Tuesday

On Tuesday I went home after class, had dinner, and then took the tram to Friedrichstrasse, where I got off and walked to Dussmann's, the Kulturkaufhaus, literally "cultural department store", which is basically just a gigantic bookstore.  I bought a small book on Fassbinder, because I've decided to do my oral report on him for my course here, and while I can talk about some of his films, I should know about his life as well.  

After that I went to Cafe Chagall to meet up with Yukako, which is underneath the S-Bahn, as well as the regional train tracks and the high speed train tracks, so it was really loud.  We sat outside, and it was pretty nice weather although it had thundered earlier in the day.  I could see the blinking light on top of the red and white tip of the television tower...  I had peppermint tea with fresh peppermint and honey, and Yukako had a Caipirinha.  I thought it was best to abstain from alcohol until I'm feeling healthy again.  

Nothing much to report other than that...  I spent this morning doing homework and reading "Der Schimmelreiter" by Theodor Storm.  Lilo recommended it, and the Goethe Institute library had a copy, so I checked it out on Monday.  I'm almost halfway through--maybe I can finish it by tomorrow and get out another book to take on my trip to Chemnitz to read on the train.  Well, class is starting in five minutes, so I'm going to head out!