Mona-staring

Hello, all! And now for a slightly more coherent post than yesterday's:

So, wie gesagt, I'm in Altenberg. It's this teeny little town that's basically a monastary, a hotel, and some houses. We're staying in the monastary. That's right. I'm staying in a big gothic place where, for hundreds of years before now, monks used to hang out. Not anymore, though. Too bad. Now it's just a church with occasional tours.

So, the place is beautiful. And the training is getting harder. We've had a really long, really hard day so far - and it's only one in the afternoon. So, I expect to not be writing later tonight, as I'll be passed out sleeping.

Oh, and I had my first German hangover this morning. That was nice.

In any case, I'm finding that the people here at teacher training are just like me: smart, funny people who give a damn about teaching and are excited about the many little vacations we get to take. Some are really homesick and some are really just into partying right now, but in one week all of them will be at least üpartially responsible for little German minds. Scary, and neato.

All for now. Kirk out.