At the Half-Way point.

And feeling pretty good. Naturally, I still have a lot I want to learn, but after sitting down and really reflecting, I’ve seriously come a long way guys. I can really have good and full conversations in Chinese. I think I’ve said this before, but It’s gotten to the point where I can remember certain conversations with people, and realizing later that these people are unable to speak English, and that I was speaking to them fully in Chinese. I’ve had conversations with people who say that they, at one point, began to think in the language they were studying. I’m not quite there yet, but with certain words and expressions I am. And it’s encouraging to know that this is only the half way point, and I have another two months to fill in the gaps in my knowledge. 

Any time I have a conversation with a person and I don’t have the words I want, or I can’t understand them as fully as I want to, it motivates me a little more. Also, I need to leave Shanghai fully able to hold my own in the Morehouse Chinese program, because while Charlie came into Morehouse fluent, there is another student, Myles, who entered the same time as me. We became very good friends during our time in 201 and 202, is currently in Taiwan. Before, he and I were both the A students in our class, but while I’ll be returning to Morehouse this Fall with a semester of application under my belt, he will be returning with a full year yall. So there’s a bit of a rivalry there, and although the numerical odds are against me, it wouldn’t be the first time. 

That’s all I’ve got. Sorry for the typos, it’s late lol.