Language Resources
A short while ago, my good friend Kerstin Cable posted a question in her Facebook group. She asked, “if you could only study one language for the next five years, what would it be?” I began to type, thinking it would be an easy answer. Chinese – duh! It’s not my native language and it’s the language I speak with Little Linguist, so I need...
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Culture & Cuisine / Travel
One of the things I enjoy doing at home is cooking. Every so often, my mother and I attend a local class, and we enjoy it immensely. When I was planning my trip to Bali, I discovered cooking classes were offered at one of the villas in Seminyak so we decided to sign up. A local chef would teach us to make Balinese food after...
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Language Resources
I am always on the lookout for good audio resources. Because I spend so much of my time in the car, this is where I do the bulk of my language study. For languages like Croatian, there’s not a lot available, so whenever I find something, I’m over the moon. Because my goal with many of my languages is to attain a conversational level, listening...
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Language Resources
It’s easy to think that if you spend enough time with your language’s vocabulary and grammar that one day, you’ll master the language. But a language is so much more than just words and grammar. And in order to effectively learn a language, you first need to learn how to learn. You can be the most dedicated grammar learner or have more points than all...
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Eurolinguiste
March was an incredible month. Not only did my most recent course with Fluent in 3 Months open, but Lindsay, Kerstin and I hosted the very first ever Women in Language event. And it was amazing. April has an entirely new set of milestones in store. A big one being the end of my second Add1Challenge and my intensive Japanese study. What’s next? Good question…...
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Travel
For the first time in my life, I stood in two states. Straddling the Arizona/Nevada border, I looked out at an incredible human construction, the Hoover Dam. I was driving back from Las Vegas after a performance, and decided to make a quick side trip. The Hoover Dam was only an hour out of the way and figured – why not? I got out of...
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Language Resources
After studying Croatian, Japanese has been a big change. And not for the most obvious reasons. While the languages are very different in terms of vocabulary, grammar, and how far removed they are from my native language, none of these things are what made learning the languages difficult. With Croatian, one of my biggest challenges was finding resources, while with Japanese, there are plenty of...
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Travel
Located within the Outram district in Singapore is Chinatown, or 牛车水 niú chē shuǐ, as it’s known to locals. The Singapore Chinatown is made up of four distinct areas, each developed over different times between the 1820s – 1920s. They are Telok Ayer, Kreta Ayer, Bukit Pasoh, and Tanjong Pagar. Each has its own history and is inspiring to explore. Upon exiting the metro, you’re greeting...
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Language Resources
Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to complete a variety of language learning projects. I’ve documented many of these, but before now, they weren’t easy to locate of follow. Now, you can find all of my documented language learning projects in one place. Learning Mandarin Chinese to Pass the HSK 4 Exam Speak from Day 1 Speak from Day 2 My First Experiences Using...
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Travel
Whenever I travel, I find that the things I photograph the most are architecture and doors. I never really considered myself much of an architechture buff, but when I look back at my photos, I find that I’m apparently much more interested in it than I realized. It’s amazing what we humans can create. And there’s just something about how the creative and practical aspects...
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