Hi guys,
It’s beginning to look (and feel) a lot like Christmas here in Germany, and there’s a christmas market right outside of my apartment, which is nice to see when I go to class. Nothing much has happened since my last blog, but the air has been getting colder and rainier, and the semester is moving along quickly. As I get more used to the way German universities run, I’ve realized how different it is from ATU. But maybe it’s also because this university hasn’t had an ATU exchange student before either. Anyway, I have a few presentations coming up as well as essays to write for my final exams for my classes here (these are the only grades for the entire semester), so I’m staying extra busy. Our finals aren’t due until the end of March, which is when the semester ends, so it’s pretty different! But I also get two months of spring break 😉 In my free time lately I’ve been going to coffee shops and studying, and on Friday I’m going to Heidleberg to visit the gorgeous university with a good friend that I’ve made here. I’m starting to like Europe more and more, and I think I’ll definitely consider going to graduate school here 🙂 As for my German speaking progress, I can tell I’m getting better. It’s crazy how fast you learn and pick up another language when you are exposed to it every day.
One thing that i’ve grown to absolutely love here is the health insurance system. When I have to go to the doctor (if you study abroad you for sure will too at some point), everything is completely covered by the German health insurance. I think this is really helpful for us students and is super convenient. Overall, there are a lot of convenient things in Germany for us students, and I’ve also never had as much fun as I do here in Germany!
Until next blog,
Roxi