yesterday was my first really lazy day here. it has been raining every day, and yesterday soon became no exception, so i sat inside watching silly shows dubbed into german, which is actually very funny. i also cleaned up the kitchen and did all the dishes before kathrin came home.


last night, after my day of lounging, i went to the ballet with tim, it was spectacular! the company is pretty young (only 3 years old) but it was in the staatsoper, or city opera house on unter den linden, which is the street with the brandenburg gate and the reichstag and humboldt university and all. it was really beautiful. the evening was the season opener, so tickets were even more expensive, and it was a gala of different pieces. we only paid 20 euros for seats that would have been 130 or 90 in my case. there were two modern ballet pieces that were exceptional, and the piece from don quixote that was fabulous. the finale piece was Ballet Imperial Part 1, choreographed by balanchine to tschaikovsky was my absolute favorite. it was SUPER balanchine and the company was perfectly synchronized and they danced it all beautifully, especially the main principles. then tim and i were sleepy, so we went home rather than going out anywhere. i was happy to see my roommate again, and we sat for a little on the couch, but she had to call someone on skype and i was exhausted so i went to bed.


today will probably be another lazy day because i have to conserve money. i would love to get a cappucino in a cafe somewhere, but i want to eat brunch here with the groceries i bought myself. i also have to try to make a budget/plan of how much i'm going to spend while i'm here. tonight my roommate and i are cooking and we're having a big dinner with her friends so i can meet more new people! apparently they do it every week, which is very cute. this weekend is something called "art forum berlin" all over the city, and tomorrow i'm going to try to see some galleries. it's also the berlin marathon this weekend, but i find that a little less interesting.