Now, I’ve always been one who has been excited for the first day of school, and if you know me, I’m sure you believe that. When Liz and I lived together our freshman year of college, I definitely made her take a picture of me in my “first day of school” outfit.
Listen, laugh it up. It’s the little things in life.
Today was no different. Today was my first day of language school. We got up, and I got ready. I sported an awesome “Enjoy Coke” T-shirt and a new pair of earrings. Looking fly, and hip, and cool. Needless to say, the only other person in my class was Rach, but it didn’t matter to me. The becak driver I’m sure thought that my shirt was really cool…right? Anyways, we head on over to the community center.
Well, y’all, what I didn’t anticipate was how much this was going to feel like the VERY FIRST day of school I ever had. You know, like the very first one. Like back in Kindergarten, where you’re 5 years old, and you feel like everything is way too hard? I stand here now telling you that it is a very humbling experience to repeat each letter of the alphabet back to your teacher. And mess the letter sounds up. More than once. Good grief, why does English have to make us Westerners into such good aspirators, because they don’t do much of that around these parts?!
Humbled. Daily.
That’s what the next 3 months are going to look like. Am I sure I signed up for this?
I kid, I kid. I love it. It was great being able to walk out of our house today and have a 2 minute conversation with a local. Now granted, all I could ask was “May I introduce myself?,” “What is your name?,” and “Where are you from?,” but they understood and we conversed! Then, inevitably, I ran out of words. Me…run out of words!? I can’t believe it either! Every time I spoke the other person and I would end up laughing, then I would say thank you and goodbye. But that’s how relationships start, right? Laughter? I mean, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve bonded with some new friends over a good laugh. And these new friends that live all around me, well they are in for a treat, because I’ll be providing countless hours of entertainment for the next couple months!
Bring it on!
Listen, laugh it up. It’s the little things in life.
Today was no different. Today was my first day of language school. We got up, and I got ready. I sported an awesome “Enjoy Coke” T-shirt and a new pair of earrings. Looking fly, and hip, and cool. Needless to say, the only other person in my class was Rach, but it didn’t matter to me. The becak driver I’m sure thought that my shirt was really cool…right? Anyways, we head on over to the community center.
Well, y’all, what I didn’t anticipate was how much this was going to feel like the VERY FIRST day of school I ever had. You know, like the very first one. Like back in Kindergarten, where you’re 5 years old, and you feel like everything is way too hard? I stand here now telling you that it is a very humbling experience to repeat each letter of the alphabet back to your teacher. And mess the letter sounds up. More than once. Good grief, why does English have to make us Westerners into such good aspirators, because they don’t do much of that around these parts?!
Humbled. Daily.
That’s what the next 3 months are going to look like. Am I sure I signed up for this?
I kid, I kid. I love it. It was great being able to walk out of our house today and have a 2 minute conversation with a local. Now granted, all I could ask was “May I introduce myself?,” “What is your name?,” and “Where are you from?,” but they understood and we conversed! Then, inevitably, I ran out of words. Me…run out of words!? I can’t believe it either! Every time I spoke the other person and I would end up laughing, then I would say thank you and goodbye. But that’s how relationships start, right? Laughter? I mean, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve bonded with some new friends over a good laugh. And these new friends that live all around me, well they are in for a treat, because I’ll be providing countless hours of entertainment for the next couple months!
Bring it on!
Awww, you already provide lots of entertainment in English! :)
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