Ahem, I did pass the 'English as a Second Language' test. So, as it turns out, I CAN speak English. It turns out I CAN understand English after all, who knew? OK, on a serious note, it was not easy. It was four hours long (and yet we hear that an adult's attention span is just under ONE HOUR!!). It was pricey (the price was in US $). It was away from home (I travelled the previous night to the city where I took the test) - I slept in (a very posh, as it turned out!) back packers (but the price was not bad at all). I got lost, the police had to take me to the back packers after I wandered around like a vagabond for 4 hours (no one had any idea where Berea is :-( ) ....maybe the area was called something else the second before I arrived there...... The test was tough, I should call it an exam actually because it was a proper exam in every sense of the word. I had to think, listen, compose, comprehend, watch out for trick questions, block out noise from outside, not l
Resisting the stereotypes.