Fluent in Weird.

Fluent in Weird. the first time i went to Italy after learning the language, i was buzzing. i was there for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. 🏁 the night i landed, my mate and i grabbed a pint at some random bar in Bergamo. i’d been learning Italian on Duolingo for about 18 months. felt like i knew my stuff. had the vocab. knew the rules. i was ready. 😎 so i walked up to the bar... tried to speak to the guy behind it... and… nothing. I could barely squeeze out a simple “buongiorno.” 🙈 he just...

Fluent in Weird. breakfast is a sacred meal for me 🍳 i wouldn't be without it. i need the protein, the carbs, those fatty fats if I start my day without a good breakfast, then i'm basically a tractor running on farts and vibes 🚜 and that's no good for anyone. so one morning, I went to make a bacon sandwich it's a classic breakfast: quick tasty and has everything I need for my current diet goals everything was going swimmingly the sun was shining the coffee was poured and my three rashers of...

Fluent in Weird. the day had finally arrived I remember it so vividly the first (and last) exam of my Master's degree and the 366th day of my Duolingo streak yes, a day earlier, I'd hit the year mark 🔥 this had been my goal from the beginning one year of Duolingo -- and let's see how far it takes me in Italian it was just an experiment 🧪 I figured I'd stop after hitting a year and yet, for some strange reason, I kept going... I remember sitting there at the university train station a few...

Fluent in Weird. it was just another Saturday at the Forest Glades Leisure Centre in Kidderminster... a chlorinated paradise that never failed to entertain me it had everything you could ever want from a swimming pool: it was big had a wave machine two epic slides and three blue seals that greeted you every time you stepped in it was perfection 👌 my Dad used to take me there all the time as a kid but this Saturday was particularly memorable... I dunno how many Capri Suns I'd had that morning,...

Fluent in Weird. hello 👋 first things first no, the Duolingo owl isn't dead (I bloody told you) surprise, surprise, it was Duolingo's marketing team being edgy again 🙃 sure enough, just as I sent out last week's email they launched this weird "Bring Back" thing earn enough XP and we can bring Duo back to life lol. they were never going to properly kill him off he's far too important to their brand. but anyway, there are more pressing matters to attend to like this post on the subreddit that...