Finally back to learning, but the intensity is far from desirable. I probably need to just sign up for a C1 exam
I wonder, whether my boss will accept that as "formation" (well, we are in a bilingual canton and the hospital takes pride in bilingualism among the employees), or I'll have to take a vacation day.
As to my 1:1 strategy review:my level stuff. It is a very good option.
So, right now the "procrastination German" is
Speexx, which I really want to finish already. The exercises are of value, but not all of them. But drilling more connection words and prepositions and tenses and stuff, it helps. The "my level" is now
Sicher C1, on demand of the new tutor. I've just reserved two classes for next week.
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The highly unfortunate odyssey with the scammy language school is unfortunately not finished. Really, don't trust language schools, no matter the reputation, no matter how big. Ask everything before hand! Have everything in writing! And do not ever trust their "oh, that will be easy to solve, once we get to this point". Insist on answers.
-I am asking to have the main contact person changed for someone else. I dislike lying or at least promisses of stuff that is not possible (he should know his job better), I dislike hypocrisy (such as switching vouvoyer and tutoyer depending on who else in email's copy, and the whole spirit and style of the message with it), and I dislike how he just stopped doing his job in regards to my husband (=helping with organisation and keeping him on track at a reasonable pace) as soon as I ask for my refund, but at the same time accusing me of mixing the two problems up.
-They haven't given my money (over 1000 francs) back yet.
-They've proposed a "solution", that would have been acceptable back in January. It's what I sort of proposed as acceptable back in January, before I moved away. 2 extra hours for the same price (which would make the price per hour a bit more palatable). But I am now living a 90 minutes drive away from their school, I have a much different schedule yet again, and I no longer want the same study plan.
So, I am waiting for their response (gonna remind them this week again). Either I'll get my refund, or I need the 10.5 hours in a different town nearby and with a well designed plan agreed on beforehand. If I have to pay so much for my stupidity (=never trust a teacher or a school. Ever! Always insist on everything agreed on before hand, always have everything in contract, keep written proves of any promisses and agreements), at least I want to squeeze some value out of it. And I won't ruin my weekends by driving 3 hours for their expensive class.
Really, this is shit. But it is still working for my husband better than the previous attempts. Well, at least it was, until the school stopped giving a shit about him to make me shut up and accept their scam.
Oh, and good news: my husband is about to finish his degree. He finished his final work and will defend it in a few days (it's also his final exam). This will really be a huge relief for us both and he can finally focus fully on French and then on job hunting.
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And I have an unexpected problem. While I don't miss living back in the Czech Republic, I am enjoying far too much Czech scifi and fantasy books and crime tv shows right now
It interferes with my SC! I need to get more disciplined.