Making Progress with Online Arabic Lessons

So far, I have received 20 hours of Arabic lessons. I usually have two lessons a week. Despite the seven-hour time difference between my teacher and me, my lessons are always scheduled at a reasonable hour, which I am grateful for. My teacher, Shahed, is charming, and I am motivated to impress her by studying!

In the first month of lessons, I learned basic speaking phrases. The next month, I learned the Arabic alphabet and began reading and writing in Arabic. One of my recent homework assignments has been to read and translate a paragraph written entirely in Arabic. I am amazed that I can do this after only two months!