First week of classes: Complete

So Monday's are basically going to be hell.  I have German class from 9-12, followed by an hour and a half break to go grab lunch at the Freie Universität's mensa (cafeteria).  Since it's about a twenty minute commute to the mensa via bus and walking, I have to rush through my meal in order to get back in time for my next class, Themes and Issues in Transatlantic Relations.  This class runs from 1:30-4, which is followed by a half hour break before my third and final class of the day, German Cinema before 1945.  Scheduled to run from 4:30-7, the instructor informed us that we typically won't be getting out of class until 7:30 at the very earliest because the films we are going to be watching run longer than the allotted time period.  I hope I like these classes because if I don't, Monday's are going to be even longer than they already are.


Luckily I have Tuesday's off from classes to recoup from the beating I'll be taking each Monday.  Wednesday isn't bad either: just one class, The Human Condition and the Totalitarian Experience (which I think is going to be incredibly fascinating), from 4:30-7.  My Thursday class schedule consists of German again from 9-12, a few hour break to get lunch and chill, followed by a class called Media Politics at 4:30-7.  Once this class is over I am officially done for the weekend since my program does not have any classes scheduled on Friday.


Tonight there's a program dinner at an Italian restaurant which I am pretty excited about because I'll take free food over here any chance I get.  But that's not to say I haven't been making out alright for myself in terms of food in my apartment.  After a dismal first few days of Nutella and jelly sandwiches on really cheap white bread, I've upgraded my go-to meal to sliced salami and cheese (sort of like muenster cheese but not exactly the same) sandwiches on toasted baguette rolls.  They're actually quite delicious so I'm going to keep making them until I get tired of them and/or adventurous enough to try something different.


I'm heading out in a few minutes to join a local gym called McFit, which I'm pretty sure has no affiliation with McDonald's, or my last name, or anything else that starts with "Mc", but it's cheap and within walking distance so I'll give it a shot.  Take care everyone and go Phillies!