first class

This is hard, Im rustier than i thought i was, but not as bad as i was my first class last fall. I'll be able to catch up within the week rather than within the first 2 months. Classes here put you in the spotlight more often. We would go around the room being asked individual questions, or sometimes we would be called up individually infront of the class for success or humiliation. Other times it would be a listening comprehention, and you were given a multiple choice. If you got it wrong, the next person had a 50/50 shot at making you look like a retard. Its a little stressful. on the other hand, it keeps my heart pumping and my brain engaged for 4 straight hours. There is no escape.

Unlike last year, im not the worst in my class. My speaking is my shiny beacon of light, while my character reading could use some work. Before I was pretty bad at both. I can usually understand what the teacher is saying, the only exception is if she just starts speaking at her normal speed when she starts talking to more to her herself than anyone else.

The second teacher I have is pretty hot, and she just couldn't stop smiling at me yesterday. ooooOOOOOoooo. There is also a japanese girl who sits next to me who isn't bad. I think she's interested too. Unfortunately her english is pretty bad, but her chinese is about as good as mine in terms of spoken ability, so maybe that will go somewhere.

I've got to stop waking up at 5:30 in the morning. I hate Jetlag.