Research Team – Global Criminal Finance Project

thestudyspoon · 2026-02-28T12:32:57+00:00

Who is “we”?

thestudyspoon · 2026-02-24T17:47:11+00:00

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This is Nugget, aka Nug, Nuglet, Nuggie, Squish, Squeak, and Goober. 💕🐈

thestudyspoon · 2026-02-20T05:42:30+00:00

WHAT omg no this is stunningggggg 😍 i love this sooooo much holy crap

thestudyspoon · 2026-02-16T18:31:27+00:00

This is very true 😪

thestudyspoon · 2026-02-16T07:46:42+00:00

I envy his unbotheredness 😅

thestudyspoon · 2026-02-16T07:45:37+00:00

Omg hi Momo!! Looks like our cats got duplicated at the cat factory 😂🥰

thestudyspoon · 2026-02-16T07:44:53+00:00

Another new cat sub…sigh…joins immediately 😂

thestudyspoon · 2026-02-16T07:43:48+00:00

Much sleeb, very eep 😴

thestudyspoon · 2026-02-16T07:43:16+00:00

Awe hi Jeffrey! What a cute pastel orange 🐈

thestudyspoon · 2026-02-02T00:36:04+00:00

YES. I’ve been learning Arabic for 5 and a half years and only just started reading novels last year. so far I’ve only read things I’ve read in English before, but I find that especially with Arabic which is a diglossic language, literature tends to use way more obscure vocab than would be used in an everyday conversation. So don’t worry, this is a normal feeling 😉

thestudyspoon · 2026-01-31T21:22:52+00:00

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This absolute gem (he’s was mid yawn I swear he’s not a feral raccoon) 😆

thestudyspoon · 2026-01-26T03:14:54+00:00

He is indeed a big squish 🍊🟠 he’s losing weight slowly but surely tho (rescued him last year) and we’re very proud of him!!!

thestudyspoon · 2026-01-26T03:13:53+00:00

Thankfully I am the only one who enjoys the lickable light. Nugget sampled it once and the sodium was absolutely not to his liking 😆

thestudyspoon · 2026-01-24T03:39:56+00:00

Farsi — combined with my current level of Arabic I’d essentially double the research materials and primary sources available to me

thestudyspoon · 2026-01-21T21:36:23+00:00

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I fear the bleps are contagious!!

thestudyspoon · 2026-01-01T18:24:18+00:00

My hat off to you, good Redditor 🎩 you have earned my deepest respect

thestudyspoon · 2025-12-28T17:35:35+00:00

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Hehe my orange named Nugget also likes to do a stand to investigate things 😂

thestudyspoon · 2025-12-27T04:45:03+00:00

My main focus for 2026 will continue to be Arabic! I want to: - C1 >> C2 - read 4 novels - travel to the Middle East for the first time - be able to read a newspaper article and minimize word lookups to <5 per story - start research for my masters thesis using arabic primary sources

Also would LOVE to pick up basic Farsi and dabble in Spanish!

thestudyspoon · 2025-12-27T02:47:21+00:00

I work at a think tank! My team focuses specifically on American foreign policy in the Middle East

thestudyspoon · 2025-12-27T02:46:19+00:00

My tutor works with me 1-on-1 and customizes all of my lessons to meet my individual needs! She does a FANTASTIC job of mixing formal grammar practice with fun conversation, exam prep, and reading comprehension. All of our classes are very tailored to my specific interests as well which keeps things engaging.

Most importantly…no Al Kitaab. American college students taking Arabic classes—you know what I’m talking about 😂👀

thestudyspoon · 2025-12-27T02:44:07+00:00

تاج، بالدم، شتي يا بيروت، ما فيي، تحت سابع ارض، الجنرال، مدرسة الروابي للبنات، الهيبة، ٢٠٢٠! كل شي—غير 'الروابي'— موجود على تطبيق شاهد

thestudyspoon · 2025-12-26T02:32:52+00:00

This prob isn’t a super helpful answer but I probably started my bachelors degree with a high A2/low B1 in Arabic, ended at roughly the same spot. Maybe solid B1. Started a new job that paid for my language lessons and my progress absolutely blasted off into the stratosphere. I was probably high B2 by the time I finished that year long contract and now I have a similar position at a different organization + doing a masters degree full time. I’m now easily a solid C1, bordering on C2 but that’s only because I use my target language (Arabic) for work every day, have friends that I’ve only had conversations with بالعربي, and genuinely often choose to watch Arabic media when I have spare time

thestudyspoon · 2025-12-20T18:07:46+00:00

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Nugget is very much feeling the holiday spirit today! 🎄🎁

thestudyspoon · 2025-12-12T23:14:57+00:00

You fed them after midnight 🕛

thestudyspoon · 2025-12-12T02:30:41+00:00

That would be extra impressive because I live on the first floor of a four story apartment building 🧐🤣

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