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Learning Like a Child: Host Family Flashback Part 2

Learning Like a Child: Host Family Flashback Part 2

By on April 24, 2010 in Kyrgyzstan, Language Learning, Soviet Travel

For seven long weeks I lasted as a regular in the Kyrgyz family… Read more. Somehow, now when I think back, I don’t know how I did it.
Some days were more trying than others. As a complete newbie to Russian, I quickly realized just how much brain power I expended at my lessons constantly thinking, translating and deciphering all day

April 24, 2010 · Read full story · Comments { 12 }
Learning Like a Child: Host Family Flashback Part 1

Learning Like a Child: Host Family Flashback Part 1

By on April 19, 2010 in Kyrgyzstan, Language Learning, Soviet Travel

When a language is just so different from your native tongue, the best thing you can do is to forget about any preconceived notions you have about language structure and just attempt to learn it like a child.
I learned my lesson the hard way… Read more – by spending countless portions of class time hounding my poor teachers as to why

April 19, 2010 · Read full story · Comments { 8 }
Getting Caught Up: Part 1

Getting Caught Up: Part 1

By on May 2, 2009 in Australia

I apologize for the delay in new posts. I’ve had every intention of posting updates, but whenever I thought about it, I was just too tired. Brooke has been super busy! I almost didn’t have time to remind myself to breathe, which is pretty scary, but let’s just say I’ve been busy for a reason. In the process, this is… Read more

May 2, 2009 · Read full story · Comments { 2 }