So I’m starting to settle in to life here in Maulbronn. After sleeping in the basement for a few days because of the overbooked hotel (they needed to put guests in our rooms) I’m back in my room sleeping comfortabley. I also now know where the schedules are so I can see where and when I’m supposed to be working – even when they double book me like this coming Saturday.
I’m on my third week of work, which means only 5 more then time to head home! I’m getting excited to go home and see my family and such but it will also be sad to leave Germany behind for who knows how long. My German is improving everyday – I actually understand television programs now which is rather exciting! And I can understand my coworkers when they’re not speaking directly to me!
I also got to visit a couple neighbouring towns, Pforzheim for shopping and Stuttgart for a really awesome museum of the history of Baden-Wuerttenburg! I love museums, I don’t care how much of a geek that makes me, and this one was definitely one of the best ones I’ve been to! I did the audio guide tour in English just for a break from German, but I had to read all the plaques and things describing the artifacts in German – not easy!
I’m glad that your German is getting better and that your work is getting more manageable if you will. What do you do at the hotel?
In the hotel I help clean rooms. There I work with 2 polish women and 2 turkish women and 1 german woman, but the german woman speaks with such a strong swabisch dialect that I can hardly understand her!
In the restaurant I work at the “buffet” which is really like the bar, but I pour drinks and send dirty plates up the elevator to the kitchen!