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How I learned Teeline shorthand

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.
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Babbel
The unexpected joy of being bad at French

The unexpected joy of being bad at French

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

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.
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Babbel
Say my name

Say my name

How learning a new language helped me to untangle my heritage.
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Babbel
What speaking Spanish taught me about self-care

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.
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Babbel
Adventures in (German) babysitting

Adventures in (German) babysitting

To these two sisters, language learning was a game every bit as exhilarating as clambering over monkey bars.
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Babbel
My missed opportunity to grow up bilingual

My missed opportunity to grow up bilingual

I never learned my family’s language, but I cherish the snippets I do know.
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Babbel
Learning a language for love in Costa Rica

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.
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Babbel
Lost and pfand in Berlin

Lost and pfand in Berlin

Berlin is a small city with a big personality. Much like the city, every neighbourhood is an adjective.
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Shruthi Subramanian
How learning German alleviated my dismay

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.
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Babbel
How I learned to hear again in French

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…
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Babbel
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