Archive for February, 2007



The Octagon - Lesson 1

Today was it. My first step into The Octagon.
Due to a small e-mail glitch, I didn’t get my weekly lesson plan until this morning, and my itinerary kept me out of the house most of the day. Still, I knew what today’s lesson was, so I listened to it about a half a dozen times […]

The Octagon Assessment

All right, all right. Stop hitting the refresh button. I’m here.
I know you’re all anxiously awaiting the results of last night’s language assessment. First of all, I have to say that Aggie is just wonderful to talk to. I’m still struggling a bit with the lousy reception, but that’s going to be my cross to […]

Language assessment

As I mentioned before, I was supposed to have a language assessment with Aggie the other day before I started on The Octagon. Unfortunately, she took ill that day, and we’ve rescheduled that assessment for this evening (my time).
Am I, perhaps, a little nervous? Could it be the faintest flutter of butterflies in my stomach? […]