Hallo! Did you watch Run Lola Run this month? Have you seen it before? What do you think? Time for a Run Lola Run discussion. I’d seen Run Lola Run before, but I figured that after visiting Berlin for the Polyglot Gathering, I would be feeling pretty inspired to get a little more of a Deutsch fix. Yikes. I feel […]
READ MOREI’ve been dying to share this with you! So way back in October at The Language Show Live, I spotted a flyer at the Europass stand for their Viral Video Competition. Videos? Promoting languages? With a prize?! I had to enter! So me and Ashley headed to my grandparents house one dark evening to borrow their creepy garden to make […]
READ MOREIt’s December! That means Christmas joy will be filling your ears and eyes from now on and it’s more socially acceptable than it was last month. Hooray! Embrace it, guys. To get you in the mood, I’ve compiled two (yes, two!) festive 8tracks playlists. One is a multilingual mix of Christmas music from around the world including covers which might […]
READ MOREHave you seen this year’s John Lewis Christmas advert? If you live in the UK, you’ve probably just rolled your eyes and switched off, or let out a little yelp and a tear. If you don’t live in the UK, you’re probably reading on to find out what the heck I’m talking about. John Lewis is a British department store […]
READ MOREAfter 6 weeks, 20 lessons and 3 different tutors, my italki Language Challenge is complete! Hooray! But what did I think? Was it fun? And possibly most importantly, has my German improved? Was it fun? Definitely! Finding a good tutor (or in my case, good tutors) was key to my success. Having a variety of lessons motivated me to keep […]
READ MOREAlmost half way through the italki Language Challenge and I’m still alive! I haven’t been swallowed into the depths of German grammar never to return, nor have I been so overwhelmed I’m rocking back and forth in the corner. Nope. Still going, still learning and still loving it. I made a rough plan of when I’d need to have lessons […]
READ MOREOver the weekend, I finally uploaded my Public Language Challenge Pledge to YouTube for all the world to see. That’s it now, the pressure really is on! Over the weekend, I also had my fifth German lesson via Skype as part of the italki Language Challenge so I’m officially a quarter of the way there, which seemed a good point […]
READ MOREThis year I’m committing. I’m finally taking the plunge. I’m going in head first and I don’t know if I’ll come out alive. Well, I’m hoping I’ll come out alive, and I’m hoping I’ll be speaking better German when I do. After almost 18 months of learning German with the Open University, I’m feeling pretty happy with how much I’ve […]
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