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yesterday, one of the older woman from canada who's in the program stopped me and introduced herself. she said she's been meaning to talk to me, just you know, as another lesbian - if that was a fair assumption to make - (i told her it was. haha) who just thinks it's really great that i'm so out and seem so comfortable with myself, since when she was my age it was dangerous to be out. me made me smile and made me a little sad at the same time, thinking of all the people like her who'd grown up in less tolerant times. i don't know what i would have done.
other than that i've been walking a lot, and reading a lot. i finished The Chosen - i was a little worried when the first chapter was just a baseball game, but it was actually pretty good. and it was really well timed, like, in avram's class we were talking (in yiddish) about the origins of hasidism, and then later that day, i opened my book to start reading - and it was the chapter where the dad just explains the origins of hasidism to reuven! perfect. class review, in english.
it's weird that the program is almost half over already. i feel like i've learned a lot, but also am so much more acutely aware of just how much i don't know or understand about this language. c'est la vie, nu?
other than that i've been walking a lot, and reading a lot. i finished The Chosen - i was a little worried when the first chapter was just a baseball game, but it was actually pretty good. and it was really well timed, like, in avram's class we were talking (in yiddish) about the origins of hasidism, and then later that day, i opened my book to start reading - and it was the chapter where the dad just explains the origins of hasidism to reuven! perfect. class review, in english.
it's weird that the program is almost half over already. i feel like i've learned a lot, but also am so much more acutely aware of just how much i don't know or understand about this language. c'est la vie, nu?