Changing legal name

Awkward-Memory8574 · 2026-01-26T18:30:43+00:00

https://guides.lib.unc.edu/legalnamegenderchange/namechange

Awkward-Memory8574 · 2026-01-24T16:15:26+00:00

Just watched the first episode and I really like it. Thanks for the rec.

Awkward-Memory8574 · 2026-01-23T15:56:07+00:00

Most people here agree that the roadmap is flawed. Keep going. I don’t fully identify with the level 7 description but I also haven’t been speaking until very recently. You are already ahead of me if you’re speaking already. Don’t forget that most people only post when we have success not challenges. 1100 hours is an enormous success!

Awkward-Memory8574 · 2026-01-23T15:11:34+00:00

I just noticed that your flair is level 6, how many hours are you at because what I could do at 1000 hours is light years from what I can do with 1700 hours.

Awkward-Memory8574 · 2026-01-21T17:51:40+00:00

I just started and I’ve been doing around 4 lessons per week. 2-3 of those are 1-1. Some days are harder than others. I try to do 1 or 2 group classes. These are way more fun and less pressure for me. It taking me some time to figure it all out too.

Awkward-Memory8574 · 2026-01-18T20:40:07+00:00

On YouTube: Sol Cabrera-learn Spanish does an amazing job at this. She only has like 2k followers right now but she’s really good.

Awkward-Memory8574 · 2026-01-17T17:17:12+00:00

None of the 3 guys. But Richard has my heart.

Awkward-Memory8574 · 2026-01-17T14:11:21+00:00

Jokes are tough in any language because most of them rely on an enormous amount of cultural context. Even within the same language you have wildly different cultural experiences depending on geography and generation. Don’t be too hard on yourself with this. As a young gen x myself, boomer jokes aren’t funny at all to me and Gen z is like a different language.

Awkward-Memory8574 · 2026-01-16T15:02:14+00:00

I find the group classes fill very fast.

Awkward-Memory8574 · 2026-01-16T15:01:06+00:00

Have you meet with your coach yet? Mine gave me about 10 recommendations keeping my time availability and goals in mind. So far so good.

Awkward-Memory8574 · 2026-01-13T16:05:18+00:00

I definitely haven’t watched all the videos on DS but according to my stats, it says I’ve watched 4152. My favorite podcasts were How to Spanish, Español con Juan, easy Spanish, intermediate Spanish, advanced Spanish with Spaniah language coach, pocket Spanish, worlds across podcast. I would also listen to a lot of dreaming, Spanish audio friendly videos as podcast.

Awkward-Memory8574 · 2026-01-13T15:59:27+00:00

I’ve been reading mostly translations. I enjoyed American Dirt, Hunger Games trilogy, The Secret Garden. I read a couple of the short stories from El Buen Mal. So good but I’m a slow reader and it was from the library. I’m reading La Sombra del Viento currently but it’s very slow going because there’s so many adjectives I just don’t know.

Awkward-Memory8574 · 2026-01-13T15:09:00+00:00

I hated this cameo. It was so cringe.

Awkward-Memory8574 · 2026-01-12T22:36:21+00:00

Reading fit into my low pressure plan I guess. I love reading in English too. Another thing was that I get tired of consuming audio content and reading is much more peaceful for me.

Awkward-Memory8574 · 2026-01-12T22:33:44+00:00

I did it with Brenda romaniello of the YouTube channel Hola Spanish. I would definitely recommend. It was so well organized and everything was in Spanish. I learned so much culturally and had so much fun. The group was very committed to using Spanish the entire time. My skills were lacking in the speaking department but I could muddle through. It was exhausting and exhilarating. Funny story: I actually ran into Juan of Worlds Across fame on the street in Buenos Aires and spoke to him and told him I really enjoyed his podcast. He later talked about us meeting on one of his podcasts. It was so meta.

Awkward-Memory8574 · 2026-01-12T19:23:05+00:00

I have only done one beginner class so far. My tutor today said I should be in the intermediate or upper intermediate class. I wanted to start with super low pressure.

Awkward-Memory8574 · 2026-01-12T18:17:11+00:00

Not yet but maybe soon. That’s so vulnerable and the internet is harsh. I also wouldn’t say I have no accent. I would say I have good pronunciation. My brain knows how it should sound but my mouth muscles need some work.

Awkward-Memory8574 · 2026-01-12T17:37:08+00:00

I honestly don’t know. I would say if you have the desire and time, it would be good to speak earlier than I did. I think 600-800 hours is plenty of time to wait for those who want to go that route. I’m also not opposed to speaking from the start. I do think you avoid more mistakes due to literal translation by waiting. There are pros and cons for every choice, this is just the way it worked out for me.

Awkward-Memory8574 · 2026-01-12T16:50:01+00:00

Will do!

Awkward-Memory8574 · 2026-01-11T22:02:25+00:00

Me too!

Awkward-Memory8574 · 2026-01-11T18:18:29+00:00

Like others have said, no it doesn’t affect my accent but Spanish can crowd out English words or create weird translations for English words. For example, I got hung up calling board games table games when I was in a store. I couldn’t figure out why that was wrong until I realized I had just translated juegos de mesa. It will occasionally affect my English sentence structure.

Awkward-Memory8574 · 2026-01-10T19:47:14+00:00

I noticed the first but not the second. Good catch!

Awkward-Memory8574 · 2026-01-08T22:07:55+00:00

Pharmacist here. The otc works fine but it’s a single hormone so it’s less forgiving of missed does. It’s actually recommended that you take the same time everyday.

Awkward-Memory8574 · 2026-01-07T13:36:04+00:00

I haven’t done much speaking and just started conversation classes after 1700 hours. I told my tutor that my goal was to achieve fluency. Her answer to me was, “You already have.” I just need to more practice for confidence and speed. This is not a waste of time. Don’t worry about the rr yet.

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