LPI And Assessment Interviews

Today, I had to go into Chisinau to take my LPI (language proficiency interview) and assessment interview. I had my LPI first, and it went better than I thought. I understood everything but 2 things my interviewer asked/told me. Mind you, I didn’t always understand every single word, but I understood the content of the phrases/sentences. It started off with simply asking things about my life: what I was doing in Moldova, where I live, what I did before joining the PC, what I do in my free time, and describe my host family. I tried my best to just use what I know and not try to formulate sentences I was not sure about. I probably sounded like a 2-year-old talking.

I was also given a fictional situation to ask questions about. My situation was that my school will be closed and I need to find out details. And after I asked how long it was closed and why it was closed, I couldn’t think of anything else to ask in English, let alone Romanian. Oh well. I will still need to continue to study Romanian, but I still think I did better than I was expecting. I’ll get the results in a couple weeks.

I also had an assessment interview, where I meet with Nina. It was pretty chill without much pressure. Nina was just checking on me and how I felt. She asked for some feedback for Practice School and technical training. She also suggested that I help with PST next summer. She thought I would be a helpful in PST, which was nice to hear. Overall, I think my interviews were successful.