New Language Partner: Meet my friend that I introduced in language class... her name kept changing from Svetlana, to Valya, to Natasha.
Life in Ukraine affords us a lot of joy, but for me there is always the lonely feeling of not knowing how to sit and talk to national friends beyond the basic hello, how are you, good or bad weather dialogue... always having to kind of guess as to what each other are saying or relying on a translator. Time is a major factor in us not being able to take language classes now... basically we are in class all the time, it is just not language classes!
In talking to some friends the other day about this situation, they suggested a young girl who would like to start out teaching Russian and who would not mind our caotic schedule. We already knew and admired her and so we set up a "crazy schedule" for us to take Russian lessons... one in which we would take classes unless we were teaching or busy with volunteer teams or professors or any other situation that comes up in our world. I cannot tell you how much we are enjoying working with Sveeta... she is very energetic and creative and speaks very distinctive so that I can actually hear how she is pronouncing the words.
Please be in prayer for us as we strive to continue with the Russian lessons. Pray for us to understand the grammar and to retain the words and their endings.
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