Today is my last day of vacation, which means tomorrow I'll have three different classes until 19:45. I'm not looking forward to it, as I'm still feeling tired and the weather is unbearable once the sunlight is gone (mind you, the sun goes down at 16:30). In addition, I've been freaking out every day because I'm afraid of finals, and it doesn't help that they're coming up soon. The semester ends in exactly a month and I'm certainly not ready for it. I'm especially concerned about one specific test, since I'm the only exchange student in the class (and considering I never open my mouth, I bet the professors don't even know that lol). I'm considering asking for permission to use a monolingual dictionary during the exam, but who knows if they're going to allow it. At least this is accepted by my other professors.
Another thing that has been crossing my mind is the German proficiency tests. I'm considering taking either the Telc Hochschule or the ÖSD before I go back to Brazil, since my plan to take the DSH fell through. Surprisingly, I'm somewhat confident that my German skills are good enough to be classified as C1 (I basically just need to work on my vocabulary and speaking), yet putting them to the test fills me with dread. Why must everything be so anxiety-inducing? Anyway, I'm thinking about choosing the ÖSD because it would give me an excuse to travel to Austria lmao. Of course, that's not the only reason - I also enjoy the fact that it is an exam that values linguistic variation (just Germanistik students things, sorry lol).
Well, besides all of that, I actually have good news up my sleeve: next month I'll finally meet my Tandem partner in person! He is German and is doing his doctorate in northern Germany. We always have interesting talks about everything: personal matters, culture, language, literature... Unfortunately, we haven't had time for video calls in the last few months, but I'm sure we're going to make up for it in February. I hope he is as excited as I am for our meeting.
Last but not least, it seems like I'll finally graduate this year. I can't wait to apply for a master's in Europe!!! I don't know if I'd like to live abroad in the long term, but I do think that spending a couple of years far away from Brazil would do me good. Furthermore, I'd have a chance to actually get a scholarship. If I do my master's at my home university, I'll certainly receive no funding at all (if I'm lucky, I'd get it several months after starting my research). For now, I'm set on getting a degree either in Transnational German Studies or in Education, Migration, and Diversity. I'd also be open to something related to Global and Cultural Studies. Let's see what the future holds for me!
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