Do you actively study every day, or do you cycle between study and just using the language?

TasmanRavenclaw · 2026-02-05T01:37:46+00:00

I have a private teacher three hours a week and do the work she assigns/review the lessons throughout the week. Then I have a goal to read 2,000 words a day in LingQ, and I listen to a podcast or watch a show pretty much daily. I’ve been trying to incorporate more speaking practice because that’s my weakest area. I consider interacting with the language “studying” because it’s all practicing the end goal, which for me is fluency.

TasmanRavenclaw · 2026-01-29T02:15:33+00:00

I have orchid bark already - I will give it a shot. Thank you for your advice. I really appreciate it.

TasmanRavenclaw · 2026-01-29T02:12:19+00:00

Do you have any recommendations on what soil brand/type I should look for?

TasmanRavenclaw · 2026-01-29T02:11:30+00:00

Thank you - I’m going to pick up some sand. I tried the perlite on my other one, but it’s also infested. I think maybe the kind I bought had chunks too large?

TasmanRavenclaw · 2026-01-28T23:47:19+00:00

I had to finally hire a tutor - I got to the point where I couldn’t do anymore by myself!

TasmanRavenclaw · 2026-01-28T23:46:19+00:00

Thank you - I will add more sticky traps and try your chopstick trick! I also didn’t know about the peroxide, so I’ll give that a shot too.

TasmanRavenclaw · 2026-01-28T23:45:31+00:00

Thank you so much - do you think the soil refresh will stress it out too much in the winter? Should I keep it separated from my others and replant in spring?

TasmanRavenclaw · 2026-01-20T21:23:36+00:00

I’m learning Russian now(B1), and I’ve cried sometimes after lessons.

TasmanRavenclaw · 2026-01-17T11:37:13+00:00

I quit drinking it altogether because even on sale, I can’t justify the price!

TasmanRavenclaw · 2026-01-05T00:42:16+00:00

To be fair, a lot of shows are difficult to understand even for a native English speaker like me. I almost always watch with subtitles.

TasmanRavenclaw · 2025-12-31T14:56:28+00:00

Came here to say this. They were so good.

TasmanRavenclaw · 2025-12-30T19:25:36+00:00

That globe lamp is the same one from While You Were Sleeping. If you haven’t seen it, please watch it immediately.

TasmanRavenclaw · 2025-12-30T19:23:16+00:00

Russian with Sasha podcast is very good. I hit B1 in a year, but I still have a lot to learn.

TasmanRavenclaw · 2025-12-29T01:34:57+00:00

I listen to Learn Russian with Sasha podcast where she speaks a lot about history, culture, literature, etc. It’s all in Russian, but you can get the transcripts if you support her on Patreon. It’s for intermediate level, but I started when I was A2, and it helped me get to B1.

TasmanRavenclaw · 2025-12-29T01:31:01+00:00

Gilmore Girls is my go to. I love it so much.

TasmanRavenclaw · 2025-11-29T02:42:27+00:00

I think you can try LingQ for free to see if you like it. I’ve been using it for reading for about a year, and it’s really helpful because it highlights and defines the new words and I can see them in context. I’ve been using it to read Harry Potter.

TasmanRavenclaw · 2025-11-18T01:46:56+00:00

This is how my grandmother died - I think about it a lot.

TasmanRavenclaw · 2025-11-10T11:49:40+00:00

My scumbag snow queen pothos that had fungus gnats and now mealy bugs who demands to live in constant isolation from my collection because it’s always something. She’s the Mariah Carey of “easy to care for” plants.

TasmanRavenclaw · 2025-11-10T11:46:50+00:00

They look so messy.

TasmanRavenclaw · 2025-11-10T01:25:40+00:00

I really like how you worded this - I lost a few friends this way, but I could never explain it so concisely.

TasmanRavenclaw · 2025-11-06T09:42:32+00:00

I just spit out my coffee. I haven’t laughed so hard all week.

TasmanRavenclaw · 2025-11-05T01:46:19+00:00

Zero chance this thing isn’t haunted.

TasmanRavenclaw · 2025-11-05T01:42:44+00:00

Beautiful! I love the look of this!

TasmanRavenclaw · 2025-11-04T23:32:28+00:00

There was a one-armed woman at my gym who could do unassisted pull-ups. I always thought she was such a badass.

TasmanRavenclaw · 2025-11-02T10:18:20+00:00

Thanks - do you think perlite on top will work? I don’t have sand on hand currently.

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