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Date: 18 October 2004 22:43:24
Tonight I didn't want to cry in my Russian lesson. This is a good thing, and considerable progress from the first couple of lessons. Now I'm starting to get the hang of the alphabet (though I still need the crib sheet in front of me just in case) I can have a good stab at reading stuff. The understanding will hopefully follow at some point.
Several of my classmates seem ever so earnest and keen though. It drives me nuts. I have this terrible urge to shout "teacher's pet" at several of them. Maybe if I did some homework sometime it might make me feel a bit less inadequate in their presence. They did ask me a bit about Moldova though, which was nice - now I'm back in the UK it seems so far away, so every now and then the chance to bang on about it a bit gives a bit of a boost to the old enthusiasm.
Earlier today I sent off my dissertation, so they should get it tomorrow, a clear 2 days before the deadline. Cutting it a bit finer than I'd originally intended, but still better than my usual form. I almost didn't want to let it go, it's been such a big part of my life for the last few months, when I finally printed it all out I felt like I'd just given birth.