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Foreseeing Freetime

Foreseeing Freetime

So, school has been busy. Good busy, but busy nonetheless. I accidentally started studying the Thai language and am apparently enrolled and doing fairly well in a Chinese language course that I already have credit for, and apparently achieved the minor last term, but hey, that’s cool. Languages are fun. Loving how Thai is built~ They wrap vowels around consonants and are grammatically similar to English with the SVO thang. Good stuff. Sticking with Chinese solidly though. So much good…

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Wow! Summer!

Wow! Summer!

Okay, so as with all seasons, this one is tempered with hope, struggles, a feeling of newness, its connection to history, possibilities, and limitations. Completing a term of study with two A’s and a B is a pleasant achievement. The B was in a course that was incredibly difficult for me and required so much time that if I were to do it all over again… I might choose differently. Hah! The English courses were great. Thankfully, the next course…

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So, I’m a student now~

So, I’m a student now~

Beginning the fourth week of studies at this university setting is a moment I’m viewing. My entire brain is inside-out. Grammar-wise that is. I’m putting the verbs later, stopping the use of the word ‘do’ and putting time up front. My mental reflexes aren’t all that are being reshaped. . . My physical experience of trying to learn to write is a new and different thing. The homework that’s being handed to me includes regular lists of 25-40 words that…

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Mandarin Chinese-Language App Comparison

Mandarin Chinese-Language App Comparison

Anyone who knows me knows that I am a student of languages. I’ve enjoyed dabbling in Vietnamese, getting really into Korean and learning little bits of Thai, so that I’m not too much of a tourist when I’m a tourist and can get around alright. Hah! These days, I’m a resident of Wenzhou, China. Here, I hear two languages spoken regularly, one of which I am studying. The local language “Wenzhou Hua” is a regional language that is spoken by…

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