tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20470754665084100432024-02-20T07:06:34.836-08:00Second Chance or Second...Kdbenjihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649276043010415995noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047075466508410043.post-39699492461052361742012-05-17T16:55:00.000-07:002012-05-17T16:55:34.387-07:00Everything's Changed in Russian 103Hmm...where to start? Different teacher, classmates, homework, grades, tests, small classes, summer classes, <i>everything</i>.<br>
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It's kinda sad that I'm only a week into Russian 103 and I'm already thinking that completing my homework is some great achievement. Don't take this the wrong way - Out of all of my homework assignments from Russian 101 and 102, I only missed one assignment. It's just right now with having two terms under my belt and starting off so fast - having this homework done feels like a big deal.<br>
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Okay, I'm going to say this now - hopefully just once so I can get over it already. It's only been one class and I miss my old teacher - I miss A so much already!<br>
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It's hard to believe that my Russian 102 class is coming to an end. My "interview" final is this Wednesday. All my correction homework is due as well.....So much has happened this term, not just with my Russian class, but with life as well. I feel like I haven't had a chance to actually catch up. In fact, I took a day off of work a few weeks back just so I could sleep in, then do homework and study. All that got done, but then still life took over again. <br>
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Really, I should be doing my homework, but it's not going to be that difficult, writing out sentences in Russian, practicing verb conjugation. Instead I decided to take a few minutes beforehand to talk about the conversation I had last night with my study group at the Green Dragon - is our Russian 102 class too easy?<br>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Class on Wednesday made me the most homesick I think I've ever been, except on Dmitri's last day. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Technically, I should be working on my first Russian 102 homework assignment, but I figured I'd take a moment to tell y'all how the class went. </span><br>
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Finally! They posted final grades! <br>
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<a href="http://secondchanceorsecond.blogspot.com/2011/12/not-quite-end-of-russian-101.html#more">Read more »</a>Kdbenjihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649276043010415995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047075466508410043.post-5776698602548277232011-12-04T10:33:00.001-08:002011-12-05T21:30:28.949-08:00Russian Final Already?Two minute family presentation and an interview this week....wow. I mean, I knew it was coming, but it came so quickly...<br>
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<a href="http://secondchanceorsecond.blogspot.com/2011/12/russian-final-already.html#more">Read more »</a>Kdbenjihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649276043010415995noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047075466508410043.post-19091044492464628752011-11-20T21:27:00.001-08:002011-11-27T09:19:14.247-08:00Just Two Small ThingsPutting together my Russian homework today reminds me of a couple things....<br>
<a href="http://secondchanceorsecond.blogspot.com/2011/11/just-two-small-things.html#more">Read more »</a>Kdbenjihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649276043010415995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047075466508410043.post-62493008621128939932011-11-16T21:06:00.001-08:002011-11-16T21:27:43.229-08:00Gah! Grades, Study Partner, Classmates & MoreSo, I got my first B, right after I got my first A+. <br>
<a href="http://secondchanceorsecond.blogspot.com/2011/11/gah-grades-study-partner-classmates.html#more">Read more »</a>Kdbenjihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649276043010415995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047075466508410043.post-7472542309506899602011-11-09T22:13:00.000-08:002011-11-13T12:25:59.952-08:00Not Complaining<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I shouldn't complain, and I'm really not complaining, it's just...I'm sooo bored. Okay, it's not like I know the material and the vocabulary already. It's just that once it's explained to me the first time, I'm okay, I get it. well, most of it anyway. We did plurals the other day, it's so similar to Czech that it's not funny. I mean, it's not Czech, but she explains it and I'm like "oh, ok." </span><br>
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<a href="http://secondchanceorsecond.blogspot.com/2011/11/grades-so-far-in-russian-class.html#more">Read more »</a>Kdbenjihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649276043010415995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047075466508410043.post-19785431196661499182011-10-21T11:15:00.000-07:002011-10-21T11:15:08.451-07:00Study Partners and MoreJust because you already speak a second language, doesn't mean the next one is going to be easy.<br>
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<a href="http://secondchanceorsecond.blogspot.com/2011/10/study-partners-and-more.html#more">Read more »</a>Kdbenjihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649276043010415995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047075466508410043.post-38378221482792752672011-10-14T15:02:00.000-07:002011-10-21T10:43:22.121-07:00Speaking Czech & First QuizThe past few weeks in class, I've spoken more Czech than I have in the previous eight years.<br>
