Over the years, I had to deal with a whole lot in my life. Unresolved childhood trauma, issues with my marriage, a move overseas, a miscarriage, giving birth and raising kids in a foreign country. My second pregnancy ended in an emergency c-section because my son and I nearly lost our lives. To make matters worse, I suffered (unknowingly) from postpartum depression. I only realized what was going on years later when my mental health…
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When I was young, my foster mom had a calligraphy set that she never used. I didn’t understand much about calligraphy so I used to just play around with it. Never really learned anything. Fast forward to my marriage. My husband one day explained how he learned calligraphy in school when he was learning the Quran. However, since it’s been many years, he was out of practice. He encouraged me for years Ever since my…
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Why Duolingo Didn’t Work For Me If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably tried Duolingo in your quest to learn a new language, and eventually, you found yourself bored and frustrated. I had previously taken French in both Jr. High and High School, and Spanish in high school as well. Even with all that language exposure, I still wasn’t fluent. So, I thought Duolingo would be the magic solution to finally help me speak French…
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I have a list of languages I want to learn but language learning can be difficult and boring. Back in my childhood, I took French and Spanish. However, I was so awful at speaking that my French teacher told me to never speak French again (yes, I was horrible and his statement was burned into my brain). I felt so bad and unmotivated that I stopped learning even though I understood most of what people…
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