My Brother-in-law and his girlfriend are in town visiting and we spent the day on the North Shore. Lots more photos to come in a post on the North Shore, but right now we are still busy exploring the island with them!
Watching | The Croods with my son. Sometimes the only chance I have to write is while he’s watching TV. Yes, I feel guilty about that!
Enjoying | My last couple weeks in Hawaii. Oh man, let me count how many days I have left… OMG 17 days left in paradise :(
Wishing | I could live in Hawaii forever.
Listening to | Still Coldplay… need to buy some more music asap
Drinking | Longboard beer. Well I had one last night, I’m not literally drinking one right now. It’s 7:15am.
Worried about | Literally everything that could wrong with the move. Most importantly, my spectacular book collection getting ruined. Also the fact that our things won’t arrive in Germany until mid-November *sigh*
Reading | Master the Basics of German. My mom found the book at the Friends of the Library sale at the Kapolei Library for $1.
Thankful for | time to learn German! Now that I’m not taking any classes this semester, I can spend any free time I have learning German. I love languages and I’m really looking forward to learning more about the German language!
Oh no! Don’t be worried! I love it when I have family to stay :)
Thanks Holly! It was really nice to have some help during a busy week!
I love language learning too! Have you tried the Duolingo app? It”s basically a free Rosetta stone! I have used it for French and Spanish, and it is fabulous! Now, to really learn a language, I think you would need to teach yourself grammar on the side, but Duolingo is fantastic for listening and vocabulary.
Yes! I like that app. Although I wish it would show a list of new words BEFORE quizzing you on them! I always feel like I’m forgetting something I’m supposed to know, when I haven’t even learned it yet :) Maybe I haven’t figured the app out yet!
I would be sorry to leave paradise too. Germany sounds like such a fun adventure though! Will you take a language course once you get there? I took an intensive language course in Spain, and I was nearly fluent in 3 short months. It is amazing how much being immersed in it helps!
Wow that’s amazing! I would love to be fluent so quickly! I will definitely look into an intensive language class there.
Hi! Stopping over from onelyric!
I have always had a wandering spirit so reading about your travels was wonderful! Hawaii though, man that would be a tough place to leave. We lived in FL for almost 2 years, 10 mins from the beach, then moved to Seattle. Pretty sure we went into shock from lack of sun and warm weather.
I know your next move is monumental.. What a cool life story you are writing. Much to share with grandkids one day.
Have an awesome Monday!! ~ Courtney
Thanks Courtney! Yeah I was packing my suitcase full of jeans and sweaters – haven’t worn a lot of that stuff in over 2 years!
How awesome that you are starting a new adventure in Germany. Being completely emerged in the language and culture definitely helps you to pick it up quickly. Also, the app Duolingo helped me a lot with vocabulary and such when I was learning Portuguese. I still use it from time to time. Good luck. :)
I’m definitely hoping that I will pick it up faster once we get there! Thanks for reading Janel :)
Hawaii sounds amazing! I want to go someday.
Oh wow, Germany is a huge move! GOOD LUCK!
Good luck learning german!!
Stopping by from the link up. ~Becky with Choose Happy :)
Thanks Becky, I hope you can get out here to Hawaii one day!