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my 5-year old stepson has taken it upon himself to teach me the proper way to say things in kreyol. i still suck while amongst the general public and my sentence construction is still way more basic than i would prefer, but i’m making progress.
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1. learn kreyol
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2. cut down on the amount of money i spend eating out
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3. practice patience
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4. be truly loved by someone I truly love
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5. have a longterm/stable/fulfilling romantic relationship
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6. receive oya
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7. learn hindi
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8. travel around scotland
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9. travel around india
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10. go to trinidad
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11. travel around ethiopia
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12. go to mozambique
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13. go back to amsterdam and visit more of holland, as well
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14. visit all 50 states
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15. have at least $100,000 in the bank
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16. visit Niue
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17. incorporate myself
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How I did it: although i'd been to haiti before, i wanted to volunteer during the second phase of earthquake recovery (as opposed to just go and hang out with friends).on recommendation of a co-worker, i stayed with grassroots united (gru), located in port au prince. i worked on an orphanage project with another small ngo called european disaster volunteers (edv), who at the time were located on the gru compound. it cost $15 a day, which go… Read how I did it…
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How I did it: a friend at work invited me to go with her and her parents. her father is from neiva. we spent 10 days in neiva for the san pedro festival and 6 days in bogota, sightseeing. Read how I did it…
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ok, after a solid 11 months of working on it, i can speak okayish. and when people speak to me i can get about 40 percent of what they’re saying. it’s still frustrating sometimes, definitely, but people don’t hesitate to speak to me like i fully understand, meaning, they don’t speak slowly to me (i wish they would), or in simple sentences (although that would be easier for me). i’m also getting pretty good at writing. i haven’t had that breakthrough moment where i’m speaking fluently on the level that i’m at, but i definitely am much less awkward.
... after 7 visits in 10 months, i can honestly say i can kinda speak (and write) kreyol! i was able to communicate with pretty much everyone on this trip, and didn’t feel completely dumb doing so.
