Attack Plan 2009
Okay, so here's what I plan to do in order to improve my languages in what's left of 2009. I meant to do a lot more until now, but work and graduating and life interfered, you know the story. I still...
View Article2010: a Language Odyssey
January started another intensive language-learning year for me (well, as intensive as I can make it, given my workload). I've been quiet about it on the blog because I was logging everything on the...
View ArticlePlans for 2011 & Language Spreadsheet
My goals for the year - and a handy tool for you.The Junulara Esperantista Semajno, a week-long New Year's party for young Esperanto speakers from around the world, was really awesome, a lot of fun and...
View ArticleGoals & Plans for 2012
I just spent some thought on what my goals for 2012 should be, and how I want to go about them. Here's what I came up with, also noting my current level:Mandarin Chinese Currently, I can read a modern...
View ArticleRe-evaluating My Goals for 2012
In terms of language knowledge, 2012 is already looking pretty good. My Mandarin has taken a step up (though there's still room for improvement), I have successfully done the Finnish challenge, tried...
View ArticleGoals for 2013
After some consideration, here are my language-related goals for 2013: finish reading 50 books, at least 30 in languages other than English or Germanwrite 50 texts on lang-8have a foreign-language...
View ArticleSummary of 2014
2014 was a very successful year for me. Here's the big summary, including how many hours I spent on which languages, how many books I read, and all my biggest successes of the year. read more
View ArticleLanguage Plans for the Summer
The Polyglot Gathering was a huge success. It's inspiring to be among so many people who love languages. I never took that for granted, because in my hometown near Düsseldorf I often felt like a freak...
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