Yesterday I started my Japanese Language class. The Civil Engineering department offers the class so I don’t even have to leave the building. They put me in the second class because I have had some Japanese. I was pretty bad. I can’t understand what they’re saying! I can read and write but I can never comprehend the spoken language. So, they’re putting me in the first class but, since the first month will be boring for me, they are going to give me as yet to be determined “special tasks”. I wish I didn’t have to go back a class because I have decent vocabulary and the writing is fine…I’m just not good under pressure and I have a pretty thick skull. My basic class starts tomorrow and meets everyday. It will be a nice diversion from research and might actually help me get better.
Research is still frustrating. I took two steps backwards and was so excited just to get back to my starting point today. It felt like an accomplishment but in the big picture it was nothing. I have to give a presentation on Monday to two labs combined. Rather than give an in depth talk about my research, I will just give an overview of the University of Illinois, and the research that our lab there is doing. I’ll give some background on what I do and what my goals are and I should be good! Lots of pictures usually helps. Once I get this out of the way I should only have to give another presentation closer to when I leave.
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