We started the language pledge yesterday. It was exciting at first, but now it sucks.
I realized I can't say anything! I get nervous so I say hello when I mean goodbye and I didn't understand the cashier at the fast food chinese restaurant when she said 12 (the price of my food). a girl next to me corrected me in english pretty abruptly. I guess I was holding up the fastness of the food with my ignorance. Anyway everything is embarrassing. Apparently this stage lasts for two to three weeks. Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!
But I took yoga again today. I think it will bring me a little peace every now and again.
The next three days I don't have too much to do. I hope I can see some cool stuff, take pictures, and write you about it. But then I have to talk to people! We'll see :)
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I thought the Chinese were very patient. You'll have to learn a Chinese phrase similar to "Hold your horses!"
hang in there baby. you'll get it!
I totally understand. My first thought when I have something to say is that I probably won't be able to say it. Even when I'm talking to fellow Americans in English, I immediately think I won't be able to say what I want to say, which is weird, because I can--in English.
Hah, you have a blog too!
I'm kind of a dailykos junky but I feel like I should make my own@blogspot here soon. Hopefully my chinese will be sufficient to converse with you without you having to break your pledge....but right now my grasp of the language is extremely elementary.
However, I'm kind of digging the rules/grammar of the language as opposed to western languages
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