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Update from Cali - KPWSerpiente - 11-07-2006
Well the noobs on this forum don't know me and the OG's don't like me but these facts will not stop me from dropping a little update.
I'm (still) out in Monterey, California at the Defense Language Insitute. I'm currently in the second semester of the basic Urdu course. I received an A for the first semester which was pretty sweet, in my opinion.
I wish I could do what Evan once did when asked I asked him to cite from the Qur'an (google search for out of context translations) but they actually expect me to learn this shit and I am trying to oblige them.
In case you were unaware Urdu is a mongrel language spoken mainly in Pakistan which features equal parts Arabic, Persian, Sanksrit and English. My instructors also throw in plenty of Punjabi slang for fun.
Currently I'm just trying to get through this course so I can move on to the cyrpto/surival/aerial training but I am makeing it a little tougher on myself because I plan to take the proficiency test in both Urdu and Hindi which will require learning the devanagari form of writing and what I hope is no more than three hundred Hindi specific words.
I'll see NoVa for the first time since I left this past March this coming Christmas day. I'm pretty excited to have a few weeks off.
That's all I got,
-T
- Andy - 11-07-2006
That's awesome Travis. Glad to hear you're doing well.
- Mike - 11-07-2006
very cool stuff, glad to hear you're doing well.
- ScottyB - 11-07-2006
good deal man. hope you're liking cali.
- CaptainHenreh - 11-07-2006
Glad to hear from you, we miss your shit around these parts.
- Feersty - 11-07-2006
Let us know when you get back in town. Happy to hear you are enjoying things now, Airman.
Re: Update from Cali - Maengelito - 11-07-2006
KPWSerpiente Wrote:Well the noobs on this forum don't know me and the OG's don't like me
:?:
we just miss your pegleg wheel hop action! glad to hear you're doin well and challenging yourself
- WRXtranceformed - 11-08-2006
Awesome dude, hope to see you soon. How is your girl?
- Ryan T - 11-08-2006
Good to hear from you man, glad things are going well for you. I'm probably going to be taking a class in Arabic next semester, should be interesting.
- Sijray21 - 11-08-2006
nice update T! i'd love to be where you are now. Montery is an awesome location and i hope you're enjoying your stay.
- KPWSerpiente - 11-08-2006
Thanks ya'll
Quote:I'm probably going to be taking a class in Arabic next semester, should be interesting.
Arabic is a pretty crazy language. I'm not sure how much you can tackle in just one regular college semester but if you get into it I can probably find you some good material to aid you in learning.
-T
- JustinG - 11-08-2006
gald to see yoru doing good
- Scrubber - 11-12-2006
Arabic is a nightmarish language to learn. We send our guys to classes 40 hours a week and it still takes them several months just to get a beginners grasp of the language. Hows DLI for working for you? I got a Puerto Rican buddy in the sandbox right now and he learn English pretty well coming out of DLI school.
- KPWSerpiente - 11-13-2006
Which guys are our guys? And I don't know about nightmare...I'd choose Arabic over Korean or Mandarin...if they had bothered to ask me.
-T
- Ginger - 11-13-2006
Glad to hear you're making good progress, man.
I spent three years living out in Monterey while my Dad went to school at DLI. I hope you get to enjoy a little bit of the area... how long will your stay last?