Yes.....
It’s incredible what we can accomplish when we believe and convince ourselves we can.
School was wonderful. Tatiana replaced our teacher Lidia, who had been our Wednesday and Thursday teacher. Tatiana is a great teacher. She has really stepped up the difficulty level of class and talks about cases (Russian grammatical system), tons of exceptions, and most importantly how to have a conversation. She makes it a point to indentify what cases are most commonly used by Russians, which ones make you sound like a foreigner, and makes us pronounce our words like a Russian. She doesn’t accept foreign accents on things. Which makes sense.
Class flew by and the 3 hours of sitting felt like 30 minutes of intense question asking and explanation. We all left with dropped jaws.
I walked out with Michele and Kavin, a new student from Carleton, and strolled half under Michele’s umbrella until I stopped worrying about it.. It was raining, naturally, and I parted ways to get to the Metro quicker. It’s easier to get wet when you just accept that you’re getting wet. I smiled and walked to the metro as my clothes and non-waterproof shoes got soaked. I recognized the steps where the man used to lie with love and acceptance, and finished my stroll back home. I ate dinner alone, and like I had after my first bout of homesickness was through, found myself at peace and happy.
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