as I try to make my way through the ordinary world.

[highways]

My ever evolving schedule.

monday 20:10-21:55 外文習得 Second Language Acquisition (Primarily in English; some lectures in Mandarin)
tuesday 18:20-20:05 Chinese Night School
wednesday 15:10-17:00 台灣現代劇場文化史 A Cultural History of Modern Chinese Theater (Entirely in English)
thursday 10:10-12 書法 Calligraphy (Entirely in Mandarin)
thursday 13:10-16 實用華語二 Practical Chinese II (Primarily in Mandarin; explanations in English when we need them)
thursday 18:20-20:05 Chinese Night School
friday 9:10-12 英詩導讀 Introduction to Poetry (Lectures in Mandarin; assignments and readings in English)
friday 19:15-21-55 德文二 German II (... idk yet, probably in English, German, and Mandarin)

Now that looks a bit harder, doesn't it? oh god This is still subject to change, and very likely will change, until I actually for real register next Friday.

My new Chinese teacher was super impressed at all the characters I know for only having studied Chinese for a year and a half, which supports my theory that my Chinese teachers in Arizona were insanely demanding, sinister and sadistic people. She was also impressed by what I can say but I'm a bit more skeptical at that praise; she might've just being nice on that one, it was hard to tell. My Chinese sucks, anyway. I better get better at listening, though, and fast, because of the freaking poetry class. It's all in Chinese, but luckily they're describing poems in English so I ... sort of know what they're taking about. But basically I need a tape recorder and an electronic dictionary like yesterday.

Comments

[highways]

seriously do you speak even one word of mandarin

[thor]

Language is overrated.

[highways]

she said, in English

[thor]

[highways]

[thor]

[highways]

why are you ignoring my IMs

do you shun language even that far

[thor]

yes.

[highways]

fuck you.

[thor]

light you on fire.

[highways]

answer my IMs or I'm not talking to you anymore, man.

[thor]

you wouldn't do that

[thor]

... would you?

[thor]

she did!

[thor]

but why?!

[thor]

[thor]

[highways]

DON'T DO THAT

[thor]

OR WHAT

[highways]

[thor]

YOU WOULD SHOOT THESE PUPPIES

[highways]

oh god are you talking to yourself on my journal

[thor]

not anymore!

[highways]

i hate you

[thor]

no you don't!