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Real Language Stories: How to be fluent in vulnerability in a year

Lexie Grace
Date : October 7, 2022
Categories : Spanish ,Real language stories ,Language learning
Tags : Perfectionism ,Language community ,Language self study ,Teach yourself a language

For Lexie Grace, learning Spanish meant learning to be vulnerable, too

Real Language Stories: Ten Years of Russian

Dack Powell
Date : September 1, 2022
Categories : Real language stories ,Language learning
Tags : Language learning tips ,Russian ,Language community

What started with a nerdy crush on the Cyrillic script ended up launching Dack into a 10-year love-hate relationship with Russian. Here’s what he …

Real Language Stories: Becoming an Imperfect Language Learner

Heidi Lovejoy
Date : July 18, 2022
Categories : Language learning ,Real language stories
Tags : Perfectionism ,Language learning tips ,Italian

Upon moving to Italy, Heidi Lovejoy wanted to learn Italian, but her perfectionism was a bigger obstacle than anticipated. Making progress required a …

Real Language Stories: French, Fast and Slow

David Guy
Date : June 20, 2022
Categories : Language learning ,Real language stories
Tags : French ,Language community

My language learning journey started in an American high school. I studied French for four years. I was a serious student. I had always felt drawn to …