Pretty good, I’ve got a magazine I’ve been reading in my target language and I can understand almost everything given my familiarity with the subject matter and the amount of pictures. My reading speed is still a lot slower than English but that’ll improve as I read more and more. I’d previously read a few books in my target language and maybe understood 70%, but in the magazine it’s probably 90-95% comprehension.
I assume this is from Starship Troopers, I just finished the book. I’ve seen the “I’m doing my part” gif for years and never seen the movie, but maybe this’ll be the kick I need to actually watch it.
I used to ride this pretty frequently, at $2.90, it’s a cheap and fun to do for tourists and locals alike. Plus Roosevelt island is a nice place to stroll around and feels very different from the mainland (aka Manhattan 😉)
I studied 5/7 days, but I’ve got some friends visiting so that always makes it difficult to carve out time. Also, it’s almost impossible to find someone to practice speaking with so I don’t have a good feel for my conversational ability. I’ll continue reading for the time being, but the good news is that I’m able to understand more each day and I’m getting faster.
I watched the first two seasons hoping it would get better and it never did. Sounds like it’s continuing on that trajectory which is a shame cause I was really hoping it would be good.
I can recommend the metro north day trips. Cold Spring, Tarrytown, and Sleepy Hollow are all fun spots to spend a day, but I’ve never spent the night. Metro north tickets are usually around $30 round trip, so it’s not too pricey.
I’m heavily in favor of congestion pricing. Already NJ is looking to spend Billions (with a B!) widening the turnpike leading to nyc which will eventually funnel more cars (and therefore noise and pollution) into the city. That project is a boondoggle for other reasons, but the point remains that there is massive demand for visiting nyc (duh!). We need to encourage more people to take more efficient methods of transportation. So many people drive into the city with only one or two people in a car, compared to 50+ people that can fit in a bus or hundreds in a train.
The AQI was over double what I’d seen for most California smoky days. I hope the city is more prepared for the next time this happens, e.g. in terms of alerting, mask distribution, maybe something like a air filter subsidy.
I hope it gets to a point that you don’t have to check the schedule because you know the wait for the next train is negligible.
On an unrelated note, I’ve never heard a person say straphanger in real life, I’ve only ever read it in news articles.
It’s extra pleasant being able to walk along the waterfronts without the noise and pollution from cars, trucks, and motorcycles. I’m looking forward to it!
Pretty good, I’ve got a magazine I’ve been reading in my target language and I can understand almost everything given my familiarity with the subject matter and the amount of pictures. My reading speed is still a lot slower than English but that’ll improve as I read more and more. I’d previously read a few books in my target language and maybe understood 70%, but in the magazine it’s probably 90-95% comprehension.
The Stalin vs Rasputin ERB has a line about Stalin being from Georgia, sweet Georgia 😉
I assume this is from Starship Troopers, I just finished the book. I’ve seen the “I’m doing my part” gif for years and never seen the movie, but maybe this’ll be the kick I need to actually watch it.
Here’s a fun video about the NYC subway and pointing.
https://youtu.be/i9jIsxQNz0M
I used to ride this pretty frequently, at $2.90, it’s a cheap and fun to do for tourists and locals alike. Plus Roosevelt island is a nice place to stroll around and feels very different from the mainland (aka Manhattan 😉)
I studied 5/7 days, but I’ve got some friends visiting so that always makes it difficult to carve out time. Also, it’s almost impossible to find someone to practice speaking with so I don’t have a good feel for my conversational ability. I’ll continue reading for the time being, but the good news is that I’m able to understand more each day and I’m getting faster.
I watched the first two seasons hoping it would get better and it never did. Sounds like it’s continuing on that trajectory which is a shame cause I was really hoping it would be good.
Been a long time since I’ve seen a comic from The Oatmeal
Yup, taken from Jersey city looking at lower Manhattan.
I can’t recommend Language Transfer highly enough! It’s completely free too.
https://www.languagetransfer.org/
I can recommend the metro north day trips. Cold Spring, Tarrytown, and Sleepy Hollow are all fun spots to spend a day, but I’ve never spent the night. Metro north tickets are usually around $30 round trip, so it’s not too pricey.
I’m heavily in favor of congestion pricing. Already NJ is looking to spend Billions (with a B!) widening the turnpike leading to nyc which will eventually funnel more cars (and therefore noise and pollution) into the city. That project is a boondoggle for other reasons, but the point remains that there is massive demand for visiting nyc (duh!). We need to encourage more people to take more efficient methods of transportation. So many people drive into the city with only one or two people in a car, compared to 50+ people that can fit in a bus or hundreds in a train.
There’s a few locations that used to do this, I seem to recall Roosevelt Island had a summer series some years ago.
The AQI was over double what I’d seen for most California smoky days. I hope the city is more prepared for the next time this happens, e.g. in terms of alerting, mask distribution, maybe something like a air filter subsidy.
I hope it gets to a point that you don’t have to check the schedule because you know the wait for the next train is negligible. On an unrelated note, I’ve never heard a person say straphanger in real life, I’ve only ever read it in news articles.
It’s extra pleasant being able to walk along the waterfronts without the noise and pollution from cars, trucks, and motorcycles. I’m looking forward to it!