Demonstration

Today, as I was heading to class, I was surprised to see the tram almost ready to leave, although it was 3 minutes early.  Rushing to jump into the door, I was relieved to have caught it.  At the next stop, though, the display read that another M1 was coming in 3 minutes... strange, the trams normally aren't late.  Then, two stops later, the driver announces that he is taking the same route the 12 tram takes, because there are people demonstrating from Alexanderplatz to who knows where... and then I remember seeing flyers around Friedrichstrasse mentioning that students were demonstrating against tuition (students in Berlin currently do not pay any tuition, just a little bit of money for their semester transportation pass).  So at that point, I got off the tram, walked a stop to U-Bhf Rosenthaler Platz, and took the U8 one stop to the Goethe Institute... now I'm interested in seeing how many people show up to class late, or not at all.  Luckily I knew what the guy was saying, and I also know the subway system like the back of my hand, but if I had just arrived here and had not so great German, I'd have been so lost... 

Last night I went out with Yukako for sushi and drinks afterwards...  I can tell that I haven't drank in a while, because two cocktails totally did me in.  I slept until 10 am, and therefore wasn't able to go grocery shopping... so now all I have for dinner is onions... lol.  Ugh, class is starting in a few... got to go!