i’ve become so so much better at german just in the past few months. i put in huge work in the beginning, but now that i am at a somewhat intermediate level, i feel like i can just read and listen comfortably and not at all feel burdened or overwhelmed by it. this week i’ve been listening to three hours worth of podcast about napoleon, and it wasn’t hard to me. of course i didn’t know every word, but i did understand it as a whole and it felt nice.
the same goes for writing or reading, if i think something, i can almost always just write it down. it’s not always perfect grammar, but when i notice i’m wrong, i can more often than not correct myself. when i read or hear, i can understand what most words mean without looking them up. it’s just nice and i feel like i need to remember how far i’ve come. just comparing to where i was a month ago, it feels like i’m a whole different person.
