School in Peru is hard. There are many factors that contribute to this. I have three Spanish classes and one more which consist mostly of small field trips and lots of reading and writing in English. On Monday and Wednesday, Rob teaches Conversación Avanzada and Gramática Española. On Tuesday I have Literatura Peruana with Fernando. Each Spanish class is three hours long and is taught almost entirely in Spanish.
I think part of the problem is that the classes are 3 hours long. It’s just a really long period of time for me to get through—to pay double attention to every word that my professors say so I don’t miss something. The other problem is the amount of homework we’re given. Some of the assignments seem a little too farfetched. And I can’t keep up. It’s been so impossible while living in Peru. I’m trying to absorb as much as I can about this country—so I’m constantly on the move. It’s hard to justify sitting down for hours in front of my computer while I could be out having a real conversation in Spanish. I definitely learn more and enjoy having conversation. So it feels a little mixed up. I’m still getting decent grades here but they’re below my average grade I receive at home. Everything is much too disorganized for me to be truly successful.
My favorite class is Literatura Peruana. Fernando is a brilliant guy and I love listening to him teach straight from his brain. Often, he will whip out little sketches on the whiteboard when he wants to explain a term but is having trouble getting the facts across in English. I agree on many of the topics we have discussed and it’s fun to learn what we have in common.
I think part of the problem is that the classes are 3 hours long. It’s just a really long period of time for me to get through—to pay double attention to every word that my professors say so I don’t miss something. The other problem is the amount of homework we’re given. Some of the assignments seem a little too farfetched. And I can’t keep up. It’s been so impossible while living in Peru. I’m trying to absorb as much as I can about this country—so I’m constantly on the move. It’s hard to justify sitting down for hours in front of my computer while I could be out having a real conversation in Spanish. I definitely learn more and enjoy having conversation. So it feels a little mixed up. I’m still getting decent grades here but they’re below my average grade I receive at home. Everything is much too disorganized for me to be truly successful.
My favorite class is Literatura Peruana. Fernando is a brilliant guy and I love listening to him teach straight from his brain. Often, he will whip out little sketches on the whiteboard when he wants to explain a term but is having trouble getting the facts across in English. I agree on many of the topics we have discussed and it’s fun to learn what we have in common.