Back to School

Sometime last week, in the blink of an eye, it became autumn in Cologne. It seems like one day it was in the 90s and the next it was windy, rainy, and 50. It’s not too bad though. I much prefer bundling up in scarves rather than sweating, especially with the lack of air conditioning here. I don’t know if this cooler weather is here to stay or if it will get warmer one more time before fall/winter.

This cooler weather also means…….BACK TO SCHOOL! Remember this post where I was rejoicing being done with school after 21+ years? That joy (and all that boring free time I was so excited about) lasted about three months. As part of the immigration process, I was enrolled in an “Integration Course” which is a six-month intensive language and culture class for immigrants. The course is sponsored by the government, but offered at many different schools, public and private. The goal of the class is to help newly arrived immigrants reach a conversational language level so that they can more easily live and work in Germany.

My class meets Monday through Friday for four hours per day in downtown Cologne. I am the only American and one of two native English speakers.  It will certainly be interesting to lernen Deutsch together!

Back to school!

Cold weather calls for warm soup.