Final Reflection of sorts:

So its the end of the year for me, and I guess I kinda have to go back and look at what i have accomplished during the course of this class. The highlights of this class for me I guess really boil down to the massive amount of information that I took in in such a short amount of time. The sheer difficulty of the undertaking was really an achievement in and of itself. I guess the main problem that I had through out this class was also the difficulty of the language itself. That was the hard part. in order to really and honestly learn a language, you have to be immersed in it 24\7. You can have other things in your way, like school, or any other kinda deal. You have to be completely able to give yourself over to the topic that you are trying to learn. And that is not possible in a lot of circumstances. So, I think that both Ben and I did the best we could under the circumstances that were presented to us. That being said resources such as the tutor down at Ga State University and Chinese pod were really helpful. That eased a good percentage of the stress and tension that were originally in the air. However, the difficulty level was still extremely high and thats what made this an independent study class. In conclusion, I guess what I should end up saying is that I believe that i have learned alot and my presentation tonight will show that. It was a good semester.

Chinese pod update so far:

So, far Chinese pod has gone really well. i don't think its beneficial to either of us if i just post links, so what i have been doing, is lining the work that my tutor gave me with the lessons that I get on Chinese pod. this is providing to be very helpful with regards to my progress. so quiz me, this afternoon.