I read Duolingo’s co-founder’s post on Linkedin for its 10 years anniversary. I found out that I’ve been using it to learn Spanish since 2004 (8y+); I have daily goal to pass 3 lessons a day. I love it and have recommended the “green little bird” to many friends. Tks and congratulation to Duolingo team …
Category Archives: Inspiration
I Can Do it
House drama after drama: tenant negotiations, permit application, closing extension, etc. It’s frustrating to see that people know what to do and reminded by others yet don’t do it till last minute. It amazed me, telling the truth and being collaborative (for some people) could be so difficult. It’s also sad to see highly educated, …
For Joe
I joined Sales & Marketing Toastmaster in Oct ’19. Immediately, I was impressed with Joe’s wit in the table topics and how he presented…full of energy yet relaxed, everything flew naturally and it felt so “easy”. Moreover, he got everybody laugh. Regardless of the topics, Joe was able to tell a story and put the …
Believe
I watched an interview of a para-athlete who ran on 2 prostheses after Boston Marathon. He came to Alaska from Africa with a running scholarship then lost his legs by frost yet he had a big smile on his face…he said “I’m the same person, strong…believe your mind, you can do anything…Thanks to the organizer …
Risk-Taking? Accountability
Aunt’s friends admire her ‘bravery’ to take risks膽子大. Aunt said she is not brave, neither gambling; actually she is conservative. What she does is to assess the risk and determine if she can manage the worst case scenario, if so, go for it. Once she made the decision, she’d stick to it to make it …
Responsibility, Creativity, Humanity
Watching news about Russia invasion Ukraine… A lady playing piano in a busy transportation hub to bring people joy. Polish open arms to its neighbor, welcoming refugees People around the world book Airbnb in Ukraine with no intention to travel there but get money into people’s hands quickly Ukraine men get on train from Poland …
Beijing Olympics
Beijing is the 1st city in the world to host summer and Winter Olympics. Opening ceremony countdown started from 24 instead of 10 and I learned that it’s not only 24th Winter Olympics but also there are 24 solar terms in Chinese calendar. Quite a difference for the opening ceremony, 2008 showed in volume, performances …
Feliz Cumpleaños, Mamá!
I returned Costa Rica to celebrate ‘mama*’ 70 birthday. We took a weekend getaway to Rio Celeste. We spent 1st afternoon in the ‘tree’ maze (interesting culture difference, in US, maze is usually seasonal, made of dried corn after harvest in the fall yet in CR, the maze are green trees, I guess year-round?). We …
Pura Vida
Mi final dia en Costa Rica, la ‘familia’ y amigas cercas reunirse para mi despedida. Fuimos al parque pero comienza llovia. Tenemos que salir, tuvimos un café en el café en ruta y reunirse a la casa de las tias, una tradicion todos los domingos, comemos y hablamos…esta major de cerrar aqui La semana pasada, …
Paz
Por que ‘mama’ tiene ayuda en la casa pero ella hace muchas tareas suya? Por que ella siempre pregunta otra persona ‘quiere comer’? si no pregunta, hay menos trabajos. Por que ella cuida sus nietas cuando tiene sus padres y ayuda en la casa? Por ques ella se atende otra y a veces no (tiempo) …