Hello, I'm Tanya 👋
I'm a writer, a linguist, a former language teacher, a forever language learner, and a single mom to two trilingual kids and one trilingual labrador.
I write Friends with Words, a newsletter about learning languages in a divided world.
It's a space for anyone who
😻 loves learning languages
🙀 hates learning languages
😸 speaks at least one human language fluently
I’ve challenged myself to learn 12 languages in 12 months. Crazy? Probably. But that matches the crazy times we live in.
All subscribers get one or two posts a week:
Insights into the learning process, based on what I know and what I find out this year.
Fascinating facts about language that you didn't know you had to know
Stories that would have never happened to a severe introvert like me if I hadn’t started this journey.
Occasional videos of me making a fool of myself in a mystery language in the hopes of inspiring others to do the same.
I started this newsletter in November 2023 and it quickly took over my life (in the best possible way!)
By making a monthly or one-time donation, you will earn my undying gratitude and will directly contribute to my ability to continue writing it.
THANK YOU!
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