A year ago I posted an entry entitled ‘First Impressions’ (you can read it HERE and I highly urge you to read it as it will make this post make a lot more sense). An old friend commented on the post saying that it will be interesting to see my last impressions when I [...]
I was introduced to a language learning website called Live Mocha. Its basically a Facebook for language learning minus the stupid, annoying, and downright ridiculous stuff you might find on Facebook, such as Mafia and Farmville (seriously?). You tell it what languages you know, how well you know them, and then what languages [...]
As you recall, I challenged myself this week to get out there and practice Nepali since I don’t have class. Well, God went easy on me and put opportunities right in my lap!
I have to admit I didn’t do anything on Monday. I spent the day around the house doing odds and ends. But Tuesday [...]
I found out today that my language class has been canceled for the week. Long story. So I have taken this week to challenge myself to get out in Kathmandu and PRACTICE. I can study all I want, but unless I practice speaking Nepali, I’ll never learn it. And its two birds with one stone. [...]
I was abruptly awoken yesterday morning at 6:30 am by the sound of gunshots from automatic weapons. I was amazed at how loud it was. I heard it from the west and it echoed back off the mountains from the east. The shots were in celebration of Democracy Day (just one of the 53 government [...]
Wow. Two weeks of class finished. It flew by faster than the winds of September 14, 2008. If this keeps up it’ll be the end of June before I can even think about March.
On Valentine’s Day I went over to the Unruh’s for dinner. We had a good time just hanging out, talking about politics, [...]
We learned the last of the Nepali characters in class today. Now I know the entire Nepali alphabet, all 47 characters.
In celebration, I bought a Nepali/English Bible. There are still a few quirks I need to learn, but for the most part I can read it. I don’t necessarily know what it says, but I [...]
I got my Yahoo! account back. I’m glad that’s all over. It took me three days to get it back. Just a word of advice for you all, DO NOT FORGET THE ANSWER TO THE SECURITY QUESTION.
The first week of class is also over, and I’ve started the second. I’m still really enjoying the class. [...]
