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disappointed_lesbianAs of this morning, I've quit Pimsleur Korean. It's inefficient and exasperating, and I just can't take it anymore. The speakers speak so quickly that I cannot even mimic them sometimes (and this is the core of the method). I hear words over and over again and cannot remember them because I'm not an auditory learner, and the lack of grammatical explanation makes it difficult to know what's one word or two (or more).
I'm relieved to be doing just one Pimsleur course (Mandarin) now. Mandarin works much better as a Pimsleur course because the grammar is simple and the difficulty in speaking the language lies in its sounds (the tonal system, specifically). As good as the Mandarin course is, it's still as fatiguing and a bit dull as all the other Pimsleur courses; that's why I'm glad to be doing only one. I started with Cantonese but I just couldn't take another Pimsleur course.
I've been struggling to find good learning resources for Korean. Surprisingly, Duolingo seems to be the best so far.
I guess I should be done with facial peels now. I may have done more damage than what I've fixed. But it's superficial and will be gone in a few months.
Diet is going so well: I'm never really very hungry (in fact, at least once per day I'm bemoaning the need to eat yet another meal) and that thigh gap is coming in. I'd rather have men's thighs, to be honest. Not only are typical female thighs prone to fat storage, they have a weird shape.
I need to find a job so I can afford some furniture. I need a bed and a table at least. I don't want used furniture because it's all varnished and I don't want the varnish off-gassing in my living space as it ages. Also, I want one of those Japanese tables, a chobodai I think it's called, so I can use it while sitting on the floor. I don't have nor want any chairs (except the wicker chair in my bedroom). Sitting on the floor helps me maintain my mobility, which is super important to me.
I'll do ok with clothing once I can fit into the few other pairs of pants that I have, but my wardrobe is very limited.
I also need a job so that I can afford a professional haircut! That would improve my appearance so much. Just a couple of hundred dollars more would make a big difference in my life.
Maybe I will go back to Pimsleur Korean or Cantonese after I learn the basics somewhere else. I did Pimsleur French after I'd spent years studying French and it was very effective and not as unpleasant as doing Pimsleur as a novice of the language.
I'm relieved to be doing just one Pimsleur course (Mandarin) now. Mandarin works much better as a Pimsleur course because the grammar is simple and the difficulty in speaking the language lies in its sounds (the tonal system, specifically). As good as the Mandarin course is, it's still as fatiguing and a bit dull as all the other Pimsleur courses; that's why I'm glad to be doing only one. I started with Cantonese but I just couldn't take another Pimsleur course.
I've been struggling to find good learning resources for Korean. Surprisingly, Duolingo seems to be the best so far.
I guess I should be done with facial peels now. I may have done more damage than what I've fixed. But it's superficial and will be gone in a few months.
Diet is going so well: I'm never really very hungry (in fact, at least once per day I'm bemoaning the need to eat yet another meal) and that thigh gap is coming in. I'd rather have men's thighs, to be honest. Not only are typical female thighs prone to fat storage, they have a weird shape.
I need to find a job so I can afford some furniture. I need a bed and a table at least. I don't want used furniture because it's all varnished and I don't want the varnish off-gassing in my living space as it ages. Also, I want one of those Japanese tables, a chobodai I think it's called, so I can use it while sitting on the floor. I don't have nor want any chairs (except the wicker chair in my bedroom). Sitting on the floor helps me maintain my mobility, which is super important to me.
I'll do ok with clothing once I can fit into the few other pairs of pants that I have, but my wardrobe is very limited.
I also need a job so that I can afford a professional haircut! That would improve my appearance so much. Just a couple of hundred dollars more would make a big difference in my life.
Maybe I will go back to Pimsleur Korean or Cantonese after I learn the basics somewhere else. I did Pimsleur French after I'd spent years studying French and it was very effective and not as unpleasant as doing Pimsleur as a novice of the language.
