Sup Y’all? I couldn’t resist that snappy title, which is also and not coincidentally the name of the book that I am using to improve my Croatian. The Italian part that is. It always makes me giggle when I read … Continue reading
Sup? So there I was sitting in the garden enjoying the fruit of my labour. Birds were cheeping, the sun was shining and the only thing disturbing me was the occasional cloud. In short, I was pretty chilled when all … Continue reading
Sup y’all? Well, today, dear reader, I’m going to write about realistic expectations in general, and in particular how this leads to learning a language to a B1 level. This is something that I have been giving some thought to … Continue reading
Sup? I don’t know if you remember, but I was recently musing on whether or not I should continue learning Croatian. The very fact of putting pen to paper helped me make my decision, which is to park it for … Continue reading
Sup? It’s been a while, and I hope that you are all keeping well. I’ve been extremely busy and am metaphorically putting pen to paper as I can’t decide what to do next (language wise). Let me set the scene … Continue reading
Sup all? I have taken a slight liberty with this title as I haven’t quite been learning Croatian for two years. But it’s time for an update on my progress, and I’m heading for the two year mark so if … Continue reading
Sup? How y’all doing? I’m lying on the floor, listening to the torrential rain currently drenching my part of the west country while Max Gazze plays Sotto Casa in the background. My evening has been for want of a better … Continue reading
Sup all, I’m writing this to remind myself as to why stickiness is important. Hence the link from my language and goals. One of my favourite exercises is the kettlebell swing, and one of the books by Pavel Tsatsouline (Kettlebell … Continue reading
Sup all? It’s been a while for one reason or another. Time maybe. Surface Languages is a site a run in my spare time in between my day job, other sites and interests. I also have to admit that my … Continue reading
Sup all? There was a brief interlude of blue sky this morning which coincided in a lifting of my mood – also brief. Confidence or causally related? I tend towards the latter. So, that’s me, but how are you? I’ve … Continue reading