is it because i lied when i was seventeen?

This journal is still alive, I swear! For the past two weeks we've been having issues with our internet connection, so I've had to rely on my dad's hotspot (which can be inconsistent) or on campus Wi-Fi. Pair that with the fact that my commute has rendered me exhausted most days, I haven't really had the time to sit down and write an entry, though I have been reading everyone else's. 

However, I would like to share a small victory I had today. I'm taking French I, which is French for basically beginners. I know a bit already through years of on-off self-study, so it's been a relative breeze so far. Today, we talked about the seasons, the months, and the days of the week (I told you it was for beginners!) and we had to each tell the class when our birthdays were... in French, of course. Well, my professor noticed that I said "j'suis/chuis" as opposed to "je suis", which is like an informal version of the latter. It's common in spoken French, but it's one of those colloquial things that I guess wouldn't be taught in a formal French class. So he actually recognised that, and pointed out how it was obvious I already had some background knowledge. I never had any formal instruction in French nor do I get the chance to converse with actual French speakers, so despite that my "competition" - for a lack of a better word - consisted of people completely new to the language, it still was nice to be recognised in that capacity. I'm currently in the process of making my mark here in college, so I feel like this tiny thing steered me towards a positive direction.