Second day

It's the second day of school today.  I have made new friends yesterday and made arrangements to walk to school with one of them.  Coincidentally, she lives in the same block as me.  When I got out the main door this afternoon, she was already waiting for me.  As we walked, we chatted and we've learnt more about each other.

In class, there were a few more new faces. More new friends.  We continued with yesterday's lesson.  We read short passages and answered questions, sort of like a comprehension exercise.  Then, we had to do writing as well, a letter. 

It might sound daunting but it's challenging and I love it.  I tried to use whatever words I have learnt to write.  I also asked my friends and learnt a lot from them as well.  That's mainly how the lessons are taught here.  The teacher would teach and then we would do the written work.  We would help each other or we could use the laptops in the classroom to use the online translator.  But if we still have problems, we could then ask the teacher.

The work is quite intense.  After going through my work, I felt very mentally tired.  I thought I had been at work for hours, but when I looked at the time, it was not even two hours!  Luckily we were able to work at our pace.  The teacher gave us more than enough time to complete the work so I have to learn to take my time and take more breaks.

Tomorrow and Friday, class starts at 8 am.  I can foresee lots of yawning ahead.  I have to remember to get enough sleep so that I would be fresh and alert when I get to class, so no more watching tv or internet surfing till late.