Speaking of languages...

Our student assistant Ryan told us about a huge French department store called Galleries a Lafayette that is here in Berlin! The top three floors are high fashion clothes, makeup, and bags.  The bottom floor has a french restaurant, french cheese shop, french coffee and tea shop, french grocery store with all imported products (ranging from meat to yogurt to microwave meals to frozen deserts...and *drum roll* I FINALLY FOUND HUMMUS IN THERE!).  When we were in France I spent $6 on a container of hummus and flew it home, and have been savoring it since.  But now I know where I can get more hehe!
They also have macaroons, fine wines, etc.  Basically, it's a pretty awesome place.

Most importantly, they have a whole bookstore of French books, and the people that work there even speak French.  I was in heaven.  It was like being back in Paris... which, I still haven't told you guys about, sorry! It's been a busy week of internship applications and homework.  I've been editing my photos today, though, so I'll have some updates on that end soon.

In the French bookstore I got myself one of my favorite books in French, and then stopped at Dussmann for what I think is my first actual purchase of classic literature.  I'm going to try reading some fiction... we'll see how it goes!