Learning to Play

In the first day of May in the year 2010, I bought my very first Student Violin from a store, I bought it with my winnings from a drawing competition. Right after I started to study playing it by myself for at that time I am looking for someone to teach me, A violin teacher or also a student that can teach, that's when I remembered the brother of my high school classmate. He actually asked me first, he started the conversation by asking " is the violin in your picture yours?, did you play it?" and I quickly answered " Yes, It is mine and I started studying on how to play it a few days ago", and he offered, " Why don't I teach you?, I still study but I can teach"; I replied again " Right now I can't afford to pay for the lessons, but I think I can save up for it".
On October, I cannot remember  what day but the same year, I started my lessons under his teachings. He is a very good teacher, I learn fast and by that time I learned different pieces that are for beginners. but, there is only a little thing that is a problem, there are days that he's not teaching me; Although I can understand because he is still a student like me and have other obligations, If he's not teaching me, he will just extend the lesson on the days that he teach. There came up the a Month or two that I don't have lessons because of his obligations like school activities, school orchestra rehearsals and performances, out of town trips, by that time it's December to January a festival of music, It's an annual habit for the culture arts and music performances including Orchestras whether a school orchestra or a professional orchestra, I clearly remember that I learn/can play the Minuet 1 from Book 1 of Suzuki for violin during those times, and the progress of learning is slowing down. by May of the following year,  I have entered a School Summer music Camp conducted in a Catholic School sponsored by a friend of mine, I am really grateful to her, from there she offered me to replace her from her violin studies at the same school in the reason that she cannot manage her time due to work. Up until last May I continued my lesson, the progress is not noticeable by me, but I have wondered that is my progress too fast? did I hurry myself or is it still slow in accordance to not absorbing some of the lessons thought? but still I am happy that I reached a certain level that I have not noticed.
I am still planning on to continue my lessons, but I have to save up more by doing work. I think it still can wait but I have to retain practicing so the skills will not fade..