Bravo for realizing that somethings happen without a reason. Any time you need to rant/talk whatever I will listen... you will be fine, relax as much as you are able and enjoy what is left of your time in Spain. If you want to take some German, take some German, you likely have time to minor in it if you truly enjoy it ( I believe you could teach it then).
For a long time I felt this way about Daniel's friends I was starting to like... Were we actually friends, or were they nice/polite to me because I was with Daniel?
In your case; I think that friends dividing is more of a problem where there is a reason for the breakup--if there had been some sort of big fight, then people would have to take sides. But everyone knows that things end sometimes. I've always been sort of the far lines of your social group, but if you ever want to hang when you get back my home is open.
Also you might rethink the "I realize I was a fool to do this while abroad." So many people break up while on study abroad that it was handed to me as a truism when I was getting ready to leave for Kenya. And if it's going to happen, it's probably kinder to do it in the middle rather than waiting until you get back and leaving the other person to the self doubt of "how long was she planning on break up with me and just waiting
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If you can't rant on LJ to friends who love you and enjoy your company, then something is seriously wrong with your world. Especially since your rant is so true-- there should be room for you to explore all the things that you love and to learn whatever excites you. I'd like to learn German myself-- maybe we can both take 101 in the fall! I'm not sure what job market value the language will have, at least for me, but I don't really care because it's an opportunity to learn a language I admire and to expand my world that much more. Some people never "settle down" and some people "find" a little of themselves every day; I'm so glad that now we as young people are expected to get out in the world more than any other generation. We're not necessarily concerned with making a family and getting a job right out of the chute-- listen to the musical Avenue Q sometime. People our age are now expected to futz around a little and do what's interesting, and sometimes we only get jobs because we haven't found a way for our interests to buy
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I say go ahead and take german if you want to. Knowledge of another language can always be important when it comes to getting a job. Not sure what grades you were thinking about teaching, but certainly middle school exploratory language teachers don't need too much of each language, but are required to have a strong base in one and I believe a 201 or better level in a second and third.
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In your case; I think that friends dividing is more of a problem where there is a reason for the breakup--if there had been some sort of big fight, then people would have to take sides. But everyone knows that things end sometimes. I've always been sort of the far lines of your social group, but if you ever want to hang when you get back my home is open.
Also you might rethink the "I realize I was a fool to do this while abroad." So many people break up while on study abroad that it was handed to me as a truism when I was getting ready to leave for Kenya. And if it's going to happen, it's probably kinder to do it in the middle rather than waiting until you get back and leaving the other person to the self doubt of "how long was she planning on break up with me and just waiting ( ... )
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