Straßburg

Well, it's sure been a long time since I've posted! Classes started up again on the 31st, and that day was our first anniversary, as well. So things have been busy! First things first, here's the scoop on Strasbourg!

We decided that a one-day trip for our anniversary would probably be best. After all, we're still mostly broke from my trip to France. Plus, one-day trips save on hotel rooms, and save the bother of trying to find a hotel where Maxie is welcome. And really, it doesn't take that long to get to Strasbourg. Really. So H., Maxie and I went to Strasbourg for the day. It was really lovely. A. and her hubby had gone there for their first anniversary and had nothing but good things to say about the town. So, we went. And I spoke French. It was lovely. In fact, at the tourism office, whilst buying a map, I had an entire conversation in French with the lady there. I told her I needed a map, and she asked if I wanted it in German or English. We discussed the town a bit. In French. Yet I needed a map in a foreign language. Strange people. The rest of our anniversary was low-key. It was nice.

And, the fall semester has begun! This semester, I've got a couple of history classes, chemistry and math requirements, and Latin. Fun, no? I also realised that I screwed up my schedule, and if I wish to graduate on time, I need to take two one-credit seminars per semester to meet my upper-level credit requirement. Crap. All because of those darn CLEPs. Speaking of which, H., Maxie and I went to Mannheim for the day on Wednesday, where I sat an exam to receive up to twelve credits for French. You can imagine my distaste when they used Québequois and not French on the exam. I almost started crying, swearing to myself I'm not cut out for languages, that I'd be lucky to get six credits (you either get six or twelve), and that there was no way I'd be able to study French in grad school if I couldn't even pass an exam.

I got twelve credits (thank goodness).

So other than that, H. is still on vacation. We may travel to der Schweiz on Monday. Also with the Maxie. And then it's back to the grind, only it's like a super-grind. Or something...