My first day in school!

After a few days of getting used to things, my language school started today! From now on it's Mon - Thu:

• 10:00-13:00 group lessons
• 13:10-15:10 Private lessons

First I had to pick up my books from the office (Sogang 4B, I was a bit shocked because we last did 2B in the VHS course and 3A/B was actually the agreed level), and then we got started straight away.

My class consists of four students: a Polish woman, a Chinese man, an American (with Korean roots) and me. I would estimate the teacher to be in her late 50s/early 60s. She does move the lessons along at a good pace, but she's not afraid to crack jokes. That's a good way to score points with me. 😅

We started in the middle of lesson 2 (apparently they started the book last week) and got halfway through lesson 3 in 3 hours. So much for the pace. 😬

I think I was just panicking for the first 30-40 minutes. I couldn't keep up, hardly understood anything, and had the impression that the others were all much further ahead than me.

And then suddenly it clicked and I was in. It's not easy and 5 hours a day is definitely a lot. But I think my self-confidence when it comes to the language will go on an enormous journey in the next 3 weeks! 🙌

The content was about proverbs.

Here are a few examples including translation. Can you guess the corresponding German proverb?

1. I'm a little nervous and I just hate people. — Words without feet travel hundreds of kilometers.
2. You can only tell whether something is long or short by comparing it.
3. People who eat bland food should definitely order it. — The tiger comes when you talk about him.
4. Nobody learns in the old elementary school any more. — The other person’s rice cake always looks bigger.
5. I'm a little nervous and I'm a little nervous. — Even a monkey falls from a tree sometimes.

The private lessons were completely different. The teacher is the same age as me, or a little younger, I would guess, and the pace and topics are completely tailored to my wishes.

So we caught up on lesson 1, which I had missed, and did my homework together. The time went by really quickly, I felt like I did at the crash language course in Romania (Alive! Challenged! Mentally stimulated! Happy! But also exhausted.)

On the way home, I stopped off at the main train station to get tickets for the planned weekend trips (but I think I'll have to cancel something again, it's getting too much for me).

For dinner I had Korean fried chicken from a local shop and rice from the convenience store because I can't figure out how to use the delivery app (yet).

I definitely need vegetables for dinner tomorrow. Good thing I saved some vegan options!

We'll have to see if I can keep up the daily reports, depending on how exhausted I am after class (and how much new stuff there is to tell).

Otherwise: 무소식이 희소식 — No news is good news! ☺️