Saint Patricks day, followed by no more Sprachkurs

Wow, so life seems to be moving slowly, but also ridiculously fast. It seems to be moving slowly, because I haven't felt like I've had a lot to write about, and now, only 5 days later, I feel so behind in this blog!

I'll start with St Patrick's Day, since that is when I last posted, even though I didn't say anything about St. Patrick's day then.

On St. Patrick's Day, I went with Patrick and some other BCAers to the only Irish Pub in Marburg. Apparently it's exclusivity made it a big deal on the 17th of March, because when we got there, we were informed that it was 5 € for "Eintritt"--admission. That was way too expensive for me, so I was going to leave, but then one of the others said they would pay for me, and so rather than critiquing the equine mandibula, I accepted and trat ein.

It was a tiny pub, and it was crammed to the gills. We made our way to the back and managed to grab the only two free seats in the whole pub. there were 7 of us. we took turns.

It was actually a really fun night. I'm definitely not a bar person, but a tiny little pub with good live music is pretty cool. There was a group there from Ireland, and they sung lots of folk and drinking songs, and I even employed my rusty Irish Step skills and got a big round of applause from everyone in the vicinity! I also drank the first good beer I've had in Germany--and it wasn't even German: Guinness. It was the only one I've tasted so far that didn't make my taste buds riot in the streets. I don't think I'll be drinking much though, maybe a beer once a month or something--it was expensive. At 3,70 €, Guinness might be good, but it's also half a day's food money for me!
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In other Nachricht, my language course is over. We had our exam on Wednesday, and then Thursday just had a big breakfast together in class. It was very enjoyable, and a little sad. I wasn't sad about my grades though--I got a 1,0 on the exam, and also in the course overall. The European grading system is a little weird, but 1,0 translates to an 'A'. Now if I just continue this trend into the real Universitäts semester, which begins on March 31.

Until then, I am celebrating Easter as best I can away from home and it's traditions, and on Monday, we go to Vienna for 5 days, which should be really incredible.

This past week has especially been really difficult as far as homesickness is concerned. Tuesday was an all-time high, as it really began to dawn on me that I would be missing Easter with my family, and then on top of that I missed being able to talk to my girlfriend, who was calling from Costa Rica, because I had the time zones confused. Wednesday was much better, and I even got a package from home full of letters, a Dr. Seuss t-shirt, and a plethora of art from the hand of my 4-year-old sister. God is so good!

So despite my Heimweh, I am excited about tomorrow and celebrating the most incredible, important event that ever took place on this earth, and the participating in the joy of creation in the promise of redemption!

Frohe Ostern! Gott segne euch!



equine mandibula - horse's mouth ( this isn't german!)
trat ein - went in
Nachricht - news
Heimweh - longing for home, homesickness
Frohe Ostern! - Happy Easter!
Gott segne euch! - God bless you!