The Writing Blahs...Not Much News.

It's time for an update of some sort, but I don't have much that's "news".

Tomorrow I will begin my 5th week of classes. Time is flying it seems. I can't believe it will be October in just a few days.

For anyone that cares, we have now been at least acquainted with all 6 cases of the Russian Language. To give you an idea what that means (remembering that Russian also uses Genders- M, F, Neuter and Plurals)...that means adjectives and nouns and such could potentially have 24 different endings. Most don't because there's some overlap...but still.

Most of our classwork and homework the last week or so has been trying to put it all together...that is, maybe taking a sentence and rewriting it in each of those 6 cases. I've found myself flipping through the pages of my notes a lot lately. I do alright on my homework where I have the opportunity to do that; but trying to speak it in class is another story. Studying and practicing is hard work.

In other news: About 170 current World Racers along with 20+ Race Alumni and Coaches/Leaders spent last week in next-door Romania. I really didn't have the money to go (I can fly across country in Ukraine for under $50.00 but it was gonna cost $500 to go to Romania!). As the week wore on, I got more and more bummed about not being able to be with them. There will be a Squad of Racers here in Ukraine throughout October though and I should have some opportunities to visit with some of them and lend a helping hand.

Finally, I had hoped to skip a week of school at the end of October and help with a camp similar to the ones I helped with this past summer but those plans have changed too. It's a "circumstances beyond my control" sort of thing. Oh well- not going will save me some money and I won't fall behind in my class.