Finally back from Bratislava! In fact, I'm on the train back to London now, so I best make this short!
I won't say anything more about the gathering than that I loved every second of it, and I'm rearing to get back into my languages. I've not done anything at all these past few weeks and as you can clearly see I was only just clearing Clozemaster before that.
I don't know if I've mentioned here, but last Tuesday was my last day at work. Of course I've spent the week since in Bratislava and - ironically enough - haven't studied a bit, but I'm hoping to change that. I have a month and a bit before I'll be moving to Sweden and although I have lots to do in the intervening time, including a trip to Cyprus and a trip to Paris, I'm hoping to dive back in.
I'm also, temporarily, going to take up tourist Greek. We'll be in the Greek speaking area of Cyprus and while I know that pretty much everyone I come across will speak English, I still want to make the effort. Being in Bratislava and not even having the words to say hello, please, yes, no, thank you and goodbye was frustrating and uncomfortable. I'm not yet sure how I will approach the language. I actually dabbled in biblical Greek when I was about 9 or 10, so I'm hoping that the alphabet comes back easily. I also know that my half-remembered Cyrillic will help me with this. Otherwise, I have absolutely no idea, but that's okay!
Okay, a bit more gathering stuff. I decided that by the next gathering (which I will obviously be attending!) I will be comfortable speaking French and German, and that I'll be able to get beyond the 'Hyvä päivää's in Finnish. I have also not decided whether I should learn Catalan... or Spanish.
I know, the language I said I'd never felt any desire to learn! What a bombshell!
My train is approaching the station now so on that note, I shall leave you!
À plus!