Things Are Happening
I’ve slowly started telling people that I’m moving to Berlin.
I have to actually follow through on getting a driver’s license this year. Because I sure as hell am not going to do German driving school (the thought alone terrifies me) and I’m lucky enough to live in Massachusetts, which is one of the few states issuing licenses that can be fully converted to German ones. I won’t even have to take a written test, thank god. So, I must get my shit together or risk six months of torturous lessons in a brutal foreign language.
Thanks to a friend, I just discovered these amazing free online German courses by Deutsche Welle (recently reviewed favorably by Slate). After a year without regular practice, I tested into Level B1, so I haven’t forgotten quite as much as I thought. My German has already deteriorated like my Mandarin (a language I can comprehend but can only speak poorly). I have to start daily lessons to prepare for the impending move.
There are so many unknowns. All I can do is be ready for them.
