It's All Greek to Me

Learning another language is far from easy. Not as difficult as passing a camel through the eye of a needle, but difficult all the same. Luckily for me, there are some rather slow learners in my Chinese class, so if I just want to get by (to just get by is an expression that means doing just enough work to pass a class, or keep your job) it's a piece of cake. At least at the moment.
The problem, however, is that I want to do more than just get by. I really do want to learn Chinese. But, like learning English, it is a slow process. There's no magical way to learn fast, and no pill I can take in order to be able to speak Chinese by tomorrow morning. Wouldn't that be nice. Of course, if there were a pill, we probably wouldn't appreciate the ability to speak a new language as much, because it took no work or effort on our part. So, we can take pride in learning. I believe that's mostly a good thing.
Anyway, it is a beautiful day here in Connecticut. A good day to get outside for awhile, go fishing, have a picnic, go for a walk, or read a book under a tree. So enjoy, be well, and stay out of trouble if you can!