My language learning in 2021
Tết 2022 is fast approaching – Chúc Mừng Năm Mới! What a year 2021 was again. Through it all I’ve still been learning and practising my languages. This post is my annual round-up of how…
Comparing 3 years of Vietnamese v 3 years of Russian – which is harder?
In 2011 I arrived in Vietnam ready to teach English after a couple of months backpacking and ready to learn the language. In total I spent 3.5 years in Vietnam between 2011 and 2016. Some…
My language learning in 2020
We’re a couple of months into 2021 and Tết has recently passed – Chúc Mừng Năm Mới! In this post I’ll be reflecting on my language learning in 2020, updating you on what study habits…
My language learning 2019
2019 has come to a close, and Tet is round the corner. In this post I’ll be reflecting on 2019, updating you on what study habits I’ve kept up with and what I’ve changed about…
My language learning in 2018
We’re in 2019 already, and Tet has long since passed but I’m going to sneak in with an annual review of my language learning in 2018. In this post I’ll be reflecting, updating you on…
How I learnt Vietnamese – Part 2
Seven years ago I started learning Vietnamese. Wow! It’s been a bumpy ride at times. I’ve worked hard but also taken long breaks. I reached an intermediate level, what I’d call conversationally fluent some years…
My language learning in 2017
How is it the end of 2017 already? Here’s a now annual tradition to reflect on my language learning over the past year, update you on what study habits I’ve kept up with and what…
One year on: What language learning am I doing?
Chúc mừng năm mới, các bạn! Happy new lunar year of the rooster. I hope it’s a great one for you personally, professionally and in your language learning life too. Speaking of, I’m well overdue…
Have you been doing something?
The last thing I posted is that you should do something, no matter how big or small, to get your learning back on track. Somehow that was 2 months ago. So I thought I’d check…
How to start learning Vietnamese again after a break
Do you like my notepad? It’s pretty. So nice that I haven’t used it yet, even though I bought it months ago. Mostly because I don’t know what to write on the first page. It…