Monday, June 15, 2009

Classes Kicking My Ass

I had another tough day today. Again, its singular and plural verb forms and the correct sentence structure that is seriously messing me up. If the instructor could just explain it in English for 5 min I could probably catch on but she insists on only speaking Spanish and tries to encourage me not to use any English. How do I ask for clarification when I can't speak English to her and she wont speak English to me? It seems like I get through the first 2 hrs OK, then the other instructor comes in and the subject matter is much more technical. I even asked for extra homework. Great idea! The instructions for the homework are in Spanish. At least there is some examples to follow. I'm really going to buckle down, otherwise I can't see it getting any easier. I have three more weeks so I need to get it together. I might stay at this hotel again tomorrow night. I'll look for an apartment but tomorrow I want to focus on these studies.

When I left class I just felt dumb and sick in my stomach because I am not catching on and other girl in the class is getting it better than me. She has been studying more and when she is interacting with people at school or at the apartment she tries to only speak Spanish even though its a struggle. I even complemented her today, telling her that her Spanish has improved in one weeks time. I can tell the difference in how she speaks and how she does on the lessons in class.

The hotel has cold air, I already told you guys that. What they don't have is ice makers on any of the floors. I needed some ice for a Coke so I go to the lobby and ask for some ice thinking they will bring me a bucket of ice. The guy comes back with a single short glass and asks me "is this enough?" I laughed slightly ans asked if he had anything bigger. He did manage to find a small pitcher for me. Luckily the room has a mini bar so I took some stuff out and put the ice in there so it'll last longer. When you enter a hotel room, you have to take your key card and place it in a slot just inside the room in order for the electricity to work. When you leave, obviously you take your key card with you so the electricity is shut off (including AC). Strange, but they are very Eco-conscious here and into conservation of everything.

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