Back to Russian

One thing that's taken a back seat since coming to Russian has been, oddly, my study of Russian. The first I was here, I was focused on settling in; the second and third weeks, on teaching; and since then, on looking into grad schools. I have been more interested in going out and actually being in Russia than in going over aspect pairs and case endings.

The second week I was here, however, I did go in and take a placement test for Russian lessons. I placed into "elementary" (the beginner level), as I had expected. Soon thereafer, I was told there is currently no class available at that level but was offered the chance to take private lessons at what I deemed an outrageous price. Naturally, I decline.

Over Scrabble today, however, one of my fellow teachers said that he too is looking to start some Russian lessons at the elementary level. He and I could probably form a class together and split the cost of private lessons in half. We have decided to go in on Monday and ask the RFL (Russian as a Foreign Language) Department about it.