Our Arabic teacher came back a few weeks ago from a neighboring country, so we've started back up with our lessons! Yahoo! Granted, it's a bit difficult having lessons from 5 - 6 pm, after a full day of work. But I think my tired brain just makes for a good laugh for my teacher, Justin! Jackie and I have lessons together with Justin in our verandah, twice a week. It's really a lot of fun, actually. We aren't following a book or anything, just talking and telling stories and learning from that. Normally, our stories center around the crazy things that happen to us every day - I know the word for "presidential convoy", "soldiers", "minister of education", "rat", "rat-trap" etc... all the important words to know for every day life here! We also know a lot of vocabulary related to cleaning and babies.
Anyways, not only does our teacher get a kick out of teaching us, I'm also great entertainment for the rest of the staff who work with us here. I have to try out the new things I learn, and of course, I make rather a lot of mistakes! But everyone is so good natured about it, and so encouraging, so I just keep on trying... and anyways, it's nice to see people smiling and laughing as they go about their work - so what if I'm the one they're laughing at all the time! I'm just happy I can be so entertaining :)
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I often think I'm saving marriages. I give the taxi drivers, office workers etc something to talk to their wives about. Its like my gift to them
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