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| espejismo Diglot Senior Member Russian Federation Joined 5049 days ago 498 posts - 905 votes  Speaks: Russian*, English Studies: Spanish, Greek, Azerbaijani | Message 89 of 246 10 February 2013 at 2:24am | IP Logged | ||
I gave my mother a Kindle Paperwhite for New Year's, but seeing how much I loved it, she told me to keep it until I get my own. <3 That translation feature is indeed helpful. I also sometimes use the built-in Real Academia Española dictionary, especially when there's no wi-fi available. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Kerrie Senior Member United States justpaste.it/Kerrie2 Joined 5393 days ago 1232 posts - 1740 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 90 of 246 12 February 2013 at 3:14pm | IP Logged | ||
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So the drama continues. Apparently, I will be unemployed by the end of the month. I am looking at different options for employment, a few that look promising, but once I start a new job (whatever it ends up being), I doubt I will have as much time for language study.
I will definitely continue with the Spanish Super Challenge, and if it's possible, I will also continue with the French. Beyond that, I hope I have time to keep a few of my languages, but if I have to go back to the factory, I will probably be working 70 hours a week again, so we'll see. I am still working on the Harry Potter race with my daughter. She's just started book 5, and I'm about 1/3 of the way through #3. I am gaining on her. :) I am really thinking 2013 might not be my year for the TAC. LOL Edited by Kerrie on 12 February 2013 at 3:23pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Mani Diglot Senior Member Germany imsprachendickicht.b Joined 4903 days ago 258 posts - 323 votes Speaks: German*, English Studies: French, Swedish, Portuguese, Latin, Welsh, Luxembourgish | Message 91 of 246 12 February 2013 at 3:45pm | IP Logged | ||
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Oh *include several swearwords in language(s) of your choice*, Kerrie, I'm really sorry to hear this! I'll keep my fingers crossed that you find a new job that suits you and leaves you enough time for whatever you would like to do.
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| Kerrie Senior Member United States justpaste.it/Kerrie2 Joined 5393 days ago 1232 posts - 1740 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 92 of 246 12 February 2013 at 3:52pm | IP Logged | ||
That was kind of my reaction, too! I am calm about it though, and I know things will end up being okay. I believe that it was a great job at the right time in my life. If it's time to move on, then I just have to figure out where I'm going next. It might not be ideal for my language learning, but I have a lot of years left, and I won't give that up, even if it's at a slower pace. :) 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Serpent Octoglot Senior Member Russian Federation serpent-849.livejour Joined 6595 days ago 9753 posts - 15779 votes 4 sounds Speaks: Russian*, English, FinnishC1, Latin, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: Danish, Romanian, Polish, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Slovenian, Catalan, Czech, Galician, Dutch, Swedish | Message 93 of 246 12 February 2013 at 6:19pm | IP Logged | ||
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*hugs*
argh i feel like we jinxed it:((( that convo about the awesomeness of your job... 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Kerrie Senior Member United States justpaste.it/Kerrie2 Joined 5393 days ago 1232 posts - 1740 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 94 of 246 13 February 2013 at 1:04am | IP Logged | ||
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Nah, it's not your fault, although the timing is ironic. :)
It's been coming, since the way they were running things was not sustainable. I think they wanted to grow their user base so they could sell the company. They have a beta site (which is absolutely horrible), but the expert tutors will be volunteers, not paid. It's stupid, and they're setting the site up to fail, but there's not much I can do about it. I'm already looking at a few other options, so we'll see. Hey, my kids finally went to school today. They had a two-hour delay, but they went to school today! (What the heck does the rest of the world do when it snows? They have roads in other snowy countries.. why is it so crazy here? Do they cancel school half the time in winter in other places, too?!) 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Serpent Octoglot Senior Member Russian Federation serpent-849.livejour Joined 6595 days ago 9753 posts - 15779 votes 4 sounds Speaks: Russian*, English, FinnishC1, Latin, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: Danish, Romanian, Polish, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Slovenian, Catalan, Czech, Galician, Dutch, Swedish | Message 95 of 246 13 February 2013 at 2:29am | IP Logged | ||
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not in Russia, though Russia also sucks at dealing with snow (compared to Finland and presumably Scandinavia too).
but here most kids live within a walking distance from their school in cities. and there's no such thing as a school bus, the few who need this just use whatever public transportation they would normally use. (I'd say it's considered snobby to look for Teh Best school from a young age - most kids will just go to a local school, and then maybe move to a more specialized one when they are 11-13 and it's clear what subjects they're good at/it's no problem for them to take a bus or use the metro/the exams are looming ahead and they're motivated. the typical reasons classes can be cancelled in winter are not snow but extremely cold weather (colder than -20) or flu epidemics. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Kerrie Senior Member United States justpaste.it/Kerrie2 Joined 5393 days ago 1232 posts - 1740 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 96 of 246 13 February 2013 at 2:47am | IP Logged | ||
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That's interesting. :)
We rarely have schools close for illness - I don't think most schools will close unless 25% of students are out sick, and I'm not even sure about then. We live in a rural area - dirt and gravel roads mostly, and everything is spread far apart. The girls' school is about 5-6 miles away. We are right next to Lake Michigan, so we get a lot of lake-effect snow squalls. Even most of the kids who live closer to school ride the bus. We don't have public transportation - buses, trains, or metro - out here. I think it's something about the American mentality that nobody is safe anywhere. My kids just told me they have Friday off (of school) for mid-winter break. LOL I guess the 6-1/2 snow days they've had in the last month haven't been enough. :) Now I have to go watch Shrek in Croatian and then read Harry Potter in Spanish. I think my Kindle Paperwhite should come tomorrow, and I'm so excited. I think it will make it much easier to read, especially in French and Italian. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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