We had our last day in Spanish classes today. We had a test at the end that I'm pretty sure I failed. We all asked at the end what would happen if we didn't make the cut off and our teacher said that nothing would happen at this point. It's the next test if you don't show improvement where you start to have issues. I could probably take the test tomorrow and show improvement thanks to my sister getting back from Belgium. She speaks pretty good English which is so helpful because she can explain Spanish words that I don't understand. For example there are 3 ways to say something is cool or awesome but the Peruvians in Lima prefer one over the others. Small facts I didn't know.
I feel heaps better now emotionally and physically now that I have rode the homesick roller coaster, been sick from a different diet, and know how to say please. I still can't say the United States of America in Spanish but by golly I can say please now! Please will get me farther then the United States anyway and if I just say, "America" in my american ascent people know where I'm from. Maybe even before I speak. I know that I'll still experience home sickness and other stuff again as the year goes on but now that I know there is a light at the end of the tunnel it gives me hope I can make it through when the waves get even bigger.
I wanted to give a shout out to anyone that has been emailing me or facebooking me while I've been here. It never fails that I think I can't do it and there is a message from someone encouraging me to keep going. It's totally a God thing and I say keep them coming especially as I move to a new city.
I feel heaps better now emotionally and physically now that I have rode the homesick roller coaster, been sick from a different diet, and know how to say please. I still can't say the United States of America in Spanish but by golly I can say please now! Please will get me farther then the United States anyway and if I just say, "America" in my american ascent people know where I'm from. Maybe even before I speak. I know that I'll still experience home sickness and other stuff again as the year goes on but now that I know there is a light at the end of the tunnel it gives me hope I can make it through when the waves get even bigger.
I wanted to give a shout out to anyone that has been emailing me or facebooking me while I've been here. It never fails that I think I can't do it and there is a message from someone encouraging me to keep going. It's totally a God thing and I say keep them coming especially as I move to a new city.