It's 2 in the afternoon. The phone rings. Little do you realize that your German lessons are about to be tested by a wrong number. Ack! Entshuldigung, aber... ich denke... diese nummer... at which point she responds in perfect English "Oh. I have the wrong number?" Life is funny - throws you curve balls from time to time, just to see if you're awake.

Does anyone who speaks a foreign language answer you back in their native tounge? Its funny, that people may speak to us in their native language, thinking we may understand them, but when we respond, and maybe not so well, they revert to engligh. Why is this. Do we all have terrible accents that make people's ears bleed, or is it really just me? (or you?!) At least you dind't get a 3m32s spanish message on your voice mail beginning with Hola Sarah and ending with gracias. No clue what was siad in between. I hope it was not important. COBURN