I talked with David today. He seems like an upstanding kind of guy. He's no teacher sure but he does know Russian and more importantly he knows how Russian is spoken in Russia. He corrected me on some of my phrases, which he said could be construed as rude or childish and gave me the phrase he would use instead. I only talked for about ten minutes but I dunno, I didn't really know what to say and he sounded like he was doing something when I called so...eh.
Next time I call I'll make sure to have a lesson or questions prepared so I don't just awkwardly babble into the phone. I guess I'm just nervous.
Anyways.
It was a great experience and I really like the idea of getting help with my Russian from a native speaker not just a teacher or a audio program. I guess I'll start preparing for the week after spring break.
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I'm thrilled with your progress! Your plan and your response to the feedback sound productive. Human interaction is so valuable--and David understands how the language applies. This is the part that neither you nor I can distinguish from the lessons. Your emails are clear about your goals, and a 10-minute conversation seems quite reasonable to me. Happy spring break--
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