It’s Buddha’s birthday – and I need a break
Not from the festivities that is, it’s absolutely amazing to see all the lanterns hanging everywhere in Seoul these days. So colorful and bright that it’s impossible not to feel […]
Happy 2017
I’m a week late, I know, but this first week of 2017 has just been extremely busy. Getting up early again every day definitely took some getting used to after […]
How I’m learning Japanese
As I mentioned in my previous post, I’ve taken on a 90 day Japanese learning challenge. I’m learning a little Japanese everyday (obviously in addition to my never-ending Korean studies), […]
A new language challenge
Several people in the language learning universe have inspired me to do a challenge, among them are my good friends Jeremy and Jonson from the Spongemind podcast. I’m obviously still […]
Korea preparations
As of today there are only six weeks left before I board my Seoul-bound flight. In many ways this is the worst amount of time to have to wait for […]
Tips for improving your Korean speaking skills
Once again, I’ve reached a point where I feel that my Korean skills are developing a bit asymmetrically. I’m reading faster than ever, I understand most of what is being […]
Childish Korean
Since the past week has been spring break, you would think that I would have had plenty of time for studying Korean. Well, think again. On the other hand I […]
When, how, and what to memorize?
Teaching is a significant part of my job and naturally, I want my students to do well when they enroll in my courses. That requires learning a lot on their […]
Language tag
First of all thank you to fellow polyglot and awesome blogger Maria from Dedidated Polyglot for tagging me in this language tag. I’ll get right to answering the questions and […]
Dreaming in Korean
I love to ask bilingual people this question: “Which language do you dream in?” Since our dreams are determined by our subconscious mind they are in many ways a true reflection […]
Uhmm… what’s it called… uh… dealing with Korean speaking paralysis
Once more I’m in the lucky position of having real Korean tutors in my life, and not only do I have one – I actually have three, which really comes […]
My Korean week
So…. Easter break is officially over, and I’m back at work (currently spending my coffee break writing this post feeling that I deserve a break given that I was teaching […]
Korean motivation: 아직 할 줄 몰라요. 그런데 할 수 있어요.
The headline is taken from a sample sentence from Talk To Me In Korean grammar lessons. It roughly translates as “I don’t know yet how to do it, but I […]
It’s easy to give up when you’re studying alone (혼자 공부하면 포기하기 쉬워요…)
The above sentence was actually a sample sentence from my super awesome “Weekly Korean Vocabulary book” published by my language gurus at http://www.talktomeinkorean.com (see bottom of post). Nonetheless, it got […]
Sofie to Korea 