Wednesday, September 07, 2005

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..