So, I finally have internet in my room and it's awfully nice not having to carry (schleppen) all my things to a cafe in order to access the web. But I have other exciting news; my pre-semester German course began today. It was nice to be in a classroom setting learning German again. I also was placed in the highest Niveau (level). It's a fairly laid back atmosphere and the teacher (Frau Kröger) seems to be very friendly. I think it will be a good setting to improve my German. We also went on a tour of Bockenheim towards the end of class, because we had talked about Theodor Adorno in our seminar. I knew very little about this man before class and I know now what a tremendous impact he had in Germany (especially Frankfurt), U.K, and the U.S. (look him up)

Unfortunately, I was unable to make it Heidelberg yesterday, because I slept in too late.  The night before I had stayed out too late with my friend, Saj, and his friends. The fact that I missed the Heidelberg trip was only eased by the fact that I had spoken in only German the night before, which is remarkably hard to do once people find out you're a native English speaker. However, I will strive to visit Heidelberg in the near future. I was able to study some German yesterday in order to prepare for my upcoming class. The highlight of my day was going to the Weinfest near the Alte Oper, where I was able to see many Rheingau wineries proudly sell their wine. I did buy some roasted Cashew Kerne, which were very tasty.

My upcoming plans are to perhaps attend a Eintracht Frankfurt/FSV Frankfurt game or visit some old GAPP friends in the neighboring town of Arolsen. I may also travel to Dortmund to see a game at the Westfalenstadion, where the tickets are very cheap in the standing area, which is unique to German stadiums. Once I receive my Goethe Card, I will be able to travel more freely and hopefully I can visit Mainz, Marburg, and some other cities in Hessen.