I realized that I never explained what I’m doing in Vienna and why I want to learn German! I just started an internship with an NGO called Women Without Borders/Sisters Against Violent Extremism (SAVE), and in my work for them, I mostly do research and write grants. Women Without Borders and SAVE are both really […]

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Last Thursday, I learned a WHOLE NEW CASE, the akkusativ. So now I can say “I eat a sandwich” correctly. Clearly a very important objective. I can’t wait to learn the past tense so I stop sounding like an ogre. I eat sandwich. I cook food. I buy many things today […]

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I love how things work out sometime–just as I start feeling like I’m never going to make any progress with German, I get my first feeling of comfort with the language the next day.
It’s just a simple thing–we turned the page in the book, and we were learning how to say that things are broken […]

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I’m feeling a little overwhelmed by German! I’m in A1, the most basic level, so I know that things can only get easier from here, but right now, German is SCARY.
But let me tell you in brief what I’ve actually absorbed in my german course about the German language: it’s complicated and there […]

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All around the city, you can see posters for the the “Wiener Eistraum.” The picture is very ambiguous and just shows the outline of a polar bear against a blue sky with snow falling around it. The reality is much more fabulous.
The Wiener Eistraum translates to “The Vienna Ice Dream,” and it takes place right […]

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Anyone who was in Austria today might have thought it was Halloween! Pirates in the U-Bahn, Clowns behind the counter at the bakery,.. what’s going on?! It’s not even October!
It’s Faschingsdienstag! The last chance for everyone to get out and party and let their hair down before the fasting season begins. People dress up in […]

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I know I’m posting this a little late, but Happy (belated) Valentinstag! (Happy Valentine’s Day).  It’s definitely not a big deal here, but my boyfriend got me chocolate, so I was very happy. And it was delicious.

The place where he got it is this amazing chocolate store called Demel, or “K.u.K. Hofzuckerbäcker Demel,” […]

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My second class was just as good as the first. I really like my teacher because he is so kind and patient with everyone. I was very excited to learn more, and by the end of the three hours, my brain felt tired but full of new information.
When I left class at 9:00, I had […]

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I’m a little late starting my German class… I couldn’t attend the first two days because of work, but last night (Wednesday) I went to my first class and I’m so excited!
I’ve been in Vienna for almost exactly a month now, and I’ve had some ups and downs with adjusting to life here. Overall, Vienna […]

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Dear students,
We are providing some great free material for you to download on http://www.deutschakademie.de/free-material-for-german-lessons.htm
Ever wanted to have a summary of the most important grammar topics in the German language? Print out the free grammar poster and hang it on your fridge, next to your desk, on the bathroom mirror, so you can remember the […]

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