My head spins just thinking how much has changed since then – the way I talk in English or in German, I have no real accent that locates me to a particular region in the US. Although it’s clear I’m American. But hopefully you won’t pick that up in the first five minutes in a conversation in German. That’s my goal

But hanging out with a couple of Canadians, I’m to through people off a bit. Eh! The way I think too has changed. I find it slower, which is all the more frustration. When I speak in English, my favorite simple German words slip in. For example: genau. oder. aber. are my 3 mischiefs. I’ve forgotten what I used to say when I thought something was cool before I moved. I say “super” for pretty much everything. I might even say “super geil” if I totally slip up. It’s okay though because everyone understands, but for language purity sake, I sound like an alien to someone who doesn’t know Danglish.