Thursday, September 4, 2008

goals while in deutschland

i'm a list maker. it's almost as if lists make me i do them so much. and being in a foreign country doesnt change that, so i shall make my first list. goals while in berlin:

1) study german at least 2 hours a day outside of class

2) see at least one movie per week - and after about a month, hopefully start seeing german movies

3) see the following places / things:
- Unter den Linden: one of most famous streets in Berlin
- Staatsbibliothek: massive building that houses state library collection
- Humboldt University: browse second hand book collections
- Friedrichswerdersche Kirche: Neo-Gothic church
- Brandenburger Tor: Brandenburg Gate (really old and historic)
- At least one museum on museum island
- Have coffee at the Fernsehturm (television tower that has rotating cafe)
- Tiergarten: landscaped park
- Olympiastadion: home to 1936 Olymipcs

4) try a new restaurant each week

5) travel to Poland

6) see somewhere else in Germany

7) blog at least twice a week

8) spend less than $100 / week (maybe after the first week since i have to buy a lot of cleaning supplies)

9) try to be nice to strangers

10) engage at least one person who I do not know per week in a conversation

11) improve small talk abilities

12) start movie blog

13) write in movie blog at least once a week

14) learn about German beer

15) actively participate in fantasy football - go Berliners!

16) learn about one famous german person

what else should go on my list??

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