German Plan

While things have been going fantastically for my getting healthy goals as of late, I've been slacking as far as my German goes.  I would say that it's partially because we replaced my Mac as we've been having power issues with it for ages, but it goes back before then.  On the bright side, Matt and I are very close to booking the trip to Austria that we've been talking about for quite a few years.  Though I've been twice, Matt's never been and I cannot wait to go with him and show him everything I love about it.

This is especially good though, because I swore the last time I was there that the next time I went to Austria, I'd be able to actually speak German.  I sincerely doubt it will be anything close to fluent (that's a lot longer away than I thought it would be) but if I can order food or check into the hotel using correct German and doing it comfortably, I will be where I want to be with the language.

In order to get to this point, I definitely need to find the time in the evenings to work on German in addition to going to the gym and taking care of chores.  Working on Rosetta Stone is a little more difficult because of the new computer, but it is really helpful for the types of situations I will encounter while in Austria.  It is also important for me to use all of the books and websites that I have.  My plan is this:
- Study my old textbook at least four times a week to help with my understanding of pronouns/prepositions which are two of the things I struggle with.
- Use Rosetta Stone two to three times per week for at least 30 minutes to have a chance to really use the language and to hear it spoken by native speakers
- Go through flash cards to help build vocabulary at least once weekly.  (I have a TON of flash cards so going through them once per week should keep me fresh - and I can add new words from my book and Rosetta Stone weekly.)

I'll start my new schedule tonight when I get back into my German textbook.  I love the language and it will be nice to dive back in! :)

Tschüss!