I have made some new friends, from my intensive language class. It's a good way to make the transition into a new country, that's for sure. I love the cultural diversity. Classes consist of up to twelve students and in mine there was me, the only native English speaker, a Brazilian, two Romanians, two French, an Italian, Portugese, Filippino, Thai, Russian and a guy from New York. Of all those, some of us are meeting outside classes for meals on a semi-regular basis. I am particularly good friends with the Brazilian, French, and Russian students. They all speak fluent English which is both lucky and unlucky for me. Occasionally, when our teacher was away, we would join another class where there was a Columbian, Palestinian, and several Italians. Occasionally we talk about customs in our respective countries; festivals, laws, and similarities and differences between languages.
