Languages and Life

One Day At a Time / 一日一日

I haven’t been sharing my weekly study logs as I did last year. Life has been overwhelming, and for a while, I wasn’t doing much outside of work. Over the past two months, though, I’ve returned to language learning, but in a different way.

Since I work in a French environment, I’m lucky to hear and use French every day. Beyond that, my approach to languages has become more holistic. Instead of meticulously tracking my study habits, I’ve taken a more relaxed and natural approach.

What I’ve come to realize is that languages have become an integral part of my life. They no longer feel like a separate hobby or a task to check off my list. In the past, I studied languages and shared my progress online. Now, as I’ve immersed myself in new interests and met new people, tracking my progress has taken a backseat. The languages I’ve learned and am still learning are still central to who I am. Maybe even more so than before.

Recently, I’ve connected with many new people who share an interest in lan…