It's been exactly four weeks since I first started re-learning French on Duolingo. I'm so proud of myself and all I've accomplished that I had to check back in today! I'm happy to report that I've kept my streak alive and that I've studied French every single day for the past 28 days; well... I guess it's 29 days including today!
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I'm especially proud of myself since I made time to do it while we were at Disneyland earlier this month. I realized on the flight out to California that it was a lot harder to concentrate in a public place than I thought it would be. I had to make time to do my daily lessons outside of Disney, and that pretty much meant that I had to get up early enough to do it before we left for the park each morning. But I still did it!
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I've also achieved a bunch of milestones within the app. I've leveled up from bronze, to silver, to gold to sapphire to the ruby league. Basically, you have to be in the top 10 of your "competition" (fellow app users and language learners) to reach the next level each week. This past week, I've started trying to complete my daily quests. Plus, there are also other achievements you can unlock in order to earn more gems. I've been getting a bunch of those and earning more gems through that!
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Even though I started using the app more than halfway through the month of February, I was still able to complete the monthly challenge! I was literally finishing it the last day of the month. After we arrived in Anaheim, we had some quiet time. Elissa was talking to her friend on the phone. Eliot was playing a video game and Rick was watching him. And I went into Eliot's and my bedroom, curled up in the side chair and studied French for about 30-45 minutes until I'd completed enough lessons to earn the rest of the points I needed! Then, I received my February badge!
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This month, I'm way ahead of the curve. I actually earned March's badge on Monday, March 14th... less than halfway through the month! I was really excited about that!
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I have been doing well working my way through all of the Unit 1 Lessons. I've almost completed a few of the first ones. You basically study the same material over and over until you master reading it, writing it, listening to it and speaking it. It's easy to take your time to focus on mastering the pronunciation of each word. And I'm shocked at how well I can understand the app when it's speaking quickly to me!
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Something else that's been helping is reading the Duolingo stories. They're interactive where you have to fill in the blank, select the correct responses, or assess what is happening in the conversation. (This is similar to how the lessons are done, but in the context of a story.) I just started reading the stories this past week since they were part of two of my daily quests. So far, I've only read 4 stories, but I've unlocked 20 of them!
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It's hard to believe it was a month ago that I downloaded the app. I'm really happy with how far I've come in only four weeks. This afternoon, I achieved my 1st Legendary Level where I mastered one of my lessons! I haven't even broken my textbooks out yet. (Although, I'm planning to use them to coincide with my Duolingo lessons.)
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Cheers to working on goals, learning things and broadening my horizons!!! °o°
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