August fried my brain, you guys. I don’t know what happened. Maybe I looked too long at the eclipse? My thinking is as hazy as the skies here (lots of local wildfires). Most of the language stuff I did this … Read More
Привет Август! Hello August! This month I’m joining up again with the cool language learners in the #ClearTheList community, like Lindsay (Lindsay Does Languages), Shannon (Eurolinguiste), Kris (Actual Fluency), and Angel (French Lover). If you have a language blog and … Read More
How did you do with your language goals in June? Did you finish everything you wanted to? Are you where you hoped you’d be halfway through the year? I’m changing up some of my study habits this summer. My husband … Read More
How do you usually feel as a new month approaches? Are you excited and ready to improve your Russian… and then life gets in the way? Here’s a little insurance you can take out- sign up for my monthly newsletter and … Read More
April was a really good month for learning Russian! One weekend, my husband and I went to a tulip festival that was packed with people and languages. We heard lots of Russian speakers there and even met some in the parking … Read More
Wait just a minute. Before you get into this post, tell me- как прошёл твой день? If today has been a rather long day for you, here’s an idea: On to the post! Что нового The One Word … Read More
In lieu of studying Russian, I’ve been amassing an army of matryoshki. Here’s one of the newest additions- My mom sewed this cool apron and a matching set of matryoshki dish towels as a birthday gift. She knows me too … Read More
This is my husband’s desk. None of his coworkers know what приходите завтра means (come back tomorrow), but I think he gets a kick out of the sign. 😉 This was actually a pretty good month for studying Russian, but … Read More
Is it even possible to get much done in a December? It’s more like 30 solid days of panicking (end of the year deadlines, anyone?), planning (Next year I will…), and partying. I hope your December hasn’t been too … Read More
My heart got back into language learning this month! For the first two weeks of the month, I was in Nicaragua, where cops drive Ladas and there’s more going on with Russia than you might think, like this new … Read More