Hi, Hej; Yea, Ja

I didn’t realize I already spoke Danish. It wasn’t until my less jetlagged 2nd day in Copenhagen that I realized that all these Danes weren’t immediately marking me as an English-only speaker, they were simply saying hello and I, inadvertently, was responding in Danish. This of course only invited more Danish speaking to which I […]

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A Glimpse of Fluency

I have always been in awe of people who can speak multiple languages. Part of me knows it’s not that difficult – just learn and practice and continue to learn and practice. The other part of me – the part that wins out – knows that it’s rather difficult to find others to practice said […]

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