Friday, July 14, 2006

First Week of EPTI

This is the first week of EPTI, which means no strolling on the street, no sleeping late, and no many other things. It is, honestly, a organized course. I can tell the track that the coordinators do try hard to put every useful information together. At first, I found myself not being able to speak up. It's not that I don't want to, or I don't know how to. My problem is that I have no material to say. Sometimes I get nevvous of thinking about speaking to other people. It is unusual to me. I have the language, most of the time, and I don't usually get nervous when I speak to others. Why? Why did such nervousness strike me? This is not a good thing if I really want to survive through the program. Should I say I'm lucky that I somehow found way small way out. I can't say I have totally overcome the problem, but, at least, I'm feeling a progress. Yet, still, I have to remind myself that making mistakes in class is not something to be ashamed of. It is the nature of the class--tolerating people's mistakes, even if they look really stupid. The good thing about this program is that I did get to know a lot of people from different countries and culture. This is really good since I really have to use lots of English to make everyone in the conversation understand my statement. I can't remember if there's any time in my life that English is most frequently used.
Will I survive through the program? I know what my expectation is, and I know there's a to-do list. It's not just about ability. Adjusment of my attitude and mindset probably takes more efforts.
Wish me luck!

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