The Semester Ends

We just finished another two weeks of language school. We had been placed in the advanced level class which means that we did not learn any new grammar, but the class focused on reinforcing what we already learned. Plus, there were a LOT of new words we were introduced to. We enjoyed our teachers (Thanks, Edit, Ági, Tamás, Szilvia, and Katalin!) and it was great to make new friends from around the world. Nancy and I did pass our test, but the true test is how well we will be able to use what we learned out in the community.

Here is our class. From left to right is: Katalin (one of our teachers), Helmut (Germany), Maria (Austria), Szilvia (teacher), Nancy, Ági (teacher), Edit (teacher), Mike, John (Ireland). Our day was divided into four classes- two in the morning and two in the evening. We had a different teacher for each class. We enjoyed each of them.


A couple of new friends we made during this course is Riikka Maijanen (on the right) and her daughter (Eriika) and grandson (Touko). Riikka and Eriika are from Lapland which is in the far northern part of Finland. With my Finnish heritage we naturally found a common bond.

Of course, Touko was the main attraction of the farewell dinner at the end of the two weeks. It is amazing how babies can be the center of attention without even trying.