Class is in session!

Today I went to my first day of classes. There are two very important things to note about this. First, the teacher does not speak English and neither do the students. Second, the class has been in session for 8 weeks already. So, to say the least, I am behind.

I have class for four hours Monday through Friday. This consists of two classes. At eight I have “speaking” and at ten I have “listening”. The speaking class was alright because I could pronounce the pinion and keep up with the rest of the class, although I was not able to read very many of the characters. The only difference between the other students and me was that I had no idea what I was saying.

The listening class is taught by a different teacher who is much less jovial than the speaking teacher. The class followed the same attitude of the teacher. The entire two hours was spent listening to short sections of a cassette over and over and answering questions about what we heard. As the Korean girl next to me described it, “this class … annoying”. I agree.

I was told that there were six people enrolled in the class and there is a rumor of students not going to class here. I was surprised to see there were actually six students in the room when I arrived this morning. (I was late because when I registered, I was either not given a schedule or somehow Jason and I misplaced it. So we had to search for the room.) The class make up is as follows:
1 old woman that I have no idea what nationality
1 Russian guy who is in his mid twenties and works somewhere around here
1 Sudanese man who is here for his Ph. D in civil engineering
3 Korean girls, all in their early twenties

Also, I mentioned that I would get a picture of the dog but Jason already has several. They are here and here.