Mein Deutsch

Where I'm heading in the fall:

The Alpine German-speaking mission

All of Austria, the Eastern half of Switzerland, and Southeastern Germany.

Also Lichtenstein... which I didn't know existed until about a month ago. Apparently it's a tiny little country with a total population of about 35,000. It lies right between Austria and Switzerland.

HEYYO! You learned something new today.

I would like to share with you the litte bits of German that I have learned so far:

1. Danke Schön, which means "Thank you very much."

So, thank you Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (the parade scene- if you haven’t seen this movie you need to get your priorities straight, my friend. See below).

A friend recently informed me that Dankeschön is not pronounced “Danka-shane.”

(The dancing, glasses and hair styles at the end of this scene are superb.)

2.My Nana taught me “Ich liebe dich,” which means, “I love you.”

3. Nick Purse taught me:

"Das ist mein Koffer"

Translation: "That is my luggage."

4. Courtesy of Maddie Gallagher:

“I come from America”

“Ich komme aus Amerika”

5. Sarah Gerard taught me:

"Der Hund ist grün"

Translation: "That dog is green."

6.And last, but certainly not least, Garrett Tenney taught me

"Claire ist unter den Tisch," which means, "Claire is under the table."

Once in Germany I will calmly claim my luggage, point out any green dogs I see, let everyone know that I come from America, crawl under a table to let people know that I am, in fact, under a table and whisper “I love you” to passing strangers.

Something like this.

And some final infinite wisdom from Ferris Bueller:

"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."

Tchüss!!