Was it a mistake to do my MA abroad?

[sho.chiku.bai]

For relatively low financial cost, I'm currently doing a two-year M.A. in North American studies in Germany while also learning German on the side. I saw the M.A. as a place where I could further develop my research interests, strengthen my writing, and learn a second foreign language in the event that I do want to continue with a CompLit PhD in the U.S. With that said, I'm beginning to regret my decision a bit given the large classes sizes, lack of contact with the professors, and lack of rigor that I expected in graduate school. Thus far, it only seems like a recapitulation of undergrad--albeit a bit worse. While I'm trying to make the best of the situation--and there are certainly good things about the program and location, too--I'm mostly concerned with two things:

1. getting strong, personal letters of recommendation, seeing as professors are much more impersonal and classes are incredibly large

2. and U.S. PhD programs' perception of a German M.A. conducted in English

Can anyone who's been in a similar situation give some advice and/or words of encouragement?

I was a strong canidate for a PhD coming out of my B.A. with excellent grades and departmental awards, so I'm afraid that while I hoped this M.A. would strengthen my future PhD app, perhaps it will have the opposite effect.

Thank you!