Today the Arabic Department hosted an Arabic Picnic for all the students. Even though the weather was not agreeable at first (cloudy, foggy, about 60 degrees) eventually the sun came out and it turned into a really nice day. I know most of the professors that teach in the Arabic program but I met a new one today. The reason I hadn't met him yet was because he tea
ches Intermediate II (the highest level in the summer language program) and he is from Ghana. The map on the side shows where Ghana is, since most people have no idea. He was really nice and asked if I wanted to practice my Arabic. I said sure, so we started a simple conversation that continued for about 10 minutes. So at the end, I said "Ma'salaama" (goodbye) and he said "I give you an A-". I was like "....thanks, I didn't know I was getting graded?" Adamantly, he said "If you were in my class, I would give you an A-!". Confused, I walked back to my friends. But then, I realized that he was trying to compliment me and I also realized that I would be thrilled to get that grade in Intermediate II. Hopefully I will be able to come back next summer and be in the Intermediate I class. In a few hours I will be leaving for San Francisco!!!
ches Intermediate II (the highest level in the summer language program) and he is from Ghana. The map on the side shows where Ghana is, since most people have no idea. He was really nice and asked if I wanted to practice my Arabic. I said sure, so we started a simple conversation that continued for about 10 minutes. So at the end, I said "Ma'salaama" (goodbye) and he said "I give you an A-". I was like "....thanks, I didn't know I was getting graded?" Adamantly, he said "If you were in my class, I would give you an A-!". Confused, I walked back to my friends. But then, I realized that he was trying to compliment me and I also realized that I would be thrilled to get that grade in Intermediate II. Hopefully I will be able to come back next summer and be in the Intermediate I class. In a few hours I will be leaving for San Francisco!!!