I am in Germany now getting to know my students from the class I will be teaching this summer at Paderborn University. So far my opinion is great. We did a 4 hour class on Thursday and they stayed engaged and active for the full 4 hours. I wish my US students had that kind of stamina in the classroom. They seem very eager, although a bit nervous, about the course and the course requirements. Yet I am very confident they will handle it with eventual ease.
Das Wetter ist schon (missing a umlaut) and that puts me in a good mood, but boy is jet-lag starting to catch-up with me. My Deutsch language abilities are still poor, but it is fun to speak Germ-glish with people here.
My initial reaction to this whole experience is that it will be wonderful and interesting, yet it will be the same. The students will have the same concerns and issues and the campus evironment will be very similar and ultimately if we do our jobs well, both the students and I will learn alot this semester.
Aufweidersehen. Ich gehe und trinke Bier jetzt!
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