Today is looking like it will be a busy and fun day. I have to head to the gym in about 20 minutes for 30 minutes on the elliptical machine and 30 minutes of personal training. I always feel like "why did I sign up for this?" before I do a training but always feel great afterward so I am trying to stay positive about this morning. Then I am meeting a friend for lunch and tonight a few of my mom friends are having a much needed girls' night! I should really be doing some cleaning right now but ah, that can wait.
I called this morning to register for my German lessons. I am going to take a 16 week intensive course that is 5 days a week, 90 minutes a day starting October 17th. It's a little scary because it's a huge commitment, but it is one that I need to make. Living in a country where you don't speak the language is frustrating. It's hard to understand what is going on around us and it leaves me with a feeling of being out of the loop. It's also tough because a lot of people want to chat with me about the baby when we're out and about and we just can't communicate. I feel like the language barrier has been the number one thing that is keeping me from embracing Switzerland as my home. So, let's just get that out of the way and be done with it! I know it won't be that easy. They speak Swiss German here, which is a dialect and something not taught in language schools. The swiss write in High German (which is what I'll learn) so they can understand it and speak it if necessary. I won't be a fluent German speaker but I am hoping for a little bit more understanding of the things around me.
OK. Time to exercise!
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