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12 Things Learned About Russian Language Learning

By on December 13, 2011 in Kyrgyzstan, Language Learning, Soviet Travel

In this post I take a personal journey down the road of things learned about Russian language learning. What words can I just not say right? How much more can I complain about the absurdity that is Russian? You’ll have to read to find out!

December 13, 2011 · Read full story · Comments { 12 }
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Week 4 Wrap-Up: Holy F#*k, I Know Russian

By on November 26, 2011 in Kyrgyzstan, Language Learning, Soviet Travel

And we’re done, people! I told my teachers that I surprised myself during my final week of lessons. Big improvement from the week before, thanks to finally getting good sleep and no longer being ill.

November 26, 2011 · Read full story · Comments { 7 }
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Thinking in Russian

By on November 14, 2011 in Kyrgyzstan, Language Learning, Soviet Travel

Learning Russian is a tough process! What do I do to keep my morale going strong? I focus on the small gains. This week’s small gain involves… well… I’m sure you can guess!

November 14, 2011 · Read full story · Comments { 12 }
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Russian by Candlelight: 1.5 Weeks In

By on November 10, 2011 in Kyrgyzstan, Language Learning, Soviet Travel

I have studied many languages now in my time, but I have yet to master any of them. Latin in high school was not about speaking. Italian was learned in college, but I was never good at conversing. Spanish in Guatemala was a small triumph when I found myself booking tours and arguing with people without thinking too hard by the end of it. But Russian…

November 10, 2011 · Read full story · Comments { 7 }
Day 114: More Info About the London School in Bishkek and Kyrgyzstan Travel

Day 114: More Info About the London School in Bishkek and Kyrgyzstan Travel

By on April 25, 2011 in Kyrgyzstan, Language Learning, Soviet Travel

Well, well, lucky people setting off on travels. I’ve been getting a few emails and messages from around the block asking me about travels and language study in Kyrgyzstan, and guess what — it’s making me jealous!
It also appears that my post talking about the London School in Bishkek… Read more was helpful, but maybe not helpful enough, which is

April 25, 2011 · Read full story · Comments { 0 }
Day 75: Getting in Touch with Locals (How I Roll, Part 1)

Day 75: Getting in Touch with Locals (How I Roll, Part 1)

By on March 17, 2011 in Guatemala, Kyrgyzstan, Language Learning, Soviet Travel

How do I get in touch with locals and the culture? Glad you asked! This is the first post in a series on getting in touch with locals during travels. Check back for more, or subscribe via email to never miss a beat.… Read more
On my own, I’m kind of a quiet traveler. I can be happy browsing the local culture,

March 17, 2011 · Read full story · Comments { 8 }
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Is the London School in Bishkek a real place?

By on November 1, 2010 in Kyrgyzstan, Language Learning, Soviet Travel

I get quite a few emails asking me about The London School in Bishkek. In case you were wondering, Bishkek is in Kyrgyzstan, and The London School in Bishkek is actually a fantastic little language school there – yes, a REAL place!
When I was first searching for things I could do in Kyrgyzstan… Read more, I got the idea

November 1, 2010 · Read full story · Comments { 9 }
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 }
Avoidable Mistakes

Avoidable Mistakes

By on January 17, 2010 in Female Travel, Language Learning

I have to apologize again for the late post. I was tagged a while ago now by Michael of The Mobile Lawyer blog to make a post on all the avoidable mistakes I’ve made in order to help others out in their travels.
… Read moreWell, the reason it took me so long is because I just couldn’t think of much! For

January 17, 2010 · Read full story · Comments { 9 }

Food, Vodka, and More Vodka

By on April 27, 2008 in Kyrgyzstan, Language Learning, Soviet Travel

One of the perks of being involved with a language school is meeting all the interesting people that come and go. We have a nice little community of people to hang out with, which also opens the door for meeting other Kyrgyz families. This week, Ryan and I were invited over to Jamie’s host family’s “mansion” for a typical dinner… Read more

April 27, 2008 · Read full story · Comments { 2 }