"But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance."- St. Peter. "And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come." - Jesus.

Tuesday, December 04, 2007

Classes

Some have asked to see some pictures of my University. My classes are held in the faculty of languages. It is a good half hour walk from the main campus of the University, but thankfully only 10 minutes walk from my door.



The building is quite old and soviet. The University recently received some money from the government. Instead of spending it on tuition and student facilities, they are simply refurbishing the rooms.





It would be nice to have more comfortable chairs though. These wooden ones can get quite uncomfortable at times.

My biggest problem at the moment is that my teachers are simply teaching me from books. They are not taking the time to prepare lessons for me that are appropriate to my level. Sometimes the content is quite over my head. I am slowly getting through to them.

4 comments:

Sue-Ann said...

I love reading your blog and read it at least four times a week. I don't comment much because I feel like a bit of an intruder into what is really a conversation with family and friends. But I love reading about your lives in K, I love the photos, and I often wonder about you all and how you are doing. I love Abigail's Spot - our daughter Zephyr is a similar age, so I often think of how I would manage living where and as you do with a two year old. So thanks for sharing, and sorry for not being more friendly and encouraging!
As for language learning - it's hard work. A year from now and you'll be amazed at how much you know! I know that sounds trite, but I pretty much always felt like the stuff was too hard...

melodochka said...

Hi Sue-Ann,

please don't feel like an intruder, you're not a stranger. You might not be a подруга but you are certainly a знаком.
Please feel free to comment as often as you like, I enjoy it. Your encouragement means a lot because you have experienced Russia and you understand.

Thank you!

Pasha said...

Oops, Melody was signed in. That last comment was from me.

Sue-Ann said...

oh, and I thought I was getting a little warm welcome from the ever smiling Melody!!