Learning Portuguese

I started my Portuguese lessons yesterday afternoon. Meu professor e o Senhor Arcenio (my teacher is Mr. "Are-sen-you".) I go twice a week for an hour and I get homework!! I can count and write numerals but it takes a bit of practise to listen and understand, especially when shopping! This morning I tried to read and translate the local newspaper. The article was about the heavy rain and flooding last Tuesday and the Emergency Response team's response to it and further possible flooding. Sadly, many people lost their homes. I think I will take the article to my professor and get him to read it back to me and see how I did I in the translation/ comprehension.