Learning Romanian: Day 1

So, I just finished my first ever Romanian lesson! And it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be! I bought the book Teach Yourself Romanian which is published by the company Teach Yourself, and they make hundreds of books that focus on how to teach yourself various languages using Cd's and a textbook/workbook. I just did Unit 1 and I learned how to say greetings, ask how someone is doing, etc. I actually love the way the language sounds....which isn't what I expected at all! I love Spanish so much and I think its one of the most beautiful languages to listen to and I'll admit I was a bit biased, assuming that Romanian would sound like Russian or some other language that (I think) sounds harsh to the ear. But actually its quite pretty. :-)
I've decided to study/practice about an hour/hour and a half a day, 4 or 5 days a week. I mean, I don't leave til May so I think I've got loads of time to slowly build my skills before I leave. Plus I just wanted a good base on which to support allll of the language that I'm going to learn once I'm actually in training.
But all in all, I'm actually quite surprised by how much I enjoy the language and I'm definitely less intimidated now.

*sigh*

Wow...its just weird that I've begun learning Romanian; it just makes it all so very very real now. Its one of those moments where it feels like everything slows down and I'm somehow able to look at myself and say: I'm learning Romanian. I'm learning Romanian because I'm moving there in 5 months. I'm moving to Romania in 5 months and I'll be there for 27 months. Damn. Am I ready for this???

Well OK, gotta hit the hay-- I start my new job as a preschool teacher tomorrow so I gotta get my rest!!

Noapte buna (that's 'good night' in Romanian!!!!)

Facebook has world domination

Ok so, I know that facebook is teaching young children how to become stalkers one newsfeed/relationship status update at a time and I also know that facebook might be more addictive than crack cocaine but I really really REALLY did not want to admit that facebook is also taking over the world. And by "taking over" what I really mean to say is "has already taken over". The friggin debates the other night were sponsored by facebook. You can rent an apt., buy furniture for said apt. and get a roommate for said apt. all on facebook. You can meet your spouse on facebook and then invite people to the wedding on facebook.....I mean the list truly does go on and on.
And now, when I'm so desperately searching for people who are heading to EE(eastern europe, get with the lingo, ok lol) and for people who are going to Romania with the same group as me, I come to find out that they've all been secretly discussing miscellaneous Peace Corps topics on mother f*%#!@* facebook!!!! So what did I do when I realized that all of this was going on without my knowledge, you ask? Well.... well.... well I joined all the Peace Corps groups. hahaha I mean, I didn't want to be left out!! People were talking about departure dates and what to pack and all that stuff that seems to ridiculously important to me at the moment. So yes, I gave in and am now an active participant in facebook's world domination. But oh well! It's gonna help me get in touch with people who'll be with me on the other side of the earth come May.
Ok, that is all. I'm done ranting. Thank you for your time.