Why Cree can't take a holiday

All of a sudden, it's December.

Tomorrow will mark 3 months that I have been in the program, and if you recall I gave myself that length of time — one term — to see if it was for me. Simply put, I am happy to report that it is.

The last day of class is Wednesday December 14. I worry that I may not be diligent enough to keep myself at least a little bit in Cree over the holidays while I am away. Our first day back is January 9, 2006.

I know a few speakers (not least nikâwiy, i.e., my mother, although she's got a different dialect) but as I have learned, not all speakers are natural teachers. But you make do, right?

Meanwhile, you can see my blogging has taken a back seat to the school work itself, so I hope to catch you up soon on my big 10-minute paired dialogue, the end-of-term assignment that me and my main language ally Roberta have been working on since September. I also recently attended a conference in Saskatoon on Prairie languages. Lots to report, but I have to go class in, like, nisto cipahikanis (3 minutes), so it'll have to wait.

ekosi,
Rick