I was having a conversation in German today with Konrad about the Beginning German 1 class’s field trip to Ikea, when Jason turns to me and says, “You know, when you speak German you get a different exsperession on your face.” I immediately covered my face with my hands and said, “I do?” “Yes,” he explained, “when you speak English you are so happy and smiley, but when you switch to German you get very serious. It looks like someone just kicked your puppy.”
Felix, my seven-year-old host brother LOVES reading Garfield. He sometimes gets all the books out and spreads them on the floor and asks me to come read with him. I tell him “I will try, but I don’t know if I can read in German. And he answers, “That’s ok, I can’t read either.”
Shannon got an internship for next term with the SPÖ, the Socialist Party of Austria. She fears for her livelihood should there be another McCarthy era.
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Dear nlitoff:
I am your father's most demanding patient. He has a lot of patients. He, he.
Anyway, your friend Shannon is wise to consider this issue, although she should go ahead and do what she wants with her life -- but always with a realistic calculation of the possible consequences.
It felt like a new McCarthy era indeed was dawning under Cheney/Bush (that order of command is intentional, and correct) but, luckily, Obama came in and things relaxed a bit.
However, the possibility of another McCarthy era exits, and it is so important that Obama be re-elected -- so send your contributions (any amount makes a difference) and buy your t-shirts and mugs here (and tell your friends to do the same): http://www.barackobama.com/obama-for-america-2012-campaign?source=OM2012_LB_M_obama2012-search_ofa-name
Best,
Greg
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