I am learning about 11 languages on Duolingo but I’m still doing the rotation. I found that learning latin (and completing the Duolingo course) really accelerated my understanding of the Romance languages so I added Spanish to the mix. Also out of curiousity, Japanese which has been a real pleasure because you learn the hiragana … Continue reading Language Learning Notes 11/10/2021
Language-learning is vital self-care. It wakes me up in the morning before I even make my first mug of caffeine (mostly tea, some decaf coffee but mostly tea), or before my morning stretch/exercise. So I’ve gone from only learning two languages to well…I’m actually quite loathe to tell you how many languages I’m learning right … Continue reading Language Learning Notes 17/07/2021
Since I’m updating everything, I decided I’ll do a quick update here as well. Have I been learning more languages now that I’ve finished all the Latin modules on the Duolingo tree? Nope! In fact, I’m learning LESS. Let me explain. After I completed everything, I was beset by fear that I would lose my … Continue reading Language Learning Notes 28/03/2021
Hullo, First actual book post of the year! I have been mostly reading a lot of academic stuff for my research, and sheet music, but I thought I’d better update this before many more months pass! In short, I am reading way more than in 2020, this list doesn’t include stacks of cookbooks, and academic … Continue reading What I’m Currently Reading 28/03/2021
I’m quite bereft because I’ve finished learning all of the modules on the Duolingo Latin tree. I suspect they’ll add more content at some point because they’ve already upgraded the voices and added the animations. For now, I’ll do the XP challenges on the weekends and keep revising. I can’t dig into Lingua Latina per … Continue reading Language Updates 28/01/2020
I did say I was going to do Chess and Languages updates but somehow I never got around to it. Languages Greek — I’ve decided to give the Greek a break till next year or till I finish my Latin lessons on Duolingo. I do miss it but I think three languages is my limit … Continue reading Chess and Languages Updates 20/10/2020
Fully a month since I started this blog, so I decided another of these posts was necessary even if I’ve been reading more sheet music and literary theory/academic articles than novels. On Beauty — Zadie Smith Finally properly reading and enjoying this one. House of Salt and Sorrows — Erin A. Craig Enjoying the Gothic … Continue reading What I’m Currently Reading 10/08/2020
First post of shiny new books & reading, language learning and chess blog! My reading’s been severely impacted by my deadlines, Everything That Is Going On In The Real World and my music/language learning. I’ll be posting about my music learning over at Growing Fins, but on this blog I will detail this new journey … Continue reading What I’m Currently Reading 10/07/2020