improve my Hebrew

My vocabulary is still expanding, including my academic vocabulary. I am going to practice speaking more, because I want my sentences to flow more naturally.

I am taking many Hebrew classes this semester. Hopefully it will help.

For now, I will just do this by doing well in Hebrew class. I will spend a little of my spare time reading, listening to music, watching one clip on YouTube, and looking up words. My Hebrew needs to be perfect for grad school.

I just checked out Pippi Longstocking!! In Hebrew, aka. מי מכיר את בילבי בת-גרב?

Yay!

האם כדאי לכתוב משהו כאן בעברית? אנסה. בדרך כלל אני שמחה שהתחלתי לכתוב שוב בעברית. לא שאני יכולה לכתוב טוב, ואפילו הפסקתי לכתוב שירים (איני יכולה לכתוב כשאני לא עצובה), אבל אני מנסה. אני רוצה לפנות למכללות בישראל…לעולם לא אוכל אם לא אמשיך לכתוב וללמוד. טוב, אז אני צריכה לכתוב אם התקדמתי…אני חושבת שלא, אבל עדייו יש זמן. אראה מה יקרה במאי. כמו בשיר של נינט טייב, הכל יכול לקרות

I got Hebrew keyboard stickers for my keyboard. Not only does my keyboard look awesome, but I can type faster too! I even know where the vowels are!

I have been spending my time watching Israeli movies, listening to music, and reading the Israeli news feeds that I have added both to my Gmail web clips and to my iGoogle page.I will take an intermediate Hebrew course this semester. I am excited to make progress!

יהיה טוב

I’m done writing poems in my journal for the moment. They have served their purpose (to calm me down, to improve my Hebrew, to explore the language, and to do something imaginative). The project has resulted in 48 poems I am proud of, and at least 19 additional ones I liked less. That’s around 70 poems.

I think this was a good journey, and I’m looking forward to next year.

Does Anyone Know A Good Site to Blog in Hebrew?

I currently write (bad) poetry in Hebrew (sometimes it’s good, though), and I would like more people to check the grammar and to comment on it. I currently write at Livejournal, but I have 5 “friends” and they don’t read it frequently…

Any suggestions?

...is that I have no idea how to tell whether I am improving or not! I am doing well in my Hebrew class so far, but I feel like my Hebrew still sucks. I need to learn more, and faster.

(I need to be born in Israel so I can be fluent.)

הלוואי