The first hour of the first German class was a placement test. It was a whole two pages.
It didn’t take an hour.
The next two hours was a Stadtrallye. ..Like a get-to-know-the-city scavenger hunt.
We were divided into teams of three so that we weren’t with anyone from the same country or anyone we knew. ..I think that was the goal anyway. I was paired with two lucky girls: Silvia from Rome and Eva from Athens.
My Name: Adam - - “Ahh, Adam and Eva!!” ….hahahaha. (wouldn't be the last time hearing that comment)
Country: USA - - “Rome… Athens…. So are you from New York then?” ….Wisconsin’s close, right? Farm fields, skyscrapers, cow bells, constant car horns…. What’s the difference?
The scavenger hunt basically guided us around the city, periodically asking us questions about the building, store, or place of interest in front of us. Since Roman showed me around the city twice on the weekend, I was already comfortable with the place, and knew half the area we wound up walking around in, and even inside info on a name or two we normally would have had to ask a random person on the street.
We were judged on both time and points. There were prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.
3rd place: each person gets a bottle of Apfelwein and some nasty Handkäse
2nd place: subscription to a magazine or the local daily newspaper.
1st place: €20 each towards the Auslandsamt’s weekend trip to Erfurt sometime in May.
If you remember an earlier post, you probably can guess.
I found out I’m going to Erfurt. The total trip is €45. ..I get to go for €25.
It didn’t take an hour.
The next two hours was a Stadtrallye. ..Like a get-to-know-the-city scavenger hunt.
We were divided into teams of three so that we weren’t with anyone from the same country or anyone we knew. ..I think that was the goal anyway. I was paired with two lucky girls: Silvia from Rome and Eva from Athens.
My Name: Adam - - “Ahh, Adam and Eva!!” ….hahahaha. (wouldn't be the last time hearing that comment)
Country: USA - - “Rome… Athens…. So are you from New York then?” ….Wisconsin’s close, right? Farm fields, skyscrapers, cow bells, constant car horns…. What’s the difference?
The scavenger hunt basically guided us around the city, periodically asking us questions about the building, store, or place of interest in front of us. Since Roman showed me around the city twice on the weekend, I was already comfortable with the place, and knew half the area we wound up walking around in, and even inside info on a name or two we normally would have had to ask a random person on the street.
We were judged on both time and points. There were prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.
3rd place: each person gets a bottle of Apfelwein and some nasty Handkäse
2nd place: subscription to a magazine or the local daily newspaper.
1st place: €20 each towards the Auslandsamt’s weekend trip to Erfurt sometime in May.
If you remember an earlier post, you probably can guess.
I found out I’m going to Erfurt. The total trip is €45. ..I get to go for €25.
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