germans for me to talk to, reasonably-priced, and generally not a revolting place to live. This is proving somewhat difficult. At the moment I'm staying in the flat of the school's Referendarin, Caro, who has very kindly allowed me to use it while she stays in Dresden. I've heard rumours of another flat that I can have until January if I can't find one of my own, so in all likelihood I'll move into that at some point soon. And then the whole process will begin again in the New Year! But we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.
Last weekend, I went to Dresden with Heike and her family. They had arranged a scavenger hunt for me, which confused me at first, as the German for scavenger hunt is Schnitzeljagd. Why was everyone constantly talking about schnitzel, I wondered? Is this stereotype really so true? After a swift German vocabulary lesson, we set off on the hunt, which took us round lots of Dresden's sights and monuments, such as the opera house and various churches. They introduced me to a Sachsen speciality, a cake that I have now forgotten the name of - it's like cheese cake but with a yellow layer and a white layer on top of a biscuity base. I need to find out the name so I can have it again, because it was delicious. We also went to a lovely restaurant overlooking the main square. Again, I took lots of pictures but can't post them, as they're on my phone and I have no wifi, etc. But I will come back to these posts eventually and insert the pictures, I promise.
[Edit: here's a photo!]
On Saturday night, Jessie (Heike's daughter), her boyfriend, and one of their friends took me out in Dresden to several pubs and bars, where I tried B-52, the most disgusting-sounding shot ever - it is a mixture of Bailey's, incredibly strong rum, and Kahlua I think, which you set alight before drinking it. The blue flames were very pretty, but unfortunately the taste of the drink was less so. We also had Currywurst, seemingly very important, and we dropped in at a club with lots and lots of pool tables; pool or billiards is apparently the thing to do there. The next morning, Jessie and Marcel brought breakfast to Jessie's flat where I'd stayed that night, which we ate while watching my new favourite programme, Schlag den Raab. I highly recommend it. Jessie then drove me back to Chemnitz, installed me in the new flat, and came with me to view a potential WG. She and Marcel also took me shopping on Saturday afternoon so I'd have some food for Sunday evening and Monday morning and wouldn't have to traipse round Chemnitz by myself.
As is clear, Heike's entire family has been ludicrously generous and kind. Her husband offered to take me to any sights that I want to see in Sachsen; they're normally free at the weekend, he said, and if I want to bring my boyfriend that's fine too, as they have a big car so an extra person won't matter. Jessie also invited me to Dresden whenever I want, and offered the use of her flat if I want to stay there for the weekend, again saying that Jack is welcome too. I have no idea how I'm going to repay this generosity - if anyone can think of any particularly good English gift-things that they don't have in Germany, that would be fab!
This weekend I am going to Leipzig to visit Jack, who has the luxury of wifi and cooking utensils! Needless to say, I am very excited. I'll write a post about the school and the classes I've been in soon, but for now, bis bald!
As the title of this post hints, I am still homeless. I've been spending spare moments whenever I have wifi on wg-gesucht.de, desperately trying to find a WG (a shared flat) that is furnished, available for me to move into this week, near(ish) to the school, full of Germans for me to talk to, reasonably-priced, and generally not a revolting place to live. This is proving somewhat difficult. At the moment I'm staying in the flat of the school's Referendarin, Caro, who has very kindly allowed me to use it while she stays in Dresden. I've heard rumours of another flat that I can have until January if I can't find one of my own, so in all likelihood I'll move into that at some point soon. And then the whole process will begin again in the New Year! But we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.
Last weekend, I went to Dresden with Heike and her family. They had arranged a scavenger hunt for me, which confused me at first, as the German for scavenger hunt is Schnitzeljagd. Why was everyone constantly talking about schnitzel, I wondered? Is this stereotype really so true? After a swift German vocabulary lesson, we set off on the hunt, which took us round lots of Dresden's sights and monuments, such as the opera house and various churches. They introduced me to a Sachsen speciality, a cake that I have now forgotten the name of - it's like cheese cake but with a yellow layer and a white layer on top of a biscuity base. I need to find out the name so I can have it again, because it was delicious. We also went to a lovely restaurant overlooking the main square. Again, I took lots of pictures but can't post them, as they're on my phone and I have no wifi, etc. But I will come back to these posts eventually and insert the pictures, I promise.
[Edit: here's a photo!]
As is clear, Heike's entire family has been ludicrously generous and kind. Her husband offered to take me to any sights that I want to see in Sachsen; they're normally free at the weekend, he said, and if I want to bring my boyfriend that's fine too, as they have a big car so an extra person won't matter. Jessie also invited me to Dresden whenever I want, and offered the use of her flat if I want to stay there for the weekend, again saying that Jack is welcome too. I have no idea how I'm going to repay this generosity - if anyone can think of any particularly good English gift-things that they don't have in Germany, that would be fab!
This weekend I am going to Leipzig to visit Jack, who has the luxury of wifi and cooking utensils! Needless to say, I am very excited. I'll write a post about the school and the classes I've been in soon, but for now, bis bald!
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