Challenge Update 2 - Atualização de Desafio 2

Nós estamos aqui de novo. Uma outra semana já passou, e mais prática completou. 

Oops, here I am on The Crummy Life. Time to switch back to English. 

This last week was a fun time trying to apply my Portuguese skills to my life behind me. I say behind me because, to practice speaking in the past and making the necessary conjugations in my head, I spent much of the week talking about days and years passed.

I want to give a big THANK YOU to Murillo, the teacher that made the biggest impression on me during the October Challenge. Thanks for all of your help, especially with pretérito imperfeito, which was incredibly confusing before you broke it down and forced me to use it.

That's all for now, so watch the video and have a laugh!

Challenge Update 1 - Atualização de Desafio 1

As promised, I am here to deliver my language challenge update for my first completed week of the italki October Language Challenge.

It was a busy week, and a fun weekend applying some of what I had practiced all week. I had a great time with some friends in one of the many beautiful places that make up Floripa.

My first week of the challenge went great, so check out the video to see what I accomplished, and what I've got lined up before it finishes on the 31st.

Until next time, tchau! And don't forget to hang on until the end of the video... the bloopers are worth it!

October italki Language Challenge Public Pledge

It's time again for a challenge!

Today is the fourth day of the challenge, and I have already finished three hours! Only three more to go, and ten days to do it. No problem!

italki has brought back the language challenge for October, this time challenging participants to finish six hours of classes in fourteen days. Between October 18th - 31st, anyone who is signed up for the challenge can get a $20 rebate on money spent taking classes once they complete the six hours, plus an extra $5 if you post a public pledge video.

Quick Language Learning Tip: italki notebook entries and community supported learning

I have written about italki.com in a few posts, describing what a great asset the site is to language learners. For this quick language learning tip, I want to talk about one thing I really like about italki, notebook entries and community supported learning.

How to Successfully Complete an italki Language Challenge

I was facing twenty eight days to finish twelve hours of language classes. I knew I could do it because I had already been studying daily alone and was starting feel that I needed guidance.

Last month's challenge started with a public pledge, and a dose of determination that came from failing the January language challenge. [insert lame excuse here]