tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post3062952784383634771..comments2023-10-31T05:03:38.910-07:00Comments on Letters from a broad...: It's just like starting over!C. L. Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-34245839543309591722010-01-06T10:50:55.202-08:002010-01-06T10:50:55.202-08:00Hey Catherine!!!
Thanks for all the well-wishes, ...Hey Catherine!!!<br /><br />Thanks for all the well-wishes, and I'm sorry it's taking me so long to respond to your comments.<br /><br />Yes, I've been to Italy briefly (see here), and after what little I've seen, I definitely want to go back!!!<br /><br />I completely know what you're talking about with one foreign language coming back when you're trying to learn another. It's as though your brain has one "foreign/alternate" slot for each native language word. That's why I'm being careful to review my Italian while learning German -- I found that when I learned French it completely erased/displaced my Latin (which I was a whiz at, but I've completely forgotten since learning French).<br /><br />Hey Wry!!!<br /><br />We've got to get together!!! I'm still unemployed for the moment, so I've got a certain amount of free time. :D<br /><br />The fact that they're all so quick to switch to English is actually quite frustrating for people (like me!) who want to learn the local lingo. And it will probably start to really piss me off when/if I get to the point where I can communicate easily in German...C. L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-73702234167568608442010-01-06T10:21:20.010-08:002010-01-06T10:21:20.010-08:00Welcome home!!
Great post -- I'm just on the ...Welcome home!!<br /><br />Great post -- I'm just on the tail end of my mid-life crisis, but I am way less on top of things than you are. :-)<br /><br />Just for perspective's sake, my friend who is Swiss/American speaks fully fluent Hochdeutsch (with a slight American accent lol) and fluent Schwyyzerduutsch (with a Bernese accent)...and yet, most of the time when we're out and about in the town, when they hear one WHIFF of an American accent, they will switch to English. It makes me with my meagre Deutsch skills feel much better, frankly. She's so fluent, she doesn't even notice the switch -- but I always do. :D<br /><br />That said, it IS good to learn more of the Deutsch. I can understand most of it now, just can't say much still. Which is nice, it keeps my trap shut. ;-)<br /><br />See you soon? Also, post pictures of your new place -- where is it?<br /><br />- wryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-72055880631811678682010-01-05T07:48:35.550-08:002010-01-05T07:48:35.550-08:00Hey C.L.,
I have thought about it, but two full t...Hey C.L.,<br /><br />I have thought about it, but two full time jobs and a three and five year old pretty much suck all of our time up. Sigh. So many things that I would like to do, hopefully I will make the time for them soon. Thanks for the encouragement, though!<br /><br />Greggburnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509362457475972673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-49960474758838178272010-01-04T21:37:10.283-08:002010-01-04T21:37:10.283-08:00I'm not good at resolutions either, but I read...I'm not good at resolutions either, but I read that people who make them are more likely to succeed than not... so... here I go...<br /><br />Good luck on your German. I had it in HS but it did not stick. Everything seemed too verbooden, too strict.<br /><br />But I recently added French lessons to my Thai. I lived in Pau for two years so it's not like I'm starting from scratch. <br /><br />Also, when I am searching for a Thai word French pops up, so I thought I'd give it some pleasure by dusting it off. <br /><br />It is reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaly dusty ;-)<br /><br />I see that you love France. Have you experienced Italy? I thought parts of France were amazing, but the good bits of Italy... wow... <br /><br />As a designer, I'll be looking forward to seeing your new skills blossom. And design is great fun (or so my former clients tell me... :-D<br /><br />Ho ho ho and a belated Happy New Year!<br /><br />CatherineCatherine Wentworthhttp://womenlearnthai.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-54440679756769297932010-01-04T11:15:17.164-08:002010-01-04T11:15:17.164-08:00Thanks gburnett!!!
Sounds like you've had som...Thanks gburnett!!!<br /><br />Sounds like you've had some pretty interesting adventures yourself! Have you thought of starting a blog?C. L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-14568548130640854312010-01-04T09:50:07.720-08:002010-01-04T09:50:07.720-08:00Hey C.L.!
Just wanted to let you know how much I ...Hey C.L.!<br /><br />Just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy your blog. I've been a steady reader for a couple of years and there is always something good here, and I really enjoy hearing about growing up Mormon and living abroad. We've (wifey, two kids, three and five) just returned from a year in Australia to Minnesota and are looking for our next adventure. As someone who lived in Germany and learned German, let me say "Gut Gluck" with the damnable m/f/n tenses!gburnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509362457475972673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-31996638455086380452010-01-04T09:01:15.044-08:002010-01-04T09:01:15.044-08:00Thanks Karen!!!
Hey Wren!!!
Yeah, I had a great ...Thanks Karen!!!<br /><br />Hey Wren!!!<br /><br />Yeah, I had a great time in MN, despite the cold.<br /><br />For German, the pronunciation isn't as much of a problem as the grammar. I don't mind having nominative/genitive/dative/accusative (since I took Latin), but it's really irritating that an ending can mean one thing in one gender and then the same ending means something completely different in another!C. L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-15834339178233901742010-01-04T07:18:30.638-08:002010-01-04T07:18:30.638-08:00I was just telling a friend the other day that I r...I was just telling a friend the other day that I remember far more German from high school than French even though I had more years of French. I took German in 9th grade and had to switch to French because of scheduling. I found German really easy to learn because things are more closely pronounced how they "look" (to this American) compared to French.<br /><br />Hope you had fun in MN. It's a subzero winter wonderland of ice now that probably won't melt til May. As the locals are so fond of saying, "It keeps the riff raff out." lolRE https://www.blogger.com/profile/07137808886107411152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-80061349417223384792010-01-03T13:50:33.916-08:002010-01-03T13:50:33.916-08:00I wish you well with your resolutions. They seem ...I wish you well with your resolutions. They seem like really excellent ones to me!Karennoreply@blogger.com