Oh man, I was such a ditz at my oral exam yesterday. I am not sure why I revert to blond-o-rama when I get flustered, but that's what I do. Not only did I block on the EASIEST verb conjugation of them all, but I also tried to say this sentence:
"The doctor thinks that the Arab world will reunite once again in the future."
and instead said:
"The doctor thinks that the Arab world will reunite once again in the library."
Awesome.
But hey, it's done. I think I passed, and the only downer is that I have to someday have a normal conversation with my professor again -- I'm afraid I've been permanently branded in a not-so-positive light. He's intimidating as it is, so now I'm just uber terrified of him.
Still. It's over and I can forget about it until they post results at the end of the month. On to bigger and better things.
After the exam, I met up with my parents and some of their friends from home who happen to be on vacation in Paris, and the five of us had a great time visiting the city. The weather was beautiful and I was happy because of the end of exams. And we did a LOT of walking, so hopefully gravity will start doing a little somethin'. I can definetly feel the weight of Romulus more now than ever, and last night, after all that walking, I felt like he might just drop right out. If only it were so easy...
So now I'm heading out for one more trip to the Social Security place (grrrr...) and then off to the foot massage. Not a bad idea after all that walking: bring the baby down but keep the feet happy. I like it!
That's a huge library!
My Arabic professor would have just burst out laughing. He always does that when we identify ourselves with the wrong gender, too, but we're at a much lower level than you are!
Our good friend here just had her baby yesterday, so maybe there's something in the air! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!
Our good friend here just had her baby yesterday, so maybe there's something in the air! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!
hi! i keep thinking about you, every day. it sounds like you're doing pretty well, all things considered!
do you think you can ask the boy to post once romulus comes, so we all know?
i have to go shopping for knitting needles so i can make you a baby scarf. maybe it'll be ready in time for winter!
lots of love,
~sophie
Good idea, Sophie, I'll ask him about it. He knows how to do it, so I'll get him on board...
Yes please have someone post Lee, I am so excited to hear! Can you believe it's almost here? It was very nice of Romulus to wait until after your exam.
Yes please have someone post Lee, I am so excited to hear! Can you believe it's almost here? It was very nice of Romulus to wait until after your exam.
Apparently I am so excited that I have to post twice :)
So, does Mastaqboul mean Completed, or did you just think of a better title for this post? :)
Wish you all the best in the next couple of days!!!
Love,
Andrew
i saw the title on my RSS feed list, and i got really excited. Then i realized it was about your exams (not that that isn't exciting, too).
Definitely have someone post when the big event happens. I'm thinking about you :)
I can see INALCO arabic manual using that kind of extended metaphor in their dialogues:
Hassan-As I said, ya Ali, the arab world will unite not in the battlefield, but in the narguile cafe.
Ali-You are mistaken, Hassan. It is the library where the arab world will unite.
And it will continue like that, and then the professor (still the same one as I used to have?) will explain everything we didn't get.
I've been catching up on american arabic textbooks for next year--very intuitive and thus nothing like the french style!
hey leeann, i've been following your blog for awhile now and just wanted to say good luck with the accouchement! i hope everything goes smoothly when the little man finally does arrive.
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