Part of my scholarship obligations is to give a speech at the annual fundraiser- and Advents Tea- that is hosted by the Inernational Women's Club Kassel. Each club member gets a table, to which they decorate it to their personal style. All of the tables were very pretty- I love the German style of decorating!! Then the members send out invitations, as the event is invite-only, and they invite other women to the afternoon tea, which is doubling as the fundraiser. While it's invite-only, there is still a cost for the place at the table and there are also some raffles.
All in all, there were about 500 people there, roughly 498 of them being women. (The only men I saw in the room, besides the servers, was the president of the VDAC and one of the former German students that went to the US.)
No pressure, right?
Well- like a champ, I got up there, gave the speech the best I could with trying to ignore the nerves! Everyone was very impressed, which made me feel really good! The VDAC President is also from Michigan, so we had a good little chat about back home! He knew the area where I am from and also were Central is! (Fire Up Chips!)
I'm really glad I was "forced" to get up there and talk in front of so many people.. auf Deutsch! It really shows me that I am doing well with my language learning and that I can do anything I put my mind to!
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