As I write this, I’m on week 5 of the 6 Week Challenge with Arabic (more on that later!). This is my second time participating. Last year I joined the challenge with Russian. Both times have been… interesting, and I figured I’d share my experiences. The 6 Week Challenge is a challenge to upgrade your…
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The blog is back..!
In a very, very different form. If you’re looking to read the old book blog (which I no longer update), you can head over here, or check out my Goodreads (which I do update). This blog will from now on be focusing on travelling and languages, but posts will probably be very sporadic.
My Russian Fling
Who knows how long the passion will last, or when the honeymoon phase is over, but right now I’m completely in love with the Russian language. I’m treating Russian as a new project. I’m a few weeks in and so far it’s an interesting experiment. It’s the first language I am learning completely from scratch….
Contemplating languages
I am a linguaphile. I am completely intrigued by languages. I love looking at the links between different languages, similarities and differences, language jokes and memes, and yes, I love learning languages. What I am most definitely not: a talented polyglot. There are many things that get in the way of learning languages properly, but…
[Book] きまぐれロボット by Shin’ichi Hoshi
Shin’ichi Hoshi (1926-1997) is considered to be one of Japan’s most influential science fiction writers of all time… but he’s not very well known among western readers, I think. A few of his works have been translated and are available as e-book, including this little book. You can find out more about Hoshi here.