my first arabic class hello there, yesterday i took my first arabic class... it was also my first italki skype session... i was bored and went on the instant tutoring and found an arabic teacher right off the bat--- this can be a very hard language because of the alphabet so i'm still getting used to it i didnt really learn anything new conversation-wise because my teacher is trying to show me the alphabet first but he did teach me al salam and how to write it. TODAY, today i practiced the alphabet by myself with some apps i download for free on my iPad and i saw the teacher on the instant tutoring area so i decided to have another class. today i felt more immersed in the class since i had a feel for some of the letters and he was teaching me how to write some words... although my vocabulary is completely inexistent in this language i feel as if i will soon be able to read it fluently. writing it will take a bit more time but also seems possible. I will continue to do these classes for some time but i know i will soon have to stop them because of school. i feel very excited about this language. ma3a assalamah (goodbye)