so, we officially have one week left in tangier.
i have thoroughly enjoyed this summer, and cannot believe it's almost over. i guess i can never believe that summers ever end, but this one is especially hard to see ending.
despite the fact that i put myself through yet ANOTHER summer of CLASSES, and despite the fact that it was incredibly difficult to leave kalamazoo, this summer turned out to be indescribably wonderful. indescribable. don't ask me to describe it.
so, we're finishing up the last full week of classes, cranking out a term paper in arabic, getting ready for our final exam, doing last-minute souvenir shopping, and trying to squeeze in time at all our favorite places... and we have to take these frickin oral proficiency interview/exams again.
dang.
we took the exams on sunday. and despite the fact that i left the interview feeling like an arabic-blundering idiot, i found out that i jumped four levels in my speaking ability. i can now officially claim advanced-low proficiency. whatever the hell that means. regardless of my cynicism though, i am really happy with those results. i still think my initial scoring (novice-high???) was not correct. but i'll take the final result, no questions asked.
money well-spent, state department.
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