German Exams in Germany

So, a confession of my follies. I decided to take a German class to brush up before we came. No wait, I was flattered into taking a German class by a professor who is retiring. Yes, when Herr Stehr said sure you can take 213 ( even though I hadn't taken 211 or 212) my Ego jumped and said "YES! You can because you're so smart and diligent!" Oh boy. I must admit I am mortified to divulge the inner workings and little voices that live inside my brain. One would obviously know that at that moment I should have been struck by a bolt lightning for thinking such self-gratifying nonsense. No good can ever come of such thoughts.

Now maybe I can write off my stupid decision as pregnancy brain, but that made the situation all the worse. I guess Herr Stehr has never been pregnant or given birth, or been the primary caregiver for a newborn (okay I'm assuming here, but I think they're pretty safe assumptions). So, when he said, you can do it, I know you and you are a good student, he wasn't factoring in all those details that seemed so distant and minute at the time.

So, fast forward to last night. I am sick with flu-like symptoms (and so is the baby), and here I am feverishly studying German at 2;15 am German time....so that I can take a test, proctored by Jeff (lol), to scan with the bishop's scanner, to send to Herr Stehr, by today, because today is the last day he can give me an incomplete. That has to be the lamest thing I have done in my short life so far. I hope not to ever top it.

By the time Jeff had driven off to the bishop's house and been gone 5 minutes, I had already thought of three mistakes I had made. Luckily, I am still wanting to laugh, rather than dissolving into tears. Just capital dumb. And the irony of it all, being in Germany.

Also, I knew I didn't have enough time to properly learn the German this time, so I had to memorize the sentences. Then on the test, he changed some of them. Soooo...we'll see what grade I get. Hmpf.

Here are some of the sentances I had to memorize, for your enjoyment. I doubt I will go out and say them to some German stranger. Although I might, just for kicks.

After Franziska arrived in Cologne, she watched the parade. (got this one wrong)

These men would like to marry, and would gladly have a wife.

He sits down at a large table and orders himself cold mineral water.

Now I only have four more of these tests to do. :<