Language School Update

Many of you have asked about the our new language schools are going to I thought I would give an update.
Mark and I both started new schools this month. We had been studying together, which we really enjoyed, but it was time for some changes so we have different schools now. We were a little sad to get separated but it is going to be good for us in the long run. Mark's strength has been writing and mine talking and I think we compensated for each other a lot so now we have to really hold our own in all the areas.
Now Monday through Thursday Mark goes to the University of Lisboa for 4 hours of class. He has a wide variety of Nationalities in his class and has met lots of new people. On Tuesday and Thursday afternoons he works with one of our old language teachers, Rui. Mark really enjoys this time and it gives him lots of time to practice talking.
I go on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays to a small school that is just around the corner from our house. Really just around the corner, I walk and it takes about 5 minutes. I am really enjoying my class, it is just me and the teacher so I am really getting challenged! I do all the reading, talking, listening and writing. Last week she mostly just reviewed with me, trying to figure out what I already knew and what my strengths and weaknesses are... last week was easy. So I was thinking I would just be hanging out doing some good review- great. Let me tell ya, my teacher is bringing it this week. Seriously making my head spin but in a good way! I am learning so much. On Thursday afternoons on of our old teachers from our last school comes to the house to work with me as well. We just started last week and I really enjoyed the 3 hours. Being in the house brought up new topics and I was very comfortable and able to really practice talking.
So we continue to enjoy this process of learning Portuguese. There are times that are tough, challenging and when it feels like we will never get good at this language. But for the most part we know why we are doing this, and the more people we get to know, the most lostness we encounter... the more motivated we are... to learn this language, to share the Message!