Ich lerne Deutsch zu sprechen
(I am learning to speak German!)
OK, I'll admit I had to do a Google translation just to be sure I got the title to this blog post right. My lessons in Deutsch haven't gotten me to the point of being able to have a real conversation using the German language yet, but someday I fully intend to be able to do just that.
You know, just in case I run into a real German some where ... like in Germany, for example!
I've always been intrigued by the German language, probably because a large part of my heritage is German. I'm also part American Indian (Cherokee) English, and a pint or two of Irish (or is it Scottish?) mixed in.
Oh, fine .. born and raised in southern Ohio, I am more plain old "Appalachian" than anything. Not that the Appalachian people are truly plain. To the contrary, they are fascinating. I've studied that culture a good bit, but I already speak "Appalachian" so, no need to order lessons from "Rosetta Stone" (No, I don't really believe there is such a course available)
I studied German in high school and am surprised at how much of it is coming back to me in these early lessons. I also remember enough about it, to not be surprised that the "genders" of nouns still drive me crazy. That part of each lesson is proving to be every bit as difficult for me as it was those many years ago.
Overall, I find this to be encouraging, as I am convinced that all that information is still floating around in my cranium somewhere and will make it easier for me to learn the language beyond reading signs and locating restrooms when the need presents itself.
So, there you have it!
"Ich lerne Deutsch zu sprechen" and I'm having a blast just thinking of how it's going to pay off in the future!
Auf Wiedersehen!
(I didn't even have to Google that one!)
Becky J. Taylor
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(in this case, even if it's an old German woman! lol)
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Monday, May 18, 2009
Bye-Bye Belly Dancing! Forget Forensics!
I've decided not to pursue my degree in forensics after all. That dream has gone the way of belly dancing lessons and a few other aspirations I've laid to rest in recent years.
So what if I'll never be a belly dancing forensic scientist / grandmother of five? Everyone will just have to deal with that fact and move on. I ask myself, "Does the world really need one of those anyway?"
My honest answer is, "I seriously doubt it!"
So, what does the world need?
Well, most people need money, myself included. I've been on a mission to find ways to earn more money for a little over a year now. Basically, all I've accomplished so far is adding money to other people's pockets while emptying my own.
Something's got to change!
And I'm convinced that it is changing. I just need it to happen a little more quickly than I am experiencing at the moment.
I have three goals in mind. 1)Succeed in fulfilling my purpose in life, 2) Help others do the same, and 3)Make some money while I'm doing it.
Sounds simple enough.
I've made a decision. I'm going to go open my "inbox" and clear out a bunch of stuff today ... get off some mailing lists and cancel some subscriptions. It's gotten so junked up in there, I'm pretty sure I am getting duplicate mail from all the pop up boxes I've filled out, not realizing I've already received the vital information they're dangling in front of my face. Information I supposedly could never succeed without, yet it's only resulted in me running in circles and accomplishing pretty much nothing!
It's time to regain focus.
Oh, I do hesitate to say good bye to some of those old dreams. Part of me still thinks there is a belly dancer lurking beneath this quickly expanding waistline of mine. Another part believes the brilliant mad scientist I've longed to unleash truly lives in the dark recesses of my brain.
But most of me knows I need to buckle down and just bring in some cold hard cash with the knowledge and abilities I already possess.
Bye-bye bellydancing! Forget forensics!
It's time to get back to reality.
So what if I'll never be a belly dancing forensic scientist / grandmother of five? Everyone will just have to deal with that fact and move on. I ask myself, "Does the world really need one of those anyway?"
My honest answer is, "I seriously doubt it!"
So, what does the world need?
Well, most people need money, myself included. I've been on a mission to find ways to earn more money for a little over a year now. Basically, all I've accomplished so far is adding money to other people's pockets while emptying my own.
Something's got to change!
And I'm convinced that it is changing. I just need it to happen a little more quickly than I am experiencing at the moment.
I have three goals in mind. 1)Succeed in fulfilling my purpose in life, 2) Help others do the same, and 3)Make some money while I'm doing it.
Sounds simple enough.
I've made a decision. I'm going to go open my "inbox" and clear out a bunch of stuff today ... get off some mailing lists and cancel some subscriptions. It's gotten so junked up in there, I'm pretty sure I am getting duplicate mail from all the pop up boxes I've filled out, not realizing I've already received the vital information they're dangling in front of my face. Information I supposedly could never succeed without, yet it's only resulted in me running in circles and accomplishing pretty much nothing!
It's time to regain focus.
Oh, I do hesitate to say good bye to some of those old dreams. Part of me still thinks there is a belly dancer lurking beneath this quickly expanding waistline of mine. Another part believes the brilliant mad scientist I've longed to unleash truly lives in the dark recesses of my brain.
But most of me knows I need to buckle down and just bring in some cold hard cash with the knowledge and abilities I already possess.
Bye-bye bellydancing! Forget forensics!
It's time to get back to reality.
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