My first day of class with a new teacher and new group. We went through the alphabet, talked about proper annunciation, worked through some vocabulary words, and called it a day. Elena, my teacher for Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays, is extremely articulate. She says that is what the Russian language is famous for and expects nothing less than perfect Russian from us. I am one of 6 students, and the only girl.
From what I can tell, class is going to be exactly as she describes; vigorous. Above all other things, I’m looking forward to being able to communicate with my host family. being able to ask for things in public properly will be nice, but I want to talk to the people I live with! I know Tamara has lived through so much change in this country; I just want to know what she knows.
I felt like this in Mexico last year. Luckily, I have a structured and “vigorous” program ahead of me to help quench my thirst for conversation. Vigorous…RAWR. So aggressive.
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