fluent:

• german
• english

semi-fluent:

• french

learning:

• korean
• thai
• mandarin

language resources: i'm a tumblr girly, so i love langblrs. my favorite blog for resource masterposts is the language community.

For Korean, Japanese, and Thai resources, this blog is currently inactive but has amazing resources.

I learned German pretty naturally from a young age bc of family, but I did study it as a language in school in middle and high school, so I've created a German-spec...

• "Affirmative Action for the Rich." Legac...

This was an interesting one. I unequivocally believe that legacy admissions need to end immediately, and these students did an excellent job of explaining why. But, as the top comment on the video says, "...the real question is: would the privileged give up their spot for someone who earned it? I think not. It’s easier to acknowledge and recognize when you’ve already benefited." That really puts into words something that I couldn't put my finger on, but that bothered me about the video. It would have been a lot more interesting if they interviewed students who were not just speaking from the other side of something they'd already finished benefiting from.

• "Let's tttalk about SSSniperwolf"

Yes I watched SSSniperwolf when I was a k...

The Families that Can't Afford Summer - an oldie but a goodie, especially with the huge amount of emphasis that I'm seeing on summer activities in many college applications. As someone who never did camps and only once or twice did official summer activities, this hit hard.

Elle Korea - Itomachi Hotel - article is in Korean, but the pictures are worth it all. The first zero-energy hotel in Japan, and the decor and attention to minimalist yet aesthetic detail is incredible.

The mythical tie between immigration and... - "'From Henry Cabot Lodge in the late 19th century to Donald Trump, anti-immigration politicians have repeatedly tried to link immigrants to crime, but our research confirms that this is a myth and not based on fact,' says Abramitzky"...imagine that.

• Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge
• Japan: A Short History by Mikiso Hane
• How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X Kendi
• It's Not About the Burqa ed. by Mariam Khan
• A Curious History of Sex by Kate Lister
• Playing in the Dark by Toni Morrison
• Van Gogh's Ear by Bernadette Murphy
• books read in other countries
• Sex Power Money by Sara Pascoe
• The Five by Hallie Rubenhold
• Free by Lea Ypi
• https://time.com/5655270/virginia-woolf-...

• renee fleming
• joshua bell
• midori
• bts, 2019 (love yourself)
• stray kids, 2022 (maniac)

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