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 Brian_N Pro Member Canada Joined 5769 days ago 200 posts - 202 votes  Studies: English*, Russian Personal Language Map | Message 201 of 248 13 June 2009 at 2:26pm | IP Logged | ||
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While the free time I once had has been substantially reduced due to recent positive events learning of Russian continues unabated. The penalty for relocation and reestablishment was minor thanks to Russian being firmly established as a habit previously.
I believe this change will be a favourable one. Despite having less overall time available, Russia itself has just come into my reach. Nothing I could achieve on my own would be able to match the progress that could be made by surrounding myself with native Russian speakers and having native Russian teachers. Before year 1 is up I will see Russia with my own eyes. I need to put Russia into context and form an opinion of whether it has a place in my life. Times have changed and I must change with them, practical considerations must take priority. Moscow and St. Petersburg have been identified as the two primary cities. Moscow is the Federal Capital, and St. Petersburg used to be the Federal Capital. These cities will be bypassed. Any culture can make their capital cities look impressive and for that reason alone they will be ignored. I want to see what Russia really looks like. I'm thinking Volgograd should be an excellent first choice. But I will make up my mind for sure later. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Brian_N Pro Member Canada Joined 5769 days ago 200 posts - 202 votes Studies: English*, Russian Personal Language Map | Message 202 of 248 13 June 2009 at 2:48pm | IP Logged | ||
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Day 122
Well I found my native Russian speaker. Working on the particulars of the ‘agreement’ now. As predicted, my initial impressions suggest that she is a student. What are her qualification?...um native Russian lol. She seems eager to teach me Russian though so that’s a plus. I figure $25 an hour for about 4 hours a week should be a decent wage. I could probably get away with offering her $15 an hour, because she is ‘so eager’, but no I don’t want to go down that path trying to bottom out her wages. Last thing I want is a pissed off Russian teaching me Russian. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Brian_N Pro Member Canada Joined 5769 days ago 200 posts - 202 votes Studies: English*, Russian Personal Language Map | Message 203 of 248 17 June 2009 at 4:21am | IP Logged | ||
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Day 126
Well didn’t even meet my Native Russian tutor yet and I’ve already decided I’m firing her ass. We agreed that she would teach me Russian @ $25.00 an hour. Any Canadian, American, Brit or Aussie would understand perfectly what that means, $25 for 60 minutes of work. And in our last conversation she throw’s in “Academic hour” and apparently that means 1 hour is actually 45 minutes. 2 words...f**k her. I will not pay someone $33 an hour to teach me Russian. $25 an hour was very reasonable and even a little generous. It was a fair offer and I will not negotiate or compromise on my terms. And now I that I feel quite annoyed, that offer has just been rescinded. It could’ve been interesting. Pity. Whatever though, there are more Russians out there and with a little bit of luck...maybe the next one will have an understanding that 1 hour = 60 minutes. Edited by Brian_N on 17 June 2009 at 4:45am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| keith1569 Groupie United StatesRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5658 days ago 61 posts - 64 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Sign Language, Spanish | Message 204 of 248 17 June 2009 at 4:59am | IP Logged | ||
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oh dude thats so gay! i have never had anyone ever say an academic hour for stuff! man
even my academic hours in college were 1 hour haha..im liking your log a lot though man keith 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| SII Senior Member Russian FederationRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5796 days ago 184 posts - 194 votes Speaks: Russian* Studies: English | Message 205 of 248 17 June 2009 at 4:18pm | IP Logged | ||
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In Russian schools and universities the size of teach courses and the workload of teachers are measured in academic hours.
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| Adi Newbie United States Joined 5820 days ago 33 posts - 33 votes Speaks: English* | Message 206 of 248 17 June 2009 at 10:09pm | IP Logged | ||
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I don't understand why she would make such a big deal out of 15 minutes...
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| Brian_N Pro Member Canada Joined 5769 days ago 200 posts - 202 votes Studies: English*, Russian Personal Language Map | Message 207 of 248 21 June 2009 at 3:38pm | IP Logged | ||
Yeah it was kinda gay, was thinking I should go to work and be like "Yeah, boss I only want to work academic hours..." I sense I would be fired too lol. Edited by Brian_N on 21 June 2009 at 3:58pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Brian_N Pro Member Canada Joined 5769 days ago 200 posts - 202 votes Studies: English*, Russian Personal Language Map | Message 208 of 248 21 June 2009 at 3:41pm | IP Logged | ||
That’s the funny thing, she didn’t. She said as naturally as we would say good morning or thank you. There was no hesitation whatsoever. If she had any ill intent I definitely didn’t pick up on it. My guess is that she chose the method she was most familiar with for teaching and learning based on her experiences (Russian educational system) without considering how such a system would be viewed here in North America where it is not unheard of for people to be paid by the minute. She has a decent control of the language yes, but as for culture...she still has a ways to go apparently. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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