Learning Arabic When I first set out myself from high school I didn't really think what course should I take in the university. But then my father suggested me to study Arabic in overseas since I'm the only one in my family that had been learning the language in school. I did think a lot as this decision will pretty much affect my future. 'I hope it'll be easy' or so I thought. Well, at least I don't have to do calculation which I hate the most. So, here I am in this foreign land for almost 8 months now. But sadly, my Arabic doesn't improve much. People say when you're learning a language you had to practice talking in that language which sadly, I don't. I'm just being a reserve person. I hardly go anywhere and talk to the people. I have Arab friends in university but it seems like I don't really get along with them. Maybe because of our different cultures and what not. But I guess I just use that as excuses for my passive behavior. And what I have thought all this time that learning Arabic might be easy for me turn out to be as hard as doing calculation. I have no problems learning النحو. I love learning that. But my only problem is when I study Arabic poetry. I have no idea what my professors lecture in class. I have notes taken from friends and I tried reading them to no success. I can't understand. At this rate, how I wish I had taken different course instead. I have no idea that I'll be learning this incomprehensible poems. But still I have a long way to go to complete my studies in this three years degree. I hope I'll be doing okay in the future. I have read somewhere that 'confusion is the beginning of understanding'. So, to myself and people who have a similar situation like me out there, 'Hang on, and let's try our best!' :)