Saturday was a rather mixed up day. I did say I would go to Feldkirch with the other assistants as there was some sort of medieval market thing going on. However, I got entirely distracted by hunting down things for a Hawaiian party, which ultimately took me to Switzerland. I did however find a lei, so all was not lost. I also bought a new top, something I was later very happy about after I proceeded to spill food down my front. Why I'm telling the world this little fact is quite beyond me!
The Hawaiian party was sort of Hawaiian. The mass of flowers, inflatable parrots and men in Hawaiian shirts didn't really make the brass bands playing 'Waving Flag' by whichever numpty released it, or the Full Monty and more Hawaiian. It was however quite enjoyable. Raffi and I went for a few drinks in town afterwards. The were no stag do's this time but what I presume was some sort of hen night, as they were all dressed as dwarves (I think...).
Sunday was devoted to lesson planning. There may have been other goings on but my memory serves me not.
So I began my last week in Blumenstrasse. My classes have all gone nicely this week. Even the Wednesday that usual drive me crazy we nice. Although I think they enjoyed the activity I'd set for them. It involved watching the Big Bang Theory and very little talking. Plus I was offering sweets and chocolate.
I got roped into playing volleyball at the Marianum on Monday. While this was actually a lot of fun, clearly my technique needs improving or I should only use a soft ball. I have a gargantuan bruise on my hand./thumb/wrist. It's not that obvious thanks to covering it in arnica gel asap but it's been pretty sore. (To be honest, the only reason I know it's there is because it hurt) Or I could just blame Christoph and Jürgen for being the ones to ask if I would play in the first place. That's a much better way of looking at it right? Definitely nothing to do with poor skills, even after I attempted to kick the ball and I ended up on the floor. Smooth.
Normally I just give explanations of new vocab in English but I had to provide translations this time. Correctly finding out what a ruff/ bodice/etc. is in German without the help of a German speaker? Stressful.
The class went OK though.
I went to my last house group on Tuesday. We had pizza and I took chocolate. It was really nice. Plus they gave a German bible which they had all signed as a present. Aren't they lovely! It was kinda strange saying bye though.
On Wednesday after more sunbathing (it was a frequent activity at the start of the week) we went for a few drinks at beach bar. Evening by the lake is pretty :)
Yesterday seems to have been erased from my memory banks. This probably means I did very little of actual interest. Oh no wait, I went up the Pfänder!! This was quite the lovely thing to do whilst it was still sunny. Sadly, it was clouding over on my descent and I did get caught in the rain. Better than the fact that I was quite loudly singing along to my iPod whenever I thought there was no-one in earshot. Mostly this worked, apart from when I didn't spot a man sitting in his car. He laughed at me and said at least I wasn't bad at singing. Tiny bit embarrassing, perhaps??
Today the rain persuaded me to be a little more productive. As much as I enjoy sitting in the sunshine with my essay, it's not the best way to get it written. I went to the library again. I'm around 2/3 of the way through my essay, and I got given a supervisor yesterday. I'm a wonderful student :D
Oh and I finally booked a flight home.
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