Throughout my nineteen years of experience, I have played many instruments. I took piano lessons from age four until I was sixteen. My piano teacher challenged me to accompany people who sing so I practiced a lot with Mom. I did band from grades five until nine playing trumpet, baritone, and percussion. I have always […]
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Hey, it’s time to crochet!
I have to be honest. A minimal contributing factor in my decision to learn how to crochet is the video online where the kid is so excited to go to the store and get supplies for crocheting and her mom cannot contain her laughter because the adorable, innocent child is pronouncing ‘crocheting’ as “crotch-et-ing”. The … Continue reading Hey, it’s time to crochet!
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I have decided to learn how to speak Spanish. Spanish is a language that I have always been interested in learning. I have already learned some basic French at the University two years ago. I have never tried to learn Spanish before nor do I know anyone who speaks it. I think this will be…
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Continue readingTake me to Paris: An Intro to my Learning Project
I have recently been very interested in learning to speak a second language. This interest sparked when a couple of my friends started speaking to each other in French when they wanted to share a secret or a message that they didn’t want everyone to hear. I was amazed at how fluently they spoke the language without much practice. I also find it very fascinating when people tell me they can speak multiple languages and I always think about how…
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