Comments on: Ich Bin Ein Berliner http://www.oipom.com/2009/03/06/ich-bin-ein-berliner/ Meggan talks about her life, which includes a husband, a little boy, and the hobbies of an eighty-year-old lady. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Abby http://www.oipom.com/2009/03/06/ich-bin-ein-berliner/#comment-12548 Abby Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:40:14 +0000 http://www.oipom.com/?p=1036#comment-12548 Just doing my occasional check-in ;) As for pancake mix, I'm sure Dan's is great, BUT, if you want an easy (think, just add water easy) mix with no trans-fats, try Krusteaz Honey Wheat - it's yummy, and made in Seattle! Yay! Funny story about Spanish lessons, btw...when I started college, I really wanted to take Spanish at some point, but I could never get into Western's 100-level classes, so after 2 years of frustration, I was drunkenly registering for classes in france at 4 am, and was suddenly inspired to just go ahead and jump right into 200 level spanish. It even fulfills a GUR, I thought to myself. Long, painful story later...I was not ready for 200 level spanish. I got a D-. The most depressing/astonishing part is, a D- is sufficient for GUR credit at Western. So, that was my one quarter of post-high school spanish. Hopefully your post high school language learning efforts go a little better. Aimee speaks German! It was one of her majors, and she's lived in Switzerland. Anyway, hope all is well! Just doing my occasional check-in ;)

As for pancake mix, I’m sure Dan’s is great, BUT, if you want an easy (think, just add water easy) mix with no trans-fats, try Krusteaz Honey Wheat – it’s yummy, and made in Seattle! Yay!

Funny story about Spanish lessons, btw…when I started college, I really wanted to take Spanish at some point, but I could never get into Western’s 100-level classes, so after 2 years of frustration, I was drunkenly registering for classes in france at 4 am, and was suddenly inspired to just go ahead and jump right into 200 level spanish. It even fulfills a GUR, I thought to myself.

Long, painful story later…I was not ready for 200 level spanish. I got a D-. The most depressing/astonishing part is, a D- is sufficient for GUR credit at Western. So, that was my one quarter of post-high school spanish. Hopefully your post high school language learning efforts go a little better.

Aimee speaks German! It was one of her majors, and she’s lived in Switzerland.

Anyway, hope all is well!

]]> By: Erin http://www.oipom.com/2009/03/06/ich-bin-ein-berliner/#comment-12547 Erin Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:10:27 +0000 http://www.oipom.com/?p=1036#comment-12547 Congratulations! That is thoroughly exciting. I've been working at relearning Spanish for ages now and I really ought to just sign up for a class and be done with it. But that'd be too easy (and expensive at the moment). Congratulations! That is thoroughly exciting. I’ve been working at relearning Spanish for ages now and I really ought to just sign up for a class and be done with it. But that’d be too easy (and expensive at the moment).

]]> By: Kerri Anne http://www.oipom.com/2009/03/06/ich-bin-ein-berliner/#comment-12546 Kerri Anne Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:01:59 +0000 http://www.oipom.com/?p=1036#comment-12546 One of my thirty before I'm thirty (gah!) goals is to (re) learn how to speak French. For real this time. And then try my luck at a (real!) Parisian cafe. One of my thirty before I’m thirty (gah!) goals is to (re) learn how to speak French. For real this time. And then try my luck at a (real!) Parisian cafe.

]]> By: Anna http://www.oipom.com/2009/03/06/ich-bin-ein-berliner/#comment-12545 Anna Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:26:29 +0000 http://www.oipom.com/?p=1036#comment-12545 Good luck! You sound very motivated so I'm sure you'll learn quickly. It really helps to watch your favorite shows in German once you get the hang of it (Germans dub everything). That way you'll pick up colloquialisms and learn pronunciation even faster. Good luck! You sound very motivated so I’m sure you’ll learn quickly. It really helps to watch your favorite shows in German once you get the hang of it (Germans dub everything). That way you’ll pick up colloquialisms and learn pronunciation even faster.

]]> By: Melissa http://www.oipom.com/2009/03/06/ich-bin-ein-berliner/#comment-12544 Melissa Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:46:12 +0000 http://www.oipom.com/?p=1036#comment-12544 Oh, this makes me feel bad for not really touching German since I came back from Germany. I need to get into the groove again! I hope it goes well for you. I remember having a dumb Spanish class in 7th grade, too, but the only thing I can say is "on top of" because my mind is dirty like that :D Oh, this makes me feel bad for not really touching German since I came back from Germany. I need to get into the groove again!

I hope it goes well for you. I remember having a dumb Spanish class in 7th grade, too, but the only thing I can say is “on top of” because my mind is dirty like that :D

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