Wow, what an amazing time I had in the past three weeks in Freiburg! I improved my German, certified my German knowledge with a C1 language test and met so many great people. To be honest, towards the end, the course became less about learning German than having a great time with friends.
The course was very relaxed, we had class from 9:00 to 12:00 every morning from Monday to Saturday and sometimes in the afternoon as well. My teacher was Hartmut. Born in 1945, he is a bit of a hippie but an alright teacher. Our classes were structured around group discussions about all kinds of topics ranging from the relation between young and old people to Germany's elections. We would also write a lot about our experiences in the many activities that we took part in outside of "Unterricht". These articles would end up in the trip magazine where everyone made a contribution.
However, the best times we had were during the daily activities and in the evenings. We would go on excursions to see the Titi See, Bodensee, Strasbourg and Neuf Brisach. Otherwise we would also play mini golf, have basketball and football tournaments, visit museums, explore Freiburg and much more. When there were no planned activities, we would often hang around the KL (the hostel where we were staying). There we could play table tennis, pool, basketball, football and a lot of chess on the terrace. In the evenings we would often go to a beer garden. Our favorite was "Hausbrauerei Feierling". They made exceptional beer and had a great outdoor sitting area that was open until 23:00. On Saturdays we would go to a disco because we had no lessons on Sunday morning. We tried different ones but our most frequented club was Agar. Agar is cheap to get in and probably one of the worst clubs in Freiburg but because we were in such a big group it didn't really matter much.
At the moment, I am missing many of the people I met but I am sure to see them again. Already we are making plans to see each other once more!
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