posted August 31, 2015 01:45 PM            

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Originally posted by HadesFish:
Well said. The constant moving rings true for me, but in more of a restless way. I like being at home, but if the opportunity comes to spend time elsewhere, even just for a day / night... I'm on it! I've also house sat this summer and enjoyed it!
When you mentioned starting all over... Has that happened to you as of yet?

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Lol I feel the same. I seek out little ways to sooth my restlessness. Like changing jobs/careers, having new hobbies, or finding different routes from home to work..etc..

I've started over 2 times. It felt exhilarating. Although it got harder because as time went by I had more things to consider, more people to care about. But it was part of the reason why it felt so good.

posted September 01, 2015 12:56 AM            

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Originally posted by HadesFish:
My father has learned through cassettes as well, and it worked for him. How did you feel about learning in that style? Personally for me, it just doesn't work

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I'm not that fond of using audio cassettes but for Finnish and Swedish I was able to find a language course at the local library which came with a little book and it was the ONLY free source I was able to find. Finnish confounded me but Swedish was easy.

Had I continued to learn Swedish I'd have found Swedes to interact with online (though getting all the letters right can be a pain as our keyboards aren't geared for that, and I didn't have my own computer back then, I had to share with a partner who needed it for her classes and also used the library computer) and probably use some service like Rosetta Stone. Even then I figured Swedish wouldn't "click" for me until I spent some time immersed in it within Sweden. (I don't recall the specifics now of what was required but I only needed a low level proficiency in Swedish to apply for what I wanted in Uppsala, something along the lines of a limited working proficiency, basically enough to fill out forms and answer basic questions, and I was sure I could do that on my own in America.)