Whew! Japanese.

[icarus]

Thank goodness.

My Japanese instructor let me (and another person) take the test we missed. She was astonished when I told her I was going to reduce my work study schedule - she had clearly assumed I was going to drop the class.

No way, I'm not giving up.

If I do Japanese, I'll be able to make a great case for my intention to minor in Sanskrit at UW. I will have studied two Asian languages already (Tibetan and Japanese) as well as German and French. Plus I have the foundation in Buddhist studies from Nitartha Institute (not to mention over a decade as a Buddhist nun, study at the monastery in India, etc, etc).

Then I would major in English.

You see, when you apply to UW, you need to make a case that the U has something you can't get anywhere else. So tell me, how many Universities offer Sanskrit? My original hope was to major in Tibetan and minor in Sanskrit, but while the Sanskrit remains, the Tibetan program (alas) was cancelled.

She's invited me to attend the early morning class instead, on whatever days I can. Apparently I'm in the "quiet" class, the people who don't participate and speak, while the early am class has a lot of eager vocal participation. I admitted to her that I am not an early riser (wildernessguru howls with laughter at this vast understatement) but hmmm... I think I'll see if I can make it to that class a couple days a week. I'd prefer to really hear and use the language: I learn much better that way. When I learn from reading, I can never get the words out of my mouth.

Besides, a lively class makes all the difference.

I'm a couple assignments behind on my Philosphy homework, but it is a great, and I mean Great class. Vibrant participation, an energized environment, an open-minded approach. I'll get those done this weekend.

I love the tutoring, and I'm sorry to reduce my hours. But in all practicality, my grades need to stay in that upper range, and from a mercenary point of view if I say "I tutored English for three semesters" it doesn't matter much how many hours per week that was.

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He is. Wonderful classroom teacher and the kind of teacher who becomes a father to his students. Moral courage to go with it, and yet amazingly diplomatic. He has hundreds of friends across the world, and I don't wonder.