Out of My Element

I have officially started taking German classes here in Zürich. What a frustrating experience (yet somehow as times passes it becomes more enjoyable).

I'm sure it is always the same thing when you begin learning a new language, but I basically felt the same way I did walking into Grade 7 to begin French Immersion at Astral Drive and not knowing how to put a sentence together. The instructor wants you to speak in German but you just can't express yourself properly. The most interesting thing is that when I become stuck I know I'm not supposed to speak English, so instead I find myself throwing in French words.

I suppose the second language centre of my brain needs a bit of organization...