Count Down

I have less than a month before I head out of the country again. Despite a trip to Chicago, stressing over visas and interviews and papers and a few different miscommunications, I am set to fly off to Germany in the beginning of January. I keep saying that I'm more nervous for this than I was for Japan. And yet, every time I say it, I have a flash that I'm lying to whoever I'm speaking too. I'm not jittery or frightened. I just have a lot more riding on this trip than I did on my last one.

Despite the fact that it allowed me to complete my Japanese minor, I have no intention of continuing my study in Japanese. German, however, is the language that I hope to base part of my career on. Add to that, the fact that I haven't actually been in a German class in over two years...

I suppose, I'm more nervous that I will get there and be placed in a beginner class and be bored out of my mind. Yes, my grammar needs polishing and my vocabulary is laughable, but I do have experience with the language. I don't want to be in an introductory class. I keep having fears of sitting in class with beginners while reciting the German alphabet.

*shudder*

We'll see.