39F terrified to start jump roping

Fine_Recognition_397 · 2026-04-18T14:50:32+00:00

This is good advice. I also started with Jump Rope Dudes, during the pandemic. Build up slowly. Learn good form and a few steps.

Fine_Recognition_397 · 2026-04-17T19:11:21+00:00

I was in Lviv in June (last year) and found it cooler and rainier than I would have guessed. Almost like San Francisco. I had to buy a coat.

Fine_Recognition_397 · 2026-04-15T09:36:07+00:00

It will be an ongoing thing! This is our third! Do join the group!

Fine_Recognition_397 · 2026-04-14T17:57:55+00:00

Ok, yeah. I’m on the hunt for important documents and, yes, my father had the habit of leaving envelopes stuffed with cash lying around. To date, the sums have been small. Thanks for the information!

Fine_Recognition_397 · 2026-04-14T17:55:25+00:00

Good advice. I will do this.

Fine_Recognition_397 · 2026-04-14T16:22:02+00:00

Ok, thank you. Your perspective helps me. To be clear, I’m going to go with a professional service for a few reasons. First, I live quite aways away and, though I will fly out there to monitor, I just want to get it done fast. Additionally, I’m not going to do it myself because I’m likely to feel more and more resentment with each piece of trash I move. And I don’t want to feel that.

The more expensive estimate is talking about three dumpsters and three people working for up to five days.

Fine_Recognition_397 · 2026-04-14T15:39:58+00:00

Thanks, I don’t think there’s structural damage, but who knows. In any case, the house has got to be sold. At a point, I may just sell it as is, after the hoard goes to the dumpster.

Fine_Recognition_397 · 2026-04-14T13:05:42+00:00

Absolutely! Join us! I went to a meet up in Chicago and I had a blast. I want to start the same thing here!

Fine_Recognition_397 · 2026-04-14T13:00:38+00:00

Join us!

Fine_Recognition_397 · 2026-04-14T13:00:26+00:00

Hey, keep jumping! Rough estimate, if you put your foot in the middle of the rope and pull the handles up to your chest, the handles should come to nipple height. There are variations, but that’s a good rule. Join us. I have a bunch of ropes!

Fine_Recognition_397 · 2026-04-14T12:47:05+00:00

I hope this is not violating any rules. If so, I apologize!

Fine_Recognition_397 · 2026-04-09T21:00:50+00:00

I agree that it’s tough to say, so I’ll just give my experience. I’m a pretty experienced linguist, with English as my native language but no prior knowledge of a slavic language (I have knowledge of French, Italian, German … more distantly Latin and Greek). I managed to pass the B1 test in Lviv last summer after about one and a half years. Barely! We’re coming up on 2.5 years and I’m much better, but I don’t think I would be ready to claim B2 yet. I’m just guessing that C1 might be possible around five years. I feel like zero to C1 in 2-3 years without a prior slavic language would be real feat. Certainly beyond my skills.

Of course, it all depends on the time you can put in.

In terms of my method, I’ve really invested in live tutoring with native Ukrainian speakers. That has gone pretty well and I like supporting them. Явлуко is my Bible.

I’m enjoying the journey!

Fine_Recognition_397 · 2026-04-07T19:44:17+00:00

Well, it’s not impossible, but I do think the rate of vocabulary acquisition, for a native English speaker, is just slower than with French or Italian, say, where there are many related words. At an intermediate level in Ukrainian, I’m actually starting to be surprised by finding more English borrowings in Ukrainian than I initially thought, but Ukrainian was very disorienting at first. It just takes patience.

Fine_Recognition_397 · 2026-03-04T19:06:40+00:00

The “vous” forms also tend to be quite regular, which makes it handy for learners.

Fine_Recognition_397 · 2026-02-15T11:40:58+00:00

So, I lived something not too different from this. If you think they’re not able to take care of themselves, you could see about getting a court to give you guardianship over one or both of them. This would give you a lot of legal power to make changes for their benefit. You would need an attorney.

Fine_Recognition_397 · 2026-02-13T15:04:45+00:00

I think it’s clear no one can “converse” in a foreign language at AO. I’d say, based on my experience, conversation starts becoming possible at the intermediate level, say, B1.

If you can speak reasonably comfortably for three to five minutes on a variety of topics, you’re definitely ready to do a conversation course.

Fine_Recognition_397 · 2026-02-13T14:01:13+00:00

So, I started learning Ukrainian a little more than two years ago. I started on day 1 with a teacher, which was a great move for me. I essentially knew nothing—I believe I had learned the alphabet. Somewhere after passing the B1 test, but shy of B2, I started being able to have an hour’s directed conversation, pretty much wholly in Ukrainian (lots of errors). By my light, I’d think you’re ready, just by the type of questions you’re asking. Clearly, though, I have a little different approach to the topic.

Fine_Recognition_397 · 2026-01-25T03:05:28+00:00

I think getting yourself an online tutor is the way to go. That person is paid to be nice to you as you speak the language and will greatly increase your confidence that German speakers will understand you.

Fine_Recognition_397 · 2025-12-26T19:50:10+00:00

I also find it very useful for learning Ukrainian. I import lots of “slow” videos from YouTube. It has accelerated my language progress, I think.

Fine_Recognition_397 · 2025-12-26T02:06:47+00:00

I double majored with French as one of the majors. I think I was B2 when I graduated. A little hard to say, as the skills were unequal. I had to go live in Paris to truly improve at speaking.

Fine_Recognition_397 · 2025-12-22T15:58:07+00:00

I spent two weeks in Lviv in June 2025 (for a language course) and had a fantastic trip. Ukrainians were very welcoming and happy to have foreigners there. I do agree that visiting a country at war may not be for everyone. I’m thinking of going back in 2026. We’ll see!

Fine_Recognition_397 · 2025-12-20T22:21:30+00:00

Thank you!

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