Gah!!!!!
This class is chapping my ass, I swear.
I missed class yesterday because of this blasted cold. Last week we had learned the base vowel hiragana (a,i,u,e,o) and the k hiragana (ka,ki,ku,ke,ko). So I assumed we'd learn 5-10 hiragana a week. Seems reasonable.
When I come into class, the sensei had us do a quiz on 10 more hiragana (the s and t ones) which the class had learned on monday, and then had us learn 10 more hiragana today (the h and n ones), and tomorrow we'll learn 10 more.
Whoa whoa whoa, slow down psychobitch! I cannot fucking learn 10 hiragana a day! Not only do I have to memorize the sounds but also how to properly write and read each fucking letter. It's impossible to learn at that speed when you're learning an entirely new language from the ground up.
What's worse is that all the local bookstores do not have the books available (all sold out), so I'm screwed as I don't have the workbooks.
And my financial aid has yet to come in. I filed it at the beginning of August and they showed me I had been awarded $12k for the year, but they can't give it to me until every scrap of paperwork has been approved. I heard someone who filed their financial aid in May hasn't gotten their money either, so I assume I'll get mine in the middle of December.
And the school has sent me a bill. I'll send it to the financial aid office to tell them to get off their lazy asses. So right now, I have enough money to either pay rent, or pay for books. Hard choice. :/