“Don’t Talk to Strangers”: A Belief That Still Holds Too Many Adults Back
In one recent coaching conversation, a powerful theme emerged: how much our early beliefs can silently shape our adult lives. The belief in question was simple—“Don’t talk to strangers.” It was taught with love, meant to protect. But decades later, it was still doing its job a little too well: keeping someone from asking questions, networking, […]
Habit-based Language Learning
This year, I’ve started a new way of helping people learn languages. My language coaching processes are now about building habits and routines. I’ve been doing this for a while, but in 2023, I decided to focus more on it. This article talks about creating solid habits for language learning. Learning a new language is […]
Thai Learning: One-Year Update
It’s been more than a year since I (re)started learning Thai in October 2022. Last April, I finished my 6-Month Update with this text: I intend to continue working with the 25 Real-life Conversations by Thai with Grace. After that, I will continue with her short stories. I commit to the daily study schedule until […]
My Experience Taking Language Lessons on italki
Between January 2020 and September 2022, I took a total of 162 classes on italki, diving into languages such as German, Italian, Portuguese, and English. During this period, I interacted with 34 different instructors, although most of my lessons were with just 11 of these professionals. In this blog post, I’ll delve into my italki […]
Polyglot Gathering in 2023
Between June 13th and June 19th of this year, I took part in the Polyglot Gathering held in Teresin, Poland. This was my first time participating in the gathering. In my previous post, I shared my experience during this whole trip to Europe. The Gathering was the kick-off for my trip. As the other article […]
Speaking German and Italian Abroad
Common wisdom dictates that one of the best ways to learn a foreign language is to move to the country where it’s spoken. If you’re learning Spanish, you would move to Spain, Argentina or any other Spanish-speaking country. If you’re learning Japanese, you would move to Japan, and so on. In theory, those should be […]