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<a href="http://secondchanceorsecond.blogspot.com/2011/10/speaking-czech-first-quiz.html#more">Read more »</a>Kdbenjihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649276043010415995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047075466508410043.post-16789132770823265702011-10-08T13:55:00.000-07:002011-11-01T13:25:55.262-07:00End of Second WeekAt the end of my second week, I have four things of note. First, I'm the only person whose name has been called for "reading" and/or giving examples in front of the entire group, every class. At first I thought it was because my last name starts with the letter "B" so when she's going through her list of students, my name is one of the first on the list. But, during that fourth class when it happened again and <i>everyone</i> noticed that I'd been called on during every class...yeah, I'm thinking it's not coincidence. And it's not that I'm entirely comfortable either, maybe it's that my pronunciation isn't terrible? No idea, but we'll see if it happens again next class.<br>
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<a href="http://secondchanceorsecond.blogspot.com/2011/10/end-of-second-week.html#more">Read more »</a>Kdbenjihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649276043010415995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047075466508410043.post-88836711957382025542011-10-02T19:37:00.000-07:002011-10-02T19:37:20.075-07:00First Homework Assignment<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Our first homework assignment, just three simple exercises writing Russian the Russian alphabet in cursive - and not even all of it. Well, that was the first exercise (writing about 10 letters, upper and lower case, three times each. The second was combining two letters in cursive, twice each. The third was writing about 13 words, once each. Simple? Well, mostly. Of course, I waited until the day before it's due - and I work on the day of class, basically up until class, so I had no choice except to do the homework <i>today</i>. My excuse was that I thought the homework really was simple, but I'm a perfectionist, so I erased my first letter half a dozen times until I was satisfied with it. Then, instead of writing "za" in cursive twice, I started writing "za - az," "na - an" because that is how much of our pronunciation practice is laid out. Two lines were wasted because of that. Tomorrow's class needs to go better than homework - that's all I'm saying.<br />~ </span>Kdbenjihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649276043010415995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047075466508410043.post-38618192272358069612011-09-30T12:03:00.000-07:002011-11-01T13:33:22.372-07:00Bored in Russian Class Already<br>
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<a href="http://secondchanceorsecond.blogspot.com/2011/09/russian-101-first-class.html#more">Read more »</a>Kdbenjihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649276043010415995noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047075466508410043.post-15361326116388775962011-09-23T12:45:00.000-07:002011-11-01T13:34:23.611-07:00Call Me NervousDuring my visit to campus, I purchased the "books" that I would need for class. The main text book is in all actuality just a huge print out with a three hole punch and loosely brought together with one pin. This book cost about $42.00. The workbook is about half to a quarter of the size and cost about half that. So naturally, a student has to go to an office supply store (the bookstore didn't have what I was looking for - I like the flexible kind) to purchase more items - three ring binders and some inserts. Heavy duty "books." All this and I still need to find my Air Force shoulder bag that my aunt got me years ago so I can have something to put all these bags in and not look ridiculous. <br>
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<a href="http://secondchanceorsecond.blogspot.com/2011/09/call-me-nervous.html#more">Read more »</a>Kdbenjihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649276043010415995noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047075466508410043.post-7466595047888636742011-09-16T14:12:00.000-07:002011-11-01T13:34:36.498-07:00Red Tape<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">After one aborted visited - we were ready to go, but then checked the hours and the bookstore and offices were closed, we finally went on Wednesday. This time my husband made me drive. While I have to cross the bridge to the other side of down, it's a bridge I don't mind, and the route he showed me is simple. Campus, however is not. When my husband announced we'd be parking in the "free" spots this time, I went "what?!" When I went to school I didn't have to <i>pay</i> to park at a community college. Now, I never went to this particular one, but still. Rip off.</span><br>
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<a href="http://secondchanceorsecond.blogspot.com/2011/09/first-campus-visit.html#more">Read more »</a>Kdbenjihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14649276043010415995noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047075466508410043.post-69860403080929242712011-09-02T22:44:00.000-07:002011-11-01T13:35:11.766-07:00Second ChancesSo, my dad always called America the land of second chances. If you didn't like what happened the first go around, then try, try again. In the States (especially in the good times) you can apply for another job quite easily, and often get it. If you don't like your career as a construction worker, you can become a technical support analyst with the right skills and interview personality. You can go from a cashier to Inside Sales for a professional basketball team. But mostly he called America the land of second chances because of college. Americans can always go back. In Czech, it's pretty much decided from an early age if you're going to be going to higher education, and then once you're finished with that window of opportunity, you're done - exit stage left. And me, I would have been beyond redeemable. <br>
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