#is this chaotic academia?

[jaychrilo1144]

GUYS I HAVE HACKED THE SYSTEM

I am trying to seriously learn Spanish because I’m going to visit my grandpa and my (step) grandma (and aunt and uncle) in Spain next year. I took Spanish from middle school to the end of Highschool (6 yrs) but let’s be real, American education is… what it is. Needless to say I have a good understanding of what I’m reading and hearing, but I really struggle with forming sentences verbally and thinking in it really. It’s hard enough talking in English as an English speaker XD

Anyway. I’m trying to learn seriously and I have tried so many methods and haven’t gotten much of anywhere. My grandparents came to visit this past week for the first time in years and she gave me tips that helped her learn English.

I started rewatching some of the shows I’ve seen a million times but now in Spanish with Spanish subtitles not English like I have been trying.

I’ve started Duolingo again…. Even though it could be better, it’s just what she wanted me to use lol

I have a version of the philosophers stone in Spanish ( I bought off of a used book site cuz ain’t no way my money is going where it shouldn’t) and tried translating that. Only thing is, being in the hP and marauders fandom has made me… well…. Abandon cannon on the regular. Good to honor, good to know the basics, butttttt where are my gays? So staying focused was difficult.

THEN I HAD A MOMENT OF GENIUS

I’ve read all the young dudes probably twice in the past six months, so I decided to reread out loud (key word out loud) in Spanish, in the kindle app, and fill in the note margins of new words, ways to phrase different sentences, highlighting phrases I’d use on the daily. I’m in chapter 3 now and this has to be my BEST IDEA YET!!!

Idk how I’m gonna go to my grandma next year and tell her I learned Spanish by reading wolfstar fanfiction….. gurls gotta do what a gurls gotta do

I’ll probably annotate the philosophers stone book too so I have something to show but like…. I feel so smart right now.

I’ll give a yr update later on XD.

(Side note- if anyone who speaks Spanish or another language has any recommendations on how I can learn better, let me know! ☺️)

[velartis]

Franz Kafka, 1912

[golden-letters]

bitch this is all you’re gonna get. this life, this face, this body. you better not ‘maybe in another universe’ your way out of everything. sit your ass down and face this. go make tea and have a picnic and read a goddamn book. kiss your loved ones, send that damn text, and hug your siblings. this is all you’re gonna get.

[halflifesk666]

[fatimazainab]

Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin

[altirn]

[landsccape]

[wedarkacademia]

[manincaffeine]

I want romance. I want laughter. I want the 3am love making. I want consistency. I want loyalty. I want the random looks of admiration. I want to know you're just for me. I want date nights and flowers. I want truth. I want priority. I want love that's pure and calming.

[archxangels]

vintage stamps

[smart-macademia]

home library so I never have to leave the house 📚

[velartis]

“what radicalized you” bro EMPATHY

[mahoganyamore]

and all i loved, i loved alone

[existentialyearning]

Martin Buxbaum

[altirn]

[shakespearesdaughters]