The Language Itself
for those also interested in learning the Somali language
Vocabulary
On Being a Student
stories of the joys and challenges of learning Somali
On being the one to stumble.
We have language exchange for an hour, twice a week. We sit at a picnic table, speaking English for the first half hour and Somali for the second half hour. In English, I wear my “encouraging” face, nodding with eyebrows raised, while she sputters and stumbles around absentee vocabulary. In Somali, I sputter and she… Continue reading On being the one to stumble.
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