Open Mind- Melissa

Todays speaker was very good. We were lucky to have him come talk to us. I was very impressed that he knew 8 languages! The first thing that I found interesting was that when he first was in Italy he hated it. He had to decide over the summer if he wanted to go back or not, and he decided to go back. I also thought it was interesting how he talked about the german language using prepositons not only for objects but for thinking too. I think the story of Father Steve deciding to go back to Italy can relate to me, not giving up on Chinese and coming back for a second semester. I have to be open minded about trying new ways to memorize characters and to enjoy learning the language.