Hitting the Wall

I suppose I should consider myself fortunate that it has taken this long, but I feel that I have finally run head-first into the language training wall. I’d been warned that it would happen and witnessed the unpleasant experience first-hand about a month ago when it happened to my wife. Now it is my turn to feel like a no-progress-making, non-Russian-speaking idiot.

Prior to the holiday break I was already starting to feel that I was stagnating. Although I continue to improve in the vocabulary and grammar that I already know, none of the new stuff seems to be sticking. I keep falling back on the same old verbs and adjectives instead of using the shiny new words I should be utilizing. Throw in a week long break for the holidays where I barely even thought about Russian, let alone used it, and it made for a very difficult time last week trying to get back in the swing of things.

This week starts a new rotation in language training. I’ll receive two new teachers, one for reading and one for conversation. As much as I liked my previous two teachers, I am hoping this change will help spark a re-focus in my studies. My next, and final progress test before the real deal will be at the beginning of February and I can’t afford to lose much more time banging my head against this wall.

Blog Notes: I’m not sure whether to be amused or offended that my nifty stat tracker lets me know that a few times a month people seem to find their way to my blog by doing a search for “pointless sights.”