Germany, day 4: Back to School

This morning, during breakfast, we finished off the Muesli. It was pretty good.

Today, Monday, was our first day of classes in Bremen. Our room is pretty awesome. The window blinds are on the outside, but are controlled from inside the classroom. There is wireless, but althogh it has no encryption, it has a MAC address filter, so we can't connect. There are two whiteboards that slide vertically and independently, which is neat.

The Mensa, or dining hall, is nice. It is bigger than Calvin's, and most stations are attended. Unlike at Calvin, one must pay by what one eats; it is not an entrance-fee buffet. I picked up a University of Bremen T-Shirt, which I believe I shall enjoy.

We met our German teacher, who is a few years older than we are, and who is in her last year of studies at the University. Her English is pretty good, and she speaks German slowly for our comprehension. I know that the course is designed for people with less German than I know, so it should be easy enough that I can request additional work.

She also gave us a tour of the University and talked about the things that the last Engineering professors did by way of overworking the students. Her main point was that if we want a cultural experience, we should not be restrained to our homework. I agree.

The group dinner was brats, beans, and burgers, and I broke my vegetarianism for a German brat. It was good, but I suppose it wasn't authentically German, as it wasn't prepared by a German-trained chef.