The journey towards mastery of Haitian Creole continues… — It’s so interesting to me that I am a student of Haitian Creole who’s been studying for 360 days now, and I don’t think I change my skills or knowledge depending upon the audience. …

It’s not enough to know just words and grammar — Today is 351 days since I began to learn Haitian Creole. I started with Duolingo, found that it wasn’t enough to teach me, hired one, then a second, and finally a third instructor, all who help me throughout the week with conversations and lessons that are both formal and informal. …

The language journey winds by a twisted and difficult path — It’s been a slog recently in my language journey. I’ve left behind the curriculum that I was using, and now I’m in somewhat uncharted waters working with my instructors on various aspects of the language. One instructor has asked me to edit their latest curriculum because, I guess, I try…

Perhaps we need a reset of our works of mercy — Let’s talk about the Good Samaritan, which is one of the stories that Jesus told as recorded in the New Testament, a story that was about many things, but the fullness of the story is that it is about Jesus and mercy and the community of his followers. In summary…

Two Questions, Answered — This has been a good week or so of study for my Haitian Creole lessons. I’m at the point in my education where I can read fairly well as long as the writing isn’t too complicated. For example, I picked up a copy of the Christian New Testament in Creole…

Learning a new language takes all the time that you have — As part of my lessons in learning Haitian Creole, my instructors have me reading short stories that explore various grammatical forms. One of my instructors and I have been hammering out a story for three weeks now, a relatively simple tale of a man who is going to buy a…