1. Don’t expect to be very useful for three months or so. 2. Keep a list of things you hear people saying and don’t understand. Periodically ask about a few of

1. Don’t expect to be very useful for three months or so. 2. Keep a list of things you hear people saying and don’t understand. Periodically ask about a few of them (but not necessarily in real time). 3. Get ready for the joy of learning new things - it is a better long term strategy for your brain to go to different environments and learn new stuff that you wouldn’t have been able to predict before. And it’s fun.