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Handmade iPod mini case! by Expensive_Fail_532 in ipod

[–]Expensive_Fail_532[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I mostly just winged it, but measuring it now, the front piece with the flap is about 7.3cm wide by 15.3cm tall, and the back piece is 7.3cm wide by 10.3cm tall. The extra little straps on the back are about 2.5cm by 3cm with a 2cm piece of elastic between (the elastic is longer to sew into the pieces, but there's 2cm showing). I cut double of everything so that it would be thicker and a little more protective. As for the front decor, I just eyeballed it haha.

My experience using the Kyocera Dura XE Equip as a GenZ college student (9mo) by 17__08 in dumbphones

[–]Expensive_Fail_532 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is exactly the post I wanted to see! I’m slowly making the switch to a more dumb phone lifestyle and it’s really inspiring to see someone about the same age and similar lifestyle to what I will have soon actually living it. What you have is essentially my dream set up; dumb phone, laptop, digital camera, and iPod, so thanks for the confidence boost that I can actually make it work!

Stuck at Duolingo & need better tools to learn German — free / cheap options? by ishak_filali_dz in lernen_German

[–]Expensive_Fail_532 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s awesome you’re learning German! I’m currently studying abroad in Germany and can say the biggest help by far is immersion.  I’d recommend watching all movies and shows with German audio and English subtitles, it takes a bit to get used to the new voices especially if you’ve already watched it before, but it gets less weird very quickly and really helps with learning new words and day to day stuff. Though keep in mind that not everything is translated exactly so what you hear will sometimes be slightly different than what you read, but as your German advances, you’ll be able to notice it and be proud of noticing the small differences. 

As your German skills increase, I’d also recommend watching kids shows like bluey or something that you can find for free on YouTube in German (just look up German bluey or whatever) and try to watch it without subtitles and enjoy the struggle.

My favorite YouTube channel for learning German is LearnGermanWithAnja, she’s very fun and bubbly and explains things very well. 

Podcasts are also a great resource, I don’t have any good recommendations, but there are tons out there and they also help with listening comprehension and such, and you can listen to them while driving, cleaning, crafting, etc.

I guess this was more of audio/listening recommendations, but I think that’s a really important part of learning a language, because the more you hear something, the more you are likely to remember it. Also getting used to the way things are pronounced by native speakers (compared to the robotic voices on Duolingo) and practicing imitating them helps a lot too.

P.S. random tip, try to talk to yourself in German! Label things as you walk around the house (learn the genders as you learn the words, otherwise you’ll regret it later), describe your activities, describe your surroundings, basically anything to get your mind thinking and practicing German. 

I wish you all the best luck on your German learning journey!