/lit/ - Literature

Hi, everyone. I'm Ethionon. I said I'd do an update when my intensive Ge'ez course finished, which was Friday. It has been rather difficult, and I don't think the intensive course has left me as knowledgeable as a regular, semester-long course would. I got burnt out in the beginning by studying Ge'ez all day everyday in the beginning because that was what was required for the 6 week class. I talked to the instructor about dropping out, and we renegotiated the workload, although the other student for the course was already slacking from the beginning. After that, Ge'ez became much more manageable, but I am still burnt out. Nevertheless, I see vast potential for the utility of this language. Since the beginning, which was made more rough by administrative issues that have been completely resolved, I have been motivating myself by thinking I will be the only person to know Ge'ez in my state, probably even in the entire history of my state, and I'm white. Another thing that kept me going is all of the unread manuscripts out there for anyone to read for free online. I wouldn't have been able to make it through this course without my knowledge of Hebrew and Aramaic (Semitic) and my time in other languages, Latin and Greek.
That ends my disjointed post. I will continue to study Ge'ez, quite possibly with the instructor as my tutor. If you have any questions about Ge'ez grammar, learning, or resources, I'd be happy to answer them.

Bros, I'm learning Ge'ez now. Wish me luck.

Imagine you are a straight man. You've got a wife and kids. One morning after a night out, you wake up naked and in bed with a man. That's what it feels like for me to be learning Ge'ez right now. What the fuck have I gotten myself into?