Let’s talk housing, because I don’t think I’ve touched on it yet, and where you’ll call home for eight weeks is an exciting part of studying abroad. I live in The Fizz, which is a student apartment complex about 20 minutes away from classes. I don’t have any roommates, so I get a bathroom, kitchen, and balcony all to myself. I have to say, The Fizz is a very snazzy facility, and I’m kind of glad my housing worked out the way it did.

Weeks I’ve been in Berlin: 5

Apologies for not posting this past week – I was busy with a writing assignment and an oral presentation so I didn’t have a chance to check in. You can expect two posts from me this week to make up for that!

When I signed up for an internship with IES Internships, the most I was hoping for was an internship that would stand out on my resume.

After finally getting settled in over the weekend, we started off the week with a tour of University of Cape Town and got kitted up with the university apparel.

Every once in a while, it's healthy to have a good laugh at yourself. Luckily for me, those experiences haven't been hard to come by since I've been in Berlin.

We have a midterm tomorrow, so I’ve spent a lot of this weekend studying Spanish grammar.  It’s made me think that describing the recent past in any romantic language could become exceedingly difficult.  Without enough distance from a past event, it’s hard to have enough perspective to choose the verb form that best conveys the meaning.  One might not always know the answers to the key questions used to pick a verb form:  Is the event still ongoing or is it over completely?  How does it affect the present and future?  I

Writing this last and final post has been overwhelming, there’s so much to touch on and I don’t want to leave out any useful information for anyone who’s deciding whether or not to study abroad.