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How I learned Teeline shorthand

I’ve wanted to be a writer since I was little, but no one told me it would require relearning the alphabet.

Apr 1, 2022

How I learned Teeline shorthand

Apr 1, 2022

Babbel
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The unexpected joy of being bad at French

Alongside my frustration, a surprising feeling emerged. Not discouragement — but delight in my failure.

Mar 30, 2022

The unexpected joy of being bad at French

Mar 30, 2022

Babbel
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Enchanté, goodbye

The French aspirated their h’s and swallowed their r’s the same way the Yoruba did, but no one thought that the Yoruba accent was sexy.

Mar 25, 2022

Enchanté, goodbye

Mar 25, 2022

Babbel
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Say my name

How learning a new language helped me to untangle my heritage.

Mar 23, 2022

Say my name

Mar 23, 2022

Babbel
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First Person

What speaking Spanish taught me about self-care

As soon as I discovered the link between speaking Spanish and mental stillness, it took on the proportions of a superpower.

Mar 18, 2022

What speaking Spanish taught me about self-care

Mar 18, 2022

Babbel
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Adventures in (German) babysitting

To these two sisters, language learning was a game every bit as exhilarating as clambering over monkey bars.

Mar 16, 2022

Adventures in (German) babysitting

Mar 16, 2022

Babbel
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My missed opportunity to grow up bilingual

I never learned my family’s language, but I cherish the snippets I do know.

Mar 14, 2022

My missed opportunity to grow up bilingual

Mar 14, 2022

Babbel
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First Person

Learning a language for love in Costa Rica

Navigating love in a new language can be a challenge, but the rewards make it all worth it.

Mar 9, 2022

two macaw parrots kissing on a tree branch

Mar 9, 2022

Babbel
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How learning German alleviated my dismay

Burned out and unfulfilled by my supposedly successful life, I looked for meaning in an entirely foreign set of words.

May 7, 2019

How learning German alleviated my dismay

May 7, 2019

Babbel
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How I learned to hear again in French

When an audiologist confirmed that I’d lost a significant portion of my hearing comprehension, I decided to retrain my brain in a new…

Apr 3, 2019

How I learned to hear again in French

Apr 3, 2019

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