Language School
Friday, November 13th, 2009 | Uncategorized
Here I am with my Phase 2 Amharic Class. I love these people!!
I have been in language school for the past two months. It has been a wonderful time of growing in my Amharic Language Skills and getting to know some wonderful people who are motivated to learn this very important Ethiopian languge. I have been learning Amharic for three to four hours a day, five days a week. I will stop intense language school next week and just receive tutoring two times a week. This will allow me to have more time to volunteer with some of the ministries around town that I have been longing to help out with. I will also get more opportunities to practice Amharic I know with habeshaoo sowoch (The Ethiopian People)!!
I have truly enjoyed struggling with this language, and I will continue to. I think everyone in my class has had a pretty good attitude about learning (or teaching) Amharic. We’ve laughed a lot! We’ve learned how to tell our life stories in Amharic. We’ve learned how to ask questions in Amharic when we don’t understand or need more clarification.
The wonderful thing about learning Amharic and speaking it around town, is that people often tell me that I’m doing a great job with my Amharic, even when I only speak a few words or sentences. This encourages me that much more to speak the language with people. When I speak Amharic, I feel like a whole new world opens up to me here in Ethiopia. Learning a language can be so empowering!!
Last but not least, I would like to acknowledge that my teacher H. (sitting to the left of me in the picture) has been great!! She is a wonderful teacher, confidante, and friend. I am so thankful for her!!!
1 Comment to Language School
I’m so proud of all the hard work you’ve put into learning the language. I trust that God will use your new talents in HUGE ways!
November 19, 2009