Revolving stars

I have been using Italki since the start of the year; new year resolution :P and it seems to be working quite well for me. Till date, I have started on 2 packages and the teachers are pretty good. I think it pays to look through the reviews and get somebody that you think you would be comfortable with. The only drawback is that the skype connection is sometimes bad and eats into the lesson time, but it's a technical issue that can't be easily solved. But so far I have no complaints. So, my resolution for this year for language learning is: 1) to sustain the korean lessons for 1/2 hr each week 2) to sustain the japanese lessons for 1hr each week Hopefully by the end of the year, I would be able to pass my N1 (I totally know that I have been dragging this since forever!) and TOPIK 2. I am so contemplating if I should take up the Russian classes too, since it is not as expensive as taking it in Singapore, but I shall KIV till I have more spare time. Time is a luxury...

bad news - I was informed by KLC (SKIS) that there are not enough students for a class they will be refunding me my fees. Because of this, I have to search for alternatives and with my hectic schedule, there are really not too many options. While surfing the net trying to look for a suitable class, I chanced upon italki that seems to have pretty good reviews. The gist of this platform is that it is a marketplace that links foreign language teachers and learners up and payment is through the website's platform. To round up the pros and cons, now that I have used it: Pros - Pay per lesson (which is good for people with irregular schedule) - different types of teachers (you can choose a teacher that you have chemistry with and they have trial lessons!) - cheap! My lessons are about SGD13 per hour, which is cheaper than normal tuition fees for common subjects in Singapore - 1 on 1 tuition which means that I can focus on the areas that I am weak at instead of being bored at ...