Category Archives: learning curve

Take Two: China – You Kicked My Ass!

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Heather

Gentle reader: This is a radical re-write (or maybe an extension?) of a post about the trip to China that I wrote in my last blog. You can read that here. I am taking a course called “Damn Fine Words” which … Continue reading →

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Language Learning for the Linguistically Challenged

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Heather

Learning Bahasa Indonesia for me is like climbing Mt. Everest. After six months on and off in the country, I decided to do something about my complete lack of knowledge and hired a teacher. My teacher has a great, bubbly … Continue reading →

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Sometimes We Just Have to Punt…

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Heather

Day one of teacher training got off to a SLOOOWWWWWWW start. Merda sent me a message telling me to take my time, and we ended up starting – with speeches – at almost 11:00 instead of 8. While I was … Continue reading →

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