Today was an extremely productive day. Here’s what I accomplished language-wise: a bunch of grammar in the Italian Now! book some VocabuLearn on a 10-mile run verb-related work in the afternoon in a second grammar book. I studied present,…
I was tired today, but managed to be productive anyway. I did eight Pimsleur lessons and some VocabuLearn, worked on Italian verbs, ran errands, and cooked a chicken. I also tried to find organizations where I could volunteer while learning…
I woke up at 7 a.m. today. Since beginning Italian on November 1, I haven’t slept a full seven hours—my usual minimum requirement for well-being—more than a couple of times. I just keep waking up early. Weirdly, most…
A new development: I just realized I can now read my Italian nephews’ Facebook postings—i.e., in Italian! I translated a couple for Brandt. Without a dictionary there are still words I don’t get, but with a dictionary…
I woke up at 5:00 this morning. I am way too hyperactive about Italian. I almost got up to do grammar exercises, but Brandt talked me into staying in bed. I put on a headset, began listening to Pimsleur, and…
This is my 140th consecutive day of language learning. I haven’t missed a single day since I started this whole thing on July 1. I marked the anniversary with a bunch of Pimsleur lessons, grammar exercises, and VocabuLearn. I also…
This morning I tried the flashcards again. More of them are sticking, but at this point I’m not moving them into the done box until I get them right several times in a row. Certain ones I get wrong…
I have finished all 90 Pimsleur Italian lessons. It took me 19 days. Now what am I supposed to do? I am trying to concentrate today on additional Italian studies (books, vocabulary, etc.), but now that I have no more…
I’m still trying for an Italian job. Today I wrote to the Italian Trade Commission on the Upper East Side asking for (uncompensated) work. I really, really, really want to be surrounded by Italian full-time. A language exchange thing…
This morning it seemed to take forever to get to the Bronx. Fortunately, I had grammar and vocabulary exercises to keep me company on the subway. I arrived at Mike’s Deli, located in the back right corner of Arthur…
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