Strange Pride
posted September 2nd, 2015 at 9:31 AM
Every single day when I read my morning newspaper from cover to cover, faithfully follow my favourite radio programs without skipping a beat, absorb novels and poetry like a sponge, and chime in on conversations at my regular locales... I can't help but do so with a gleaming smile on my face. Why? For me, it's the fruit of very hard work. I've claimed my second language as my own, 100% self-taught from zero in about a year -- no schools, no government programs, no fears -- just sink/swim immersion, a faithful dictionary, a stack of books and tapes, giving the middle finger to the idea of giving up, ratty diaries filled to their brims with notes and words, and dirty-shirt attitude about learning from my mistakes. At first, everything I heard was all a blur of mumbled sounds that made no sense. Now, well, I couldn't be prouder of myself.
3 Comments
Post a Commentand your a great writer too!
Sep 2, 2015 at 10:13am
This is fantastic! what a great motivator for myself! You have grit, you have alot more than that, including the knowledge of two languages, but you definitely have grit. thanks for the inspiration!
Very inspirational!
Sep 2, 2015 at 11:42am
Thank you!!
OffMyRocker
Sep 2, 2015 at 8:19pm
Excellent post, I love it!
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