Summer Mumpitz

I'd be lying if I said we were anywhere close to mastering the German language. Stringing words together to form a somewhat coherent sentence is about where I stand. Currently, I am able to hear and understand much more when the language is being spoken, but speaking it myself is a completely different story. (Coincidentally, Matt's German strengths lie in the speaking part, so we do make a great team as we try to communicate auf Deutch!) I do, however, have a knack for picking up random words, getting them stuck in my head, and throwing them in to random English sentences. Recent favorites include "natürlich" (of course), "Schnecke" (snails--often used as an endearing name for someone you love, such as "sweetie"), and "Mumpitz" (shenanigans). Now that you've had your daily dose of Deutsch, I will leave you with a few photos from our own recent Mumpitz!

Some of my fun-loving teacher pals at our end of the year party - Yay for summer!

Riding the U-Bahn, just like we always do

Cousin Jeff came to Berlin! He had just finished a 5 week walk on the Camino trail.
Needless to say, he had a lot of stories and has convinced us to give the trail a try one day!

Matt and Jeff enjoying a late-night Döner Kepab.
It's simple...you come to Berlin, you must eat a Döner!