June 2nd, 2025
- 162 reviews on WaniKani
- 15 lessons on WaniKani
- 53 reviews on Bunpro
- 3 lessons on Bunpro
- 3 stories on Satori Reader
I’m at home and I was able to pay some more attention to my SRS studies today ^^
First of all,
spoilers for the life section xddd
Second of all,
OH SHOOT CURSED KNOWLEDGE I NEVER KNEW (but now i know) BUT I NEVER KNEW xddd
Third of all,
Ahh, the famous German word, lüften xddd
Fourth of all,
What’s this grammar, wtf xdd
The worst thing is that the example sentence for it DIDNT EVEN HAVE THE を PARTICLE WTFFF
But yeah, N2, still not winning it, I at least dug and read a bit longer, again well over an hour today, again bloodshot eyes trying to understand the difference between に沿って、と並んで、に伴って, and just giving up and vibe answering my answer in xddd
Still attempting on giving it another shot though!
Life
Ostrava in Czechia!
It’s a town that feels a bit smaller than it actually is, and definitely more small-communitish, I imagine it’s a really cool deal for the people that want to have both the advantages of living in a bigger town and still be tightly knit with one another C:
I was going around the town with my newly-acquired understanding of the Czech phonetics and trying to make the most of the ů sound, I think I have a decent understanding of how things should sound, but stress on the first syllable, no, I’m zoning out, I’m sorry xddd
Speaking of the enterpreneurial spirit, look at this kebab sign at the florist xdddd
And ahh, the nature here, so lovely ^^
Also, European drink tier list:
Paulaner Spezi > Almdudler > Frugo > Kofola (but we stan all four of those ^^)
Then a quick one to Katowice to jump on a train to Berlin:
Katowice are known for holding sports events in Poland, so wasn’t surprised in the slightest to see this one again ^^
And then, took a six-hour long train to Berlin, made it only a few minutes delayed and started decomposing over the rest of the day ^^
So here’s a free insecurity of mine that I’ll share with you C:
Free insecurity, Ukrainian edition C:
I was sitting on a train in a car where there was a pair of people that were both wearing Ukrainian clothing, and the whole car felt very pro-Ukraine, I picked up on a conversation, showed my nails and said the obligatory Слава Україні! and that influenced the whole trajectory of my day xdd
Regular people on the train read books, text people on Whatsapp, waste a whole day on Insta, so I spent seven hours listening to a well educated, very articulate, Mrs. International make a personalized podcast about her experiences with being European while being Ukrainian all at the same time. And wow, listening to her was something different, she worked as an IT lawyer, so maybe that’s why. She effortlessly jumped between emotional opinions, objective judgment of things and all sorts of resources that I could use if I were ever to restart the conversation ^^
We spoke about politics, travel, presidential elections in Poland yesterday, hobbies, DACH countries, learning German, Berlin, being forced to relocate, the idea of solidarity, how do people support one another, and that was a conversation that profoundly touched on my soul, and I felt so, SO let down by myself when she was looking at me with an intelligent stare expecting of me to ask a precise and very articulate question and all that was coming out of my mouth was “eee so kofola is tasty, do you have, like, eee, kofola in ukraine” xdd
Of course, she was very patient with me, and the fact that she was willing to entertain me with all sorts of stories about everything for seven hours meant that she perceived me as a relatively educated person that is curious and open-minded, for which I’m extremely grateful, but my insecurity stems from the fact that I saw it in her eyes that she already saw me as an activist-apostle that would be able to carry Ukraine within myself and fight for future acceptance and recognition of the culture, and that she might have had hopes for me. Of course, I know a lot about those topics already and I try to stay up to date with the developments, but that’s the extent of where my collecting useless spells as Frieren has taken me yet. And I sat in there and my brain was fighting asking like “ok so like what manga publishing market is there in Kyiv” vs “how did your family relocation go? was everyone safe? did anything happen to the people in your community?”
I mean I was curious about both, I’m simply neurodivergent xddddd
But I ended up learning a lot from her, and she was really open in terms of oversharing about everything, which I really appreciate from people, in a way I kinda want to become a person like her in the future, but also, I really have to stand my ground and be proud of who I am today, instead of always clinging towards the next north star xdddd
She definitely proved that not being embarrassed of your upbringing and being straightforward is the best way to live your life ^^
And yeah, pride month, another conversation I touched on with her was dating, I explained to her how Tenerife drinks with strangers and dressing up for hot weather are not exactly my hobbies, and she said that it wasnt hers either, but that the dating apps are a trap and that they show you that those are the only people that exist, so what a surprise, I might not have a Pride Month Dating Tangent in 2025 xddddd
Either way, see you tomorrow and thanks for listening to me yap! German classes tomorrow! C: