Que sera sera. That was the motto going into my French final this morning. When everything is said and done, I think that everything sera okay. I have 7 of my 8 final exams behind me now, that can only be considered a positive! So far everyone's well wishes and prayers seem to have worked, I feel good about all of the exams that I have had so far. However, no slacking, keep up the good work everyone, I still have my Listening Comprehension exam for German tomorrow.
This morning I woke up to a few brave little rays of sunlight fighting their way through the ominous German clouds. They prevailed and during the morning it was decently sunny. This is actually quite a feat, as I recall the last time having seen the sun being a few weeks ago when it peeked out for a bit. The German winter is dark. The German winter is cold. The German winter takes no prisoners. This was demonstrated in the way that the victorious rays of sun were mercilessly cut down around midday and replaced by a proper blanket of clouds. I am now looking out the window and see that a baby snowstorm has started up.
The current season of the year here in Bavaria is Fasching. Fasching is the Roman Catholic Shrovetide carnival, but German style. Here in Bavaria, Fasching traditionally begins on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. This celebration/season would be best able to be compared to the Mardi Gras of New Orleans in the U.S. or the Karnival of Brazil. Here are a couple links to give you some information on it. The first is simply a little definition/description of Fasching, the second a Munich site to help you get a taste of the events, costumes, and merrymaking that is associated with the season.
1) http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/202177/Fasching
2) http://www.muenchen.de/veranstaltungen/fasching.html
Time to study a little for my Listening Comprehension final. How do you study for something like that? You might ask. It will actually prove to be the most fun final to study for yet, as I plan on watching a lot of German news stories, listening to some German music, and maybe watching a German movie or two.
P.S. During the time it has taken me to post this entry the baby snowstorm escalated into a full blown blizzard, and now I can see blue sky again. Sounds somewhat similar to how it snows in another place I know of....*cough* New Mexico *cough*.
