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#FOODANDLIT ICELAND

My two favorite bands from Iceland (I am traveling there now). (Seabear and Sigur Ros)

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Quite an interesting study of what it means to be able to learn a lot of languages, or hyperpolyglottism. It took awhile for me to read though and I skimmed parts. It is a little frustrating because it lacks solid conclusions to be made. Partly it is a gift and partly just hard work? See the reviews at Amazon for more.

Going back to nonfiction. I‘m into languages somewhat. Will try this one.

I was expecting this to be a bit dry but it was surprisingly funny and engaging. I will need a physical copy at some point because I can see myself reading it over and over everytime I start to learn a new language (I'm a wannabe polyglot) but listening to it did have some advantages because he gives very specific pronunciation examples. Chock full of resources and language learning advice as well as his own experience and specific study methods.

Happy Jólabókaflód part 2!

Here‘re the family‘s treats…

Bugga is really excited about all holidays and we found some extra books to help him (and us all) with understanding ☺️

LeCarre for husband, bada$$ for little sister, Harvest for big sister, and Episode 13 for me.

Also, yes, chocolate abounds. ☺️
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I recently ordered these Greek comics from the artist Smar‘s Etsy shop in the hopes that I can read them in Greek in the next few months/years. I‘m tip-toeing through them, recognizing little words or phrases here and there. It‘s like magic when I spot something I understand. I figure comics will be a good way to practice reading and even speaking because they‘re dialogue-centric. Plus, the art is very fun!
#greek #languagelearning

I‘m still making my way through this one.. my understanding has improved but I must say I‘m struggling with idioms. 🙄

I wish I had read Voroshilovgrad with a book club because there is just so much to unpack. Zhadan‘s prose were gorgeous. I loved the magical realism and that we couldn‘t always trust what Herman (the MC) or the secondary characters were seeing/saying. I also thought Herman sucked (such a perv). However, there was so much striking symbolism and the ending hit hard and was hilarious. I‘m looking forward to trying more Ukrainian lit! 🇺🇦