Well, today was my first day at Spanish school. I was apprehensive about being placed in A2 (2nd level) versus A1 (beginner) as I barely passed the entrance exam for A2 and the coordinator told me I'd have a hard time for the first week. After all the stress from my last job, I really didn't want to struggle that much so I was a bit worried. But, I pressed on.
So, I arrive in class and the instructor (maestra) comes in and starts spouting out Espanol like it was going out of style and all I heard was blah, blah, blah, cervecza, blah, blah, blah. Followed by the "Y Christopher?" Which I had no idea to what she was asking me. Everyone else in the class was able to answer her questions (which were apparently about what they did for the weekend) except for me.
So, at one point in one of our exercises she approaches me to see how I'm doing and I say "No comprendo eso" or "I don't understand". So, she suggested I step back to A1, which I agreed was a good idea and headed off to the coordinator. He seemed a bit hesitant, saying it was my first day. But, when you can't understand hardly anything being said, it's hard to see how you're going to get better over a week. Gladly, he placed me in an A1 (beginner class) that was midway through their course and just starting to converse. I fit in perfectly, although I'm still trying to learn how they teach the course - the teacher would jump ahead and everyone else seemed to know it except me. But he was nice enough to give me the chance to catch up, show me where we were and then proceeded to ask me questions about my favorite movies etc. It was much more fun and relaxing and I'm looking forward to tomorrow.
Time to hit the books and do my homework! Hasta manana!
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