Yes, I feel like its so easy to get lost in trying to be 'perfect,' when the real value of language leaning comes from being able to connect. So happy to have you here and good luck with your projects. Thanks for stopping by! Cheers :)
I love this, as someone with a non linear approach to learning French, largely dictated by how frequently I need to speak it I will be following this series keenly!
You have articulated everything I have felt and experienced even after 10 years in Paris! When people ask if I am fluent my response is that I will be learning this language until the day I die. It is a lifelong learning journey!
Bonjour.... I'm new to substack and new to learning French! I'm so glad your "letter" was sent to my inbox. I am eager to learn French and possibly relocate to a small southern town there. I enjoyed reading your story. It's refreshing to know that even with your multi-language background, you experience similar struggles and, more importantly, little wins! I love that you were so connected to your experience at dinner that language was not an issue! That is my goal... not necessarily to "be fluent"... instead to be "connecté". Cheers!
Yes, I feel like its so easy to get lost in trying to be 'perfect,' when the real value of language leaning comes from being able to connect. So happy to have you here and good luck with your projects. Thanks for stopping by! Cheers :)
I love this, as someone with a non linear approach to learning French, largely dictated by how frequently I need to speak it I will be following this series keenly!
So happy it resonated with you. Please do let me know if you have any feedback or even story from your own experience learning French :)
Thank you so much for this! So refreshing to read someone else going through a similar journey!
Ah! Glad you enjoyed it :) And good luck fellow learner :)
You have articulated everything I have felt and experienced even after 10 years in Paris! When people ask if I am fluent my response is that I will be learning this language until the day I die. It is a lifelong learning journey!