Damaskin [Boston] on Nostr: After trying and spectacularly failing to learn how to play violin at the age of ...

After trying and spectacularly failing to learn how to play violin at the age of thirty, I’m now in the process of learning a third language (Spanish) at around fifty. (I’m a hopeless optimist.)

I’ve noticed that I’m a phonetic learner. My progress improved significantly after I forced myself to pronounce *all* exercises. Even the ones that don’t require it.

I’ll also try the “Bible Method”. I read “Love in the Time of Cholera” in two languages, albeit a while ago. Time to try going native.