My Week at School

Well, the good news is that I passed the Latin proficiency exam I took last week (only three more language exams to go!); but the bad news is that the mid-term exam in my class on "The Catholic Reformation from 1400-1560" was impossible. I actually thought I was decently prepared, but he pulled out some minutiae that just . . . wow. Well, it's over. Gotta move on.

Latin

My Latin is coming along. I've been translating a bit of Ambrose and am getting better at recognizing many grammatical constructs. My problem is that while I can more easily determine the grammar of a sentence, my "getting it into good English" is still a bit lacking. My competency exam is October 12th, so I still have a little time to improve.

Latin Befuddlement

Translating these crusty old medieval Latin prayers is going to drive me to the looney bin!