First Day of School

As you probably already figured out, today was my first day in German school. Overall, I think the day went well.

I was late to my appointment with the secretarian because my hostmom's van had a screw in it. Luckily, we were able to get it fixed quickly and we were on our way. When I got there, everyone in my grade was in the cafeteria finalizing their classes. I had to decide between music, art and theater for one class I'll take the whole year and a second I'll take half the year. If you know me at all, you know which I picked for the year. As for the other one, let's just say I hate public speaking.

After that, the teachers were asking for people to switch from Spanish to French because there weren't enough taking French and too many were taking Spanish (they also did the same for Religion and Philosophy). It seems that no one wants to French, even in Germany. One of the teachers was on the stage in the cafeteria and asked me which foreign language I have. I told him that I don't. He put in me in French. Everyone laughed. I just hope I don't completely fail in it tomorrow when I have two hours of it...

Shortly after that, we split up by classes and went to our rooms. My class's main teacher is really nice and she walked with me to our classroom. She introduced me to a couple of girls in the class and I sat next to them. The one I was directly next to was really nice and let me tag along during the breaks. In English, the teacher called on me a couple of times to clarify or define some things (in English, thankfully). The girl next to me commented on how nice my English sounds.

On Mondays, I have two hours of Gym. It's not exactly my favorite class, but it's only Mondays and it's at the end of the day. So, I think I can manage. I just have to buy myself some gym clothes.

I take the bus home after school, and that was a whole different experience than even taking the train. With the train, there's only one way to go and the stops are easily recognizable/announced. Today, I missed my stop because I wasn't entirely sure which it was. Fortunately, I was able to get off at the next stop and just walk the rest of the way back. That wouldn't have been too bad if it wasn't so warm. Oh well, now I know better for next time!

Bis später!