Let the lessons begin!

I started my Russian lessons on Tuesday, June 10th. Two days in and I'm still not fluent. What the h#$%? Day one went really well for me, as the material we covered was mostly review (numbers, colors, greetings, etc). Day two, the star has faded.

Did I mention that these are one-on-one lessons that go for 2:15 each day? Oh, and the best part....NO ENGLISH DURING THE LESSONS! Me, the stupid американец (that's Russian for 'American') and a native Russian speaker, Elena, sitting in a room trying to figure things out. She is amazing, I am not. Did I mention that today was a bit more challenging? We are now into the variations of each word depending on the object or gender of the person being discussed. Oh joy, me putting neuter endings on feminine objects. It's amazing Elena can keep a straight face.

We also entered into the all-important arena of one of my favorite topics, food. I now am familiar with many of the food types that I would and would not eat. For example:

курица (koo-reet-za) is chicken
салат is salad
яблоко is apple

I have to do my homework (I have to write out a menu for a 'party' that my instructor is planning. Check out this link if you want to learn more about the Cyrillic alphabet http://www.pbs.org/weta/faceofrussia/reference/cyrillic.html

You can also check out Wickopedia.