Das alle schönste Semester

Plans are afoot for an attempt at having the alle schönste Semester this semester. Last semester was a bit of a fizzer for Nu, so to keep her from despairing completely I've convinced her to have a serious crack at having some fun before she leaves (see her account). She has embraced the idea and is mostly doing quite well.

My plans for a good semester include the following:

• Lots of maths: Hopefully some time for more than just homework sheets.
• Sport: We claim we want to join the gym.
  
• Laksa party: To my dismay this spicy Malaysian dish has not taken a hold here. Maybe you don't think Laksa is a big thing, but then again, you probably didn't know it has it's own global franchise. The battle to establish Laksa in Berlin has just begun. Join me if you dare.
  
• Art: Rumour has it that I purchased a guitar (more on that some other time). Hopefully I will find time to play it, and Nu will do some of her painting, especially finishing her crazy coffee table.
• People and couches: Our travels got us all enthusiastic about couchsurfing. We met some awesome people and we know there is a huge couchsurfing community in Berlin ready to be explored.
• Berlin: There is so much to see and we have seen so shamefully little.
• Deutsch: Nu is going to classes at the TU SKB (a good place for Deutsch classes by the way). I decided not to, but I still intend to make some effort to learn the basic grammar of which I am so totally ignorant.
• Warmth: A better coat will improve the enjoyability of the winter months. I'm already feeling the cold and its only autumn as far as I know.