Monday, September 06, 2010

Click; Starring Adam Sandler

So many people have seen the movie Click with Adam Sandler; the 'comedy' about one guy who gets a universal remote that "remote controls his universe". It surprised a lot of people that the ending was a tear jerker, for most. At one point in the movie, during a meeting at his work, Michael (Sandler), changes the language on the remote. Everyone is speaking speaking Spanish, even him. I wish I had something like that for Lithuanian. It would make things a lot easier. Lithuanian is an extremely difficult langage to learn, I think I'm doing decent. I still don't think I could have a legitamite conversation with someone other than "Hello. I'm good. No, I don't understand you. Bye!" but, I'm recoginizing words in conversation. When I try and think in another language (kind of weird, I know), I automaticaly think in Spanish, but lately a few Lithuanian words have been popping in. Such as taip (yes), ne (no), gerai (good), and such.
On another note, I've been pretty homesick. It was really bad when I woke up on both Saturday and Sunday. I've been having very realistic dreams about doing random stuff with my friends at home, and one vivid dream that I should be in Spain instead (?). It sucks that I love everyone at home so much! I've been keeping in touch with a lot of people but everyone is at least 24 hrs by plane away. It also doesn't help that I haven't really made any good friends at school either. Everyone is pretty nice there, but the class I joined is probably similar to mine in St. Marys. In which everyone is so close and have known each other for years, I'm just the new kid who doesn't speak the same language. I'm really glad I'm playing basketball every day though! The girls are nicer and talk to me in English more. Also, its something normal for me. The practices are very similar to what I'm used to which is nice. I love that I'm not trying to make varsity, play against my friends, or play against someone I don't like. I don't know any of these girls yet. I did my best not to judge their playing ability on the first day, and I think I did well. Another familiar thing is math. I am liking math here. I know how to do most of the problems so far and its easier to understand things because a lot of words are similar. Plus and minus are the same, just pronounced a little differently. Its comforting.
I know my homesickness won't go away in one day, and I won't make awesome friends in one day. I have to make this happen over a peroid of time. Thats part of what exchange is about; see what you are capable of. I miss home a lot but I'm glad that I am here.

1 comment:

  1. I know what u mean about the tear jerker in click. :) might i add that that's why Lindsey Lohan liked math in mean girls. she said it was the same everywhere in the world that's why she liked it.

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