Using Less Paper
Using Less Paper
I feel as if I am "old-school" in the sense that I still prefer pencil and paper over digital resources. Books are my preferred method of learning, as well just having the freedom of the blank page
Tom Kroening
speaks: English
learns: Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, Romanian
Just a guy from the US who enjoys language learning, reading, and writing. My other hobbies du jour are numerous, and some of them are mentioned here in my posts. Currently focusing on Portuguese while trying to keep my Romanian and Russian alive. Looking forward to reading all your cool posts!
Brasília, Brazil
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Sep 12 - 4 min. read
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Русские язычковные инструменты
Русские язычковные инструменты
Русские язычковные инструмениы This post says Russian, but the explanations will be in English, because I found really nice Russian language tools that have been helping me with my learning. :) Open
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Apr 3 - 1 min. read
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Series of Books for Extensive Reading
Series of Books for Extensive Reading
I'm hoping to make this an evergreen list of book series that I have the luck to find for extensive reading. Some of this might be children's series, but for languages like Russian, I can't really be
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Apr 3 - 1 min. read
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De volta para "os básicos" :))
De volta para "os básicos" :))
Eu fiquei um pouco decepcionado com meus estudos de línguas nessa semana passada. Eu pensei sobre como eu tenho tanto outra coisa para fazer, e como alcançar de tudo. Depois, eu percebi que não
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Feb 27 - 3 min. read
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Book Review : Foreign Language on the Fly : The Frictionless Mastery Method
Book Review : Foreign Language on the Fly : The Frictionless Mastery Method
Buy the book here on Amazon US . You can find the author's comprehensive (albeit inactive) site here. Frictionless Mastery By Richard Delong This book is a wonderful little guide to improving your
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Jan 25 - 4 min. read
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The Forgotten and Personal Nature of Cursive
The Forgotten and Personal Nature of Cursive
This is a post inspired by a conversation I had with a friend, who lamented that he hadn't had enough time to write everything he wanted during a test. He chalked it up to not knowing how to write
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Nov 5 - 1 min. read
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Memorizing Poetry
Memorizing Poetry
I have to be honest, I don't actually read that much poetry lol. But when I do, it tends to be classic, older stuff, because it either It's survived this longIt usually has a nice flow to itThe
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Apr 3 - 4 min. read
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Being original is overrated
Being original is overrated
Do you remember when you had to write summaries or essays at school? The teacher would inform you that you could not plagiarize your research materials, so they would usually encourage you to "put
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Mar 18 - 2 min. read
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(Audio) Capitães da Areia : Eu Consegui (Repost)
(Audio) Capitães da Areia : Eu Consegui (Repost)
Este é um repost de um post anterior. Pode encontrar a gravação aqui. Eu finalmente consegui ler Capitães da Areia inteiro! Bem, não foi inteiro porque eram muitas palavras que já não sabia. A
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Feb 11 - 1 min. read
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(Audio) Buobooks : Livros em Português (Repost)
(Audio) Buobooks : Livros em Português (Repost)
Este post é um "repost" com correções e audio que eu gravei. Pode encontrar a gravação aqui. Para o post original, clica aqui. Um dia eu pensei, "eu preciso de mais livros em português." Então, fui à
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Feb 11 - 2 min. read
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The Greatest Books I haven't Read Yet (In Russian)
The Greatest Books I haven't Read Yet (In Russian)
This year I wanted to get back into learning a language that I never quite reached a good level in. That language, is Russian. I had all these grandiose plans to read all the great books in Russian,
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Feb 7 - 4 min. read
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Language, Community, Expectations, and Relationships
Language, Community, Expectations, and Relationships
I was recently talking to a female friend of mine who is currently learning Japanese, and she was describing her experience of using a popular language exchange app to me. In short, she got over 200
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Jan 5 - 6 min. read
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A mente vitoriosa
A mente vitoriosa
Para aqueles que querem comprar esse livro, pode encontrar-lo aqui na Amazon (edição inglês) Para mais informação sobre o autor e o livro, clicar aqui. Eu conheci o autor, Anthony Metivier, em várias
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Sep 17 - 3 min. read
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É interessante até ainda
É interessante até ainda
Eu esqueci quão velho esse livro é. Por contexto, A Moreninha foi escrito em 1844. Ele fala sobre a burguesa carioca e outras coisas do periódo. Com esse passagem do tempo, várias palavras mudou de
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Aug 9 - 1 min. read
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The Kindle Paperwhite : A Worthwhile Investment
The Kindle Paperwhite : A Worthwhile Investment
I love books. I've been reading since I was five, and have loved the fantasy, science-fiction, and historical fiction genres of literature. Nothing beats getting lost and absorbed in a story, its plot, its characters, it
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Aug 2 - 5 min. read
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Bookclub Multilingual 2 - A Moreninha
Bookclub Multilingual 2 - A Moreninha
Para esse Clube de livro multilingual, eu escolhi ler A Moreninha de Joaquim Manuel de Macedo. Para aqueles que têm interesse neste livro Livro físico | E-book | Audio-livro Depois de aprender com
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Aug 2 - 1 min. read
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The First Bookclub - Thoughts
The First Bookclub - Thoughts
Earlier this year, we had the first multilingual book club, where everyone was encouraged to read The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon, in whichever language they were learning. I was excited
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Aug 1 - 5 min. read
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O jiu-jitsu
O jiu-jitsu
Há algumas meses atrás, em abril, em que eu sentava no meu escritório, entendiado com minha rotina cotidiana. Olhava para a tela do meu computador e pensei "Esse é a minha vida?" Aí eu gritei na
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Jul 29 - 4 min. read
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Outro Mundo
Outro Mundo
Estou tentando um novo formato de posts aqui. Para praticar falando um pouco, eu li esse post em voz alta no SoundCloud. Se você ou for brasileiro(a) ou lusofalante avançado, deixa um commentário no
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Jul 21 - 3 min. read
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A Bachelor's Guide to not Starving
A Bachelor's Guide to not Starving
This is a guide to a bachelors (or bachelorettes) for planning meals and cooking at home. I mostly intend for this to be a reference guide for myself so I can keep on track with not spending all my
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Jul 8 - 5 min. read
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