This semester I get to take an Irish for Beginners class and I am so excited!!! We had our first class yesterday and learned how to say hello and introduce ourselves. It is such a cool language to be learning and I can't wait to learn to read and write it. Our class only meets once a week but we have so much material (including audio) that I hope to at least have a basic working knowledge of it by the time I leave in June. As a part of the class we will be taking a trip to An Cheathru Rua, which is a Gaeltacht (Irish speaking area). We will go for a weekend in February and get to immerse ourselves in the language and the culture for a few days. This is my first time taking a formal foreign language class so I am a little nervous. I am praying that God will help me through this one and that I would be able to learn the language and connect with the people better through their native tongue. (pictured is a scene from An Cheathru Rua)
so exciting!
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