September 2006

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The all-consuming language

You may have noticed that I haven’t posted in a few weeks. That is because Russian has taken over my life. Quite literally. Not only do I spent 8 hours a day in class, attempting to speak only Russian, but since Shawn and I are both learning, we try to speak it as much as possible at home as well. And now we’ve found the one Russian television station that we get on digital cable. I’ve discovered that if you watch the 1984 Miss USSR pageant right before going to bed, you tend to dream in Russian. It’s unfortunate really.

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Say what?

This week marks the beginning of a new chapter in my life. After a day of testing yesterday, today was my first official day of Russian training. My brain feels full tonight, but please don’t ask me to say anything.

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