One of my physical therapists went to Defense Language Institute where she learned Chinese and then later Indonesian. After she retired from the military, she went into physical therapy. It has been fascinating talking to her about language learning and her insights. She said she knew the set of vocabulary for her job very well, but that didn’t always translate to conversational language. At a party once, a person asked, “How do you say cheesecake in Chinese?” Clearly, this word didn’t come up a lot at work. Unless somewhere, at some time, there was an Operation Cheesecake.
I have finally finished all six seasons of Longmire in Spanish with Spanish subtitles. I will miss the good sheriff but it is time we went our separate ways. I started to dread my Longmire time because certain characters or story lines bored me. Even worse, I was beginning to cheat on him by watching a few episodes of other dubbed series. But in the end, I would recommend this series to those who are ready for something to watch in Spanish and like murder mysteries. It was easy enough to understand and the writing was better than other shows I’ve watched.
In the past, I really, REALLY couldn’t stand using Pimsleur (or other programs like it) in my car. I think the 365 Challenge has helped a lot. I still don’t love it, but I find the 30 minute goal motivates me. I know if I turn on my timer app and Pimsleur in my car, I can hit 30 minutes on my commute. On busy days, this has helped a lot.
- Two weeks’ hourly breakdown
- Grammar 0:31
- Pimsleur 3:47
- Reading 0:03
- Speaking 1:00
- Video 17:50
- Vocabulary 4:05
- Total time: 27 hours, 18 minutes
- Challenge Updates this Month
- 30 minutes a day for 31 days - 14 out of 14 days
Polyglot Fitness Challenge - Read 120 pages - 35 pages out of 120
- Watch 20 hours of video – 22 hours, 27 minutes out of 20 hours
- Review Speakly, Clozemaster, and Anki every day - 14 out of 14 days
- Log my food for 31 days - 14 out of 14 days
- Do my exercises for 15 minutes a day – 14 out of 14 days
365 Challenge