Stop complaining!!!

When I read my blogger since I got to Buenos Aires, I realized that I haven’t written many happy things… Mostly were my complaints of how weird, how unorganized things are here. This shouldn’t happen! I’M HAVING FUN TOO IN BUENOS AIRES!!! (>_<) It’s just that so far things have been quite tiring and hard for me. Classes are not yet settled, I’m still struggling with my Spanish and I still don’t know my way around… Speaking of Spanish… Mario was right. Getting an A on our Spanish exams doesn’t prove anything. I have to try harder! I know I can do this… My host mum and my friends are very helpful, so it’s now a matter of time and effort that I put into...
Hasta ahora, las cosas no están tan fáciles pero yo sé que todos van a mejorar. Espero… espero…

Rough day in BA---STRESSED!!!

I have gone through many times where I don’t understand what was going on around me due to a language barrier. This is not the first time I felt like a lost person in a strange planet. Today was the day that I felt that I shouldn’t have come to Buenos Aires. I should have just stayed at Wesleyan, being at a place that I have felt comfortable, and know the language on top of all. Right now, I have no idea was what going on in class, because I didn’t understand the professor.
I’m kinda blaming myself because I didn’t spend enough time reviewing the readings and didn’t make enough effort to learn more Spanish. I shouldn’t have gone out that Saturday doing nothing really exciting. I should spend more time studying! In a way I don’t want to be too hard on myself, but I think I have to.
One pressure that I have right now is to be able to speak the language as I speak Japanese, and hopefully better. I want to speak the language without much hesitation, like when I speak Japanese. I know I’m not excellent in Japanese, but at least I’m at the level of comfort that I’m no longer afraid to use the language. I should force myself to speak more!
Tomorrow, I’m going to work harder and more focus! Insya Allah, tomorrow will be a better day, Amin..