July 13, 2010: classes

Hola, All! Yahoo; I´m able to get on the computer (computadora) again today! My first class in Monteverde was wonderful! My teacher´s name was Royner and we just seemed to click from the start. I was extremely fortunate in that I was the only student, so every class was geared to me and my level. Royner spoke slowly and made sure I understood what he was trying to get across. Also, we played lots of games in Spanish. He also teaches English at night, and when he found out that I taught English to non-English speakers, he invited me to help in his class. That was really fun! I helped him on 2 nights (of the second week) and on the 3rd night he had a conflict and asked me to teach for the first hour!
As is the custom of CPI, every week you get a different teacher. So the second week my teacher´s name was Dunnia, and there were 2 other students, Ele and Nico. Both of them have a greater command of the Spanish language than I do so I did alot of listening. All 3 of them spoke faster than me so I needed more help understanding what was going on. After class on Tuesday I asked my teacher, in Spanish, if she could ask me more questions during class so that I could talk more. Well, she must have thought that I wasn´t happy because one of the directors asked me if I wanted to move to another class. I said, No, that I just wanted to have the opportunity to talk more. She then set me up for FREE tutoring for the next 3 afternoons!! I tell you, this is a great school!
This week my teacher´s name is Gerado, and there is only 1 other student, Christopher, a high school student. Gerado is speaking slower than Dunnia so I am understanding more. With only 2 of us, and similar in Spanish comprehension, we are both getting alot of talking time. Today we got to play charades, acting out irregular verbs and professions. I probably don´t have to tell you that I loved it! And, was very good at it! We are starting to get into material that I don´t know so things are getting a little harder.
Thanks for all the comments and emails! I´m very happy to get each one!
Love you, and chao for now!
Dawnie

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