Aug. 20th, 2007 09:41 am
Sleeping my way to fluency
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Last night I dreamed I was in a small German retail market with several American friends. I was looking for a new pair of thongs, since I kept losing one, and some books. I can't remember what everyone else wanted, just that I pointed out we'd have better luck on some items at a bigger store. Still, before I gave up, I was working out what to say to the staff in German.
Friday night, I dreamt I was watching Catalan television and I couldn't understand the name of the thing the show was about. I asked aloud, "¿Què és una ____?" [can't remember the word now because it was patently bogus] and the next thing I knew I was inside the programme chatting with the presenter in Catalan.
By now, it's very clear what's happening: My own mind is TAUNTING ME. From now on, my trying-to-communicate-with-foreigners dreams will be resolutely ABC--Anything But Chinese. 他妈的!
Friday night, I dreamt I was watching Catalan television and I couldn't understand the name of the thing the show was about. I asked aloud, "¿Què és una ____?" [can't remember the word now because it was patently bogus] and the next thing I knew I was inside the programme chatting with the presenter in Catalan.
By now, it's very clear what's happening: My own mind is TAUNTING ME. From now on, my trying-to-communicate-with-foreigners dreams will be resolutely ABC--Anything But Chinese. 他妈的!
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Ich lese im Moment ein schönes Büchlein. Das würde dir bestimmt auch gefallen:
http://www.amazon.de/Gebrauchsanweisung-f%C3%BCr-China-Kai-Strittmatter/dp/3492275257/ref=pd_bowtega_2/302-3687562-8838415?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1187634154&sr=1-2
parallel lese ich noch "der Weltensammler".
Ich habe so extremes Fernweh, dass ich solche Sachen lesen muss.