What we’re about
Version 2022 April 05
I found READING word by word, line by line,
still remains the "most efficient way"
for common people such as me,
who doesn't have much resources other than books.
Chatting with random people is not going to drastically promote anyone's linguistic ability,
in disregard whatsoever foreign languages
Welcome to meet people who are interested in having studying partner in
English
Italian
French
German
Looking for people who knows it TAKES TIME to achieve almost anything in the world, that is "skilled" related events.
such as drawing,
singing,
piano playing,
etc......
Dio ti benedica,
da Chiesa di Vissi D'Arte
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The activities of
the Group:
SF Opera Attendee. Parliamo Italiano sulla spiaggia!
is transitioned to a different one.
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Version
Before 2019:
Let's hang out when attending SF operas or some HD operas in movie theaters. It'd be fun to build up some friends at Opera House. I go to La Travia 9 times in 2009 (I like only a few operas. If I like them, I try to go all of the performances). Maybe some of us like to humm along some songs to just to have fun. Check my Facebook link to have the most update event photos.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Sonia Korn-Grimani / Sonia's Song 101 / Learn English 學英文Link visible for attendees
https://youtu.be/o0J0dhpjt4k
https://youtu.be/_Q24CEKgVqg
https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/bib270547
_______ Sad and not old? Sonia's Song, by Sonia Korn-Grimani
2022 10 03
I first met Mis. Korn-Grimani in 2017, Jan. 5.
(or at least for that Italian holiday)
when she was still actively promoting her memoir about the 1931 - 1945 Nazi SS freely killing and robbing era.
(like what the Chinese Red Guard was doing, or the current "taboo" phenomena in USA ).I might have gone through the book the first time in 2018 (or 2017),
shortly after she asked me to attend her talk.Anyway,
Since I started to learn using TextQuitling to do READING in FOREIGN LANGUAGES (YES, ENGLISH INCLUDED)Also, I'd like to introduce my 84 years old mother to read something not as scientific dense materials,
such as Robert Saplosky's Why Zebra don't Get Ulcers.Thus I decided to pick Sonia Korn-Grimani's project
(She was receiving invitation from US s Holocaust Memorial Museum to put down her life stories in English,
while she has wrote her memoir in German in 2009)Anyway, While reading,
I do realize that her story was in the same category of Anne Frank's diary.)I am not sure if this is an OLD STORY,
while, hey, Bible is still the most popular book in print after thousands of years.Not only so,
BUT IT IS VERY BRUTALLY TRUE
that THERE ARE MANY MANY WAR ORPHANs in Ukraine,
EVERYDAY,
while the WAR murder cases are still ongoing.I'm just kind of sad,
Whatever Sonia Korn-Grimani had wished when she wrote down her life stories, the blessing did not last.Dr. Korn-Grimani was able to write in a "clear", "non-emotional" tone at her 78 years old time.
In case you want to have an opportunity to ask yourself:
"IF SIMILAR THINGS happen to my immediate environment,
Would I be able NOT TO ACT CRUEL?
Would I be able to rise the gun ONE INCH HIGHER?"Then, Maybe this similar to "Uncle Tom's Cabin" can provide you a "time travel" to her time, and her location..
the "oppressive" living condition.Surely, as usual, I'm on the quest to "SEEK" "friends",
who are in the same path of studying "foreign languages", English included.Dio ti benedica,
Da Chiesa di Vissi D'Arte
https://youtu.be/o0J0dhpjt4k https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/bib270547 https://youtu.be/_Q24CEKgVqg https://holocaustcenter.jfcs.org/next-chapter-2017-sonia/
https://youtu.be/_Q24CEKgVqg
- Mark Salzman / Iron and Silk 101-108 / Learn English 學英文Louis Sutter Playground, San Francisco, CA
2023 04 08
___________ Do you want to learn Traditional Chinese / Mandarin?
V. 2023 04 08
I was born and raised in Taiwan,
I operate Traditional Chinese fine,
since I had a higher than the average Chinese version of SAT back in Taiwan for my college entrance exam, along with similar test results in my grade school days,
thus I have good confidence to teach Traditional Chinese.
On 2023 04 07,
I finished doing Textquitling on River Town,
a book that was published in 2000 by Peter Hessler,the book went onto New York Times’ Notable Book list,
that book also was granded an Kirimoto award in 2008.
At the end of the recommendation about China books that Peter Hessler recommended,
I surprisingly discovered that he recommended Iron and Silk,
which was published in 1986,
which was ALSO a New York Times’ bestseller.It happened that I also did read it sometimes in 2005
Then I realized that there might be some characters such as Mark Salzman around,
who are eager to learn Traditional Chinese,
who will be happy to learn how to write the characters,
push themselves up above ordering wonton or Zhuozongtang chicken in Chinese restaurants,
(by the way,
zhuozong chicken was invented by a Taiwanese immigrant).Thus I’m offering my Traditional Chinese training to whoever has the characters like Mark Joseph Salzman in the regard of language learning,
not limited to Traidtional Chinese,
but also extending to the languages of Italian and French and German, as a studying partner.My current level of Italian and French is low, yet I can start to read something out of Wikipedia;
I have not really started with German yet.However,
At my 30’s, when I first moved to United States, I barely spoke a word in English other than YES and NO,I also never had teh luxuries to attend fancy schools such as Stanford or Berkeley,
I merely possess high school equivalent degree,
I also never had the opportunities to work with people from those fancy schools.I basically studied on my own to warm through the linguistic world,
without talents, but diligence and some kind talks from surrounding people who were willing to chat with me.What I’m trying to say here is:
Since I know how to advance a foreign language with limited help,
I suppose I’m potent to help you with your Traditaional Chinese / Italian / French / German studying.Here is a sample of my English book reciting recording.
Youtube raided my account in 2022 Oct,
so that you won’t be able to hear my other “normal” talks in English when I described about the 180 Carl owners who violated the Department Building Inspection rules in 2013 and how the downstairs neighbor atrociously denied my access to the walkway window for fresh air to flush out their dog Stanley (may God bless his soul, I take he might have gone to see the Grand Dio by now) that caused my congenital asthmatic condition.
Kate DiCamillo Magician Elephant chapter 01 04 04This is the matching text that I did textquitling with.
101 KateDiCamillo MagicianElephant 101.pdfI’m in my late 50’s and my general health is not golden, thus I prefer to meet with people who have a sweet compostion similar to Mark Salzman’s.
If you are like him,
would like to learn Traditionol Chinese along with it’s writing system,I’d like to offer my help.
Or if just want to review Iron and Silk with me,
that’s fine too.BTW,
I mainly use emails to communicate,I might be too senior for you
if you insist on using the facebook messenger type short message tool (whatsapp or wechat or telegram or discourse, or facetime, etc…).Dio ti benedica,
Dalla Chiessa di Vissi D’Arte
