I'm not particularly active on social media these days. This includes sites like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, and so on. And to be honest, I kinda prefer it that way. There's too many distractions on those sites.Tons of dopeamine-inducing short-fo...
The first alphabet was created somewhere around 1800-1750 BCE. It originated in Ancient Egypt and was used as a writing aid for Egyptian Hieroglyphs. Since then, hundreds of alphabets have been created over the years, with many of them inspired from...
A lot of people share tips and tricks for learning languages. Some of them are pretty good. Others, not so much. But there's one tip I learned back in 2023 that has made a profound impact on how I learn languages. In fact, without this tip, it's poss...
Listening is a critical part of any language. It's one of the 4 main skills besides reading, speaking, and writing. But how do you do it in a way that doesn't drive you crazy?You can think of listening skills as a set of stairs you climb. Each time y...
A few days ago, I finished the Spanish course in Duolingo. It's not the first course I finished. That honor goes to the Esperanto course. But it's the first course I attempted when I created my Duolingo account many moons ago back in 2014. The Spanis...
Ellouise Louis dropped out of school in the 10th grade. For most people, that's where it would end. But not for her. Instead, 8 decades later, at 90 years old, she finally received an honorary GED, fulfilling a lifelong dream of hers. Let that sink i...
Spanish is one of the world's most popular languages to learn. And that's especially true here in the United States. We share a border with Mexico, which is the largest Spanish-speaking country by population size and after English, Spanish is the sec...
You may have heard me talk about Lingopie in previous emails. And that's for good reason. It's a solid platform for immersing in content in your target language and currently they support over a dozen languages. But it's not just the content that mak...
Learning a language requires stepping out of your comfort zone. And nowhere is this more apparent than when it comes time to speak. If you've been on the list for a bit, then you probably know that I take an input-based approach to my language learni...
Many people think of learning a language as a solo endeavor. And to be honest, there is some truth to this. You have to pick the language you want to learn. You have to dedicate time each day to learn the language. You have to stay on top of your stu...
