First off, I want to thank each and every one of you who commented on my recent posts. I have not had the time to reply to them, and I won’t now because my last post is already a couple of weeks old, but I did read all of them, and I appreciate every single one of them.
It has been a busy couple of weeks. On Monday I took my third (and penultimate) exam, and it went well. In true Karen fashion, I started studying too late, so I am pretty happy with how the exam went. I did find out about my written exam from two months ago as well, and while the grade is not quite as good as I had hoped, it is still good (if you are familiar with German grading, I got a 2.0 on both exams).
I also found out about my thesis, and I got a 1.7 on it which I am really happy about.
I am still hoping to be able to make a 1.x average in the end. I would be really proud if I reached that goal. And considering what effort I put into these exams compared to others (who manage to study all day consistently for more than 1-2 weeks), I can be very happy if I do make a 1.x average. So while I had hoped for a little better grade in English to give me a little more leeway in the upcoming exam, it is what it is and I will have to live with it.
Next week, the English department is doing a sort of graduation reception. German universities generally don’t do graduation ceremonies, and it is up to each department to organize an event if they want to. I am very happy that the English department is doing some kind of event, because as far as I know, the Spanish department is not. It will be a reception with drinks & food in the old university building. My best friend here in Heidelberg will be coming with me. S. and I have been friends since our second semester of university in the summer of 2003, so I thought it would be great to have her there with me.
Other than that, I will have to start studying for my next exam (July 15) very soon, as I have the hugest amount of texts to prepare for that one, and if I want to make that 1.x average, I had better be damn well prepared for this one. I also have some fun stuff planned for the next few days. Today I am going to see SATC2, Sunday I am doing brunch with a friend and her husband, and I am planning to get a new haircut sometime next week.
And then there is my birthday, which is coming up in three weeks. I am planning to celebrate it with my friends here. I have not quite worked out the details yet, all I know is I want to bake. In fact, that is one of my main motivations for wanting to celebrate my birthday. I don’t get to bake very often as I would probably usually eat most of it myself, which would not be such a good idea if I want this weight loss thing to work. Oh and of course I also love seeing my friends, haha! I want to bake muffins, maybe a key lime pie, and either make oreo truffles or a cheese cake. I am so thrilled to try making oreo truffles (never tried them) and I would love to bake another key lime pie, muffins, or a cheese cake. Depending on how many friends I will be inviting and how many will be coming, I may have to cut out the key lime pie, though, because who is going to eat all that?
What are your favorite cakes or pies? Any recipes you’d like to share?
Oh gosh what’s your birthday date? Mine’s in just under three weeks! We’ll have to bake together – I like to make plain Victoria Sponges but just go all out with the decorating :)
Good luck with the upcoming exams!!
Mine is on the 23rd! Exactly three weeks today. :) Never had Victoria Sponges… I must admit I have never decorated a cake with icing. We don’t really do that here. All the decorating I’ve done was always very simple.
Whoops, make that three weeks from yesterday. I forgot that it’s the 3rd already.
Mmm key lime pie. I kind of want to give baking a try for my birthday too – but mine’s a month or so after yours, so I’ll wait and see how yours turn out. I did try the Hummingbird Cookbook’s Red Velvet recipe for Jason’s birthday, but that was kind of an epic fail. I blame the food colouring!
How was SATC2?
Good luck with the upcoming exams, you’re so close.. you can do it!
And also? Guess who will be in Munich later this year???
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No way! Are you coming to Munich for the Lifehouse concert? I am planning to go to that! No seriously, when will you be there? We should definitely try to make the meet-up happen this year. I remember when you were in Munich during your Europe trip a few years ago and we missed each other by a few days.
I have baked the key lime pie before (for my mom’s birthday in February) and it turned out really good. Next time I will beat the egg whites first and then add the sugar though so the meringue doesn’t turn out as creamy but it still tasted fine.
SATC2 was really fun! A little cheesy and a lot of wrinkles on the ladies but fun!
yay! congrats on the 1.7! that is a very good grade. :) as far as baking goes, i would suggest something delicious AND healthy, like strawberry bread or banana bread. if you HAVE to have a cake like thing, you could just whip up some icing to go on top. breads are always a lot less sugar and butter than cakes. (which is why i’ve been trying to make them more often!)
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Awesome grade!!!! I still can’t believe that none of your previous grades count towards your final one. There is something truly messed up in the German system.
My favorite cake is strawberry cake (German style), hands down. There is nothing better and it’s pretty much a must on my birthday in a little over a week. This year I have to make one myself. It’s going to be an adventure!
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