Hey there!
My name is Kendra Hepler, and I am a junior here at Penn State! I am dual major in Telecommunications and German. I’m from a very small town in eastern-central PA called Pitman. I also live on a farm, which is pretty cool.
I am taking this course because I needed something to fill my GN requirements, and my advisor said that students in the past have enjoyed it a lot. After coming to the first few classes, I am very excited for the semester, and believe that I will take a lot away from it.
The reason I’m not a science major is that I never really took an interest in it in school. I did okay in science classes, but I never felt passionate about it. I did, however, have an interest in video production and German, so that’s why I’m doing what I’m doing now!
Germany is one of my favorite places, and I am actually studying abroad there (at the University of Freiburg) next semester! I’m super excited to be eating Currywurst and seeing all of the beautiful sights! Here is a picture I took of the amazing Castle Neuschwanstein from when I was in Bavaria in 2012:
German major! Very cool. I can agree with you, I’ve also heard that this class can be more interesting then others. I do have one question for you, though: what is the most effective way that you learn German (in terms of method, not simply just, say, going to Germany and living there). I’ve always followed this blog, because he has a lot of interesting things to say about how he processes new languages and is able to relate English better to more people as an ESL teacher! http://itchyfeet-blog.com/