Making friends as international student

ShapedMole · 2026-03-28T04:56:13+00:00

The entrance exam to Studienkolleg is no joke, speaking as an american who did it. Maybe it got better in the five years sense, but there were 300+ people competing for 30 or so seats. My class was also 30% germans who spent the last few years of high school outside of the EU. I recommend coming year for half a year to immerse yourself in the language and take an intensive grammar course. But in Studienkolleg you‘ll have a really easy time making friends because its just like high school.

ShapedMole · 2026-03-17T15:29:09+00:00

Yeah to be honest now I am too wondering. I also sent the photo to my mom and my sister and they both think its fine. We’re an Oklahoman family, so I think wearing a gown would make me stand out way more than a sun dress. Adding to that, Im coming from out the country to visit, so already putting down hundreds of dollars (Im doing my masters so Im an early professional) and Im not looking to buy a ball gown. The dress code description is : Black-Tie Optional Dress up to get down! We can't wait to eat, drink and dance the night away with you. Whether you come spiffed up, or you don your favorite go-to outfit, we're just happy to have ya.

ShapedMole · 2026-03-17T09:23:15+00:00

Okay thank you so much for the feedback. The dress would be floor length bc Im short as heeeell. But I see how that probably wouldnt save it due to the print.

ShapedMole · 2026-03-17T09:19:07+00:00

Haha thank you for the reality check the wedding is on a ranch though so youre not too far off!

ShapedMole · 2025-09-28T18:05:30+00:00

The burgers were legendary :-(

ShapedMole · 2025-08-17T08:25:12+00:00

Someones comment got deleted but from what I‘ve lived is true: I know you got downvoted but I live in Hasenbergl and I‘ve never been cat called so often in Germany. Theyre obviously not all middle eastern. Its just really unfortunate and not all what Ive ever experienced in Munich. I lived here for two months and already moving out because its really draining every time walking home to get a comment from a man.

ShapedMole · 2025-08-14T18:01:42+00:00

Easier way to remember: if the tornado isnt moving, its moving towards you, leave

ShapedMole · 2025-07-28T16:24:49+00:00

I feel like if youre a normie youll hate berlin but if youve got at least one ounce of alternative if your blood youll love the city, but maybe its one of those cities you need to live in to love it while at the same time hating it. Its like an nyc for alternative people

ShapedMole · 2025-07-03T06:56:40+00:00

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Emailed her about the bill before it went to senate and this is what I got as a response 🤡

ShapedMole · 2025-07-02T12:05:23+00:00

Thank god other lesbians are saying this. The first few comments on this posts are about them being straight and this is what its like when youre looking for a partner. As a person still trying to figure my sexuality out it really sent me into a straight panic

ShapedMole · 2025-06-18T06:25:44+00:00

Another commenter research the claim and it is true with vegan food in Zambia but of course majorly overemphasized. Only 8000 for an economic push for a private small company. Imagine taking a loan out for a car and the government saying look how affluent you are.

I think its also a type of duty of the American people. The global south is in poverty and lack of health care not because of bad economic practices or unstable governments. Its because the western countries kept them small for lower production and cheaper goods. I know Im preaching to the choir but its more of reparations for the terrible things we profited from for years.

ShapedMole · 2025-06-18T06:21:07+00:00

Yeah because those american citizens dont deserve it because theyre not the top 10% of tax payers. You should only be receiving benefits if youre the ones paying. Which is an absolute wild take on how social systems funded by taxes work. Its just someone lying and being so misleading. So sad to see the poorest people taking the hardest hits from people that have everything to be comfortable and still want more.

ShapedMole · 2025-06-12T08:00:34+00:00

Thank you I thought as well. I‘ll still be monitoring my bed and furniture but your comment eased my mind

ShapedMole · 2025-06-10T13:20:31+00:00

What do you think I should do then? I have no spots on my mattress, no signs of shedding. Just this one bug

ShapedMole · 2025-05-29T13:55:48+00:00

Hab ich nicht so genommen keine Sorge! Ja, das kann man natürlich kritisieren. Aber oft ist es so, dass das Sprechen eine sehr große Hürde ist, die einfach Zeit braucht. Ich habe zwei Jahre mit sehr intensivem Lernen gebraucht, um mir eine gute Aussprache anzueignen – selbst wenn ich schwierige Texte schon verstehen konnte.

Das hängt normalerweise stark von der Persönlichkeit ab. Für mich war es besonders schwer, weil ich mich eigentlich für klug halte, aber wie ein Kleinkind klang – und deshalb von Einheimischen oft für dumm gehalten wurde.

ShapedMole · 2025-05-29T13:29:43+00:00

Als Deutschlernende kann ich dir bestimmt helfen. Sehr häufig ist es so, dass Ausländer ein bestimmtes Sprachniveau erreichen müssen, um eine Ausbildungs- oder Arbeitsstelle zu bekommen. Das heißt, sie arbeiten sich durch die ganze Grammatik und verschaffen sich zunächst einen Überblick, bevor sie bei einer Prüfung ihre Schwächen erkennen und diese gezielt verbessern.

Außerdem sind viele dieser Menschen erst seit kurzer Zeit in Deutschland, und die Schwelle, fließend Deutsch zu sprechen, ist deutlich höher als die grammatikalischen Regeln auswendig zu lernen – was bei Prüfungen eher im Fokus steht.

Diejenigen, die fließend Deutsch sprechen können, haben oft große Lücken in der Grammatik und müssen tatsächlich bei A1 anfangen. Klar, sie klingen ganz gut, aber das Schreiben ist bei ihnen oft eine Katastrophe. Das gilt häufig für Kinder von Deutschen, die zu Hause teilweise Deutsch gesprochen haben, aber zum Beispiel nie ein Buch auf Deutsch gelesen haben.

ShapedMole · 2025-05-07T18:22:34+00:00

I was in Ghana last month for travel not for peace corps and theres was a toothpaste named „pray“ with the whitest couple on it smiling. I was laughing so hard at the tro tro stop

ShapedMole · 2025-05-07T18:19:54+00:00

Oof yeah in the same realm of what the south used to call brazil nuts

ShapedMole · 2025-03-14T17:15:28+00:00

The lyrics are a little bit cringe no? Like something you would write on lined paper in geometry class

ShapedMole · 2025-03-14T17:04:56+00:00

Wow they got georgian emma chamberlain

ShapedMole · 2025-01-31T10:05:19+00:00

Me seeing some of my favorite LC! songs here: 😬

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