Chris’ Russian Tutoring Sessions Episode 7
In this tutoring session you can see, just how hard it is to learn Russian. In the 7th episode I’ve added webcam, so you can watch me hesitate, squirm and even pick my nose on occasion. This is truly a...
View ArticleThe Weekly Retrospect – November 24-30
Yet another week has flown by, and it’s time for the weekly update of my language learning here on Actual Fluency. In these posts I break down exactly where my time is spent and what goals I have...
View ArticleRussian Tutoring Sessions Episode 8
Welcome to another Russian Tutoring Session, this is my weekly series where I give you unrestricted access to my Russian tutoring lessons. I do this so you can see my exact level, and hopefully also to...
View ArticleThe Weekly Retrospect – December 1st-7th
Another week has come and gone, and it’s time for the weekly review. In this week you can read about just how much I’m struggling at the moment. Not every week is a success! Thank you once again for...
View ArticleHow to take your iTalki tutoring to the next level
In this post I’ll share a few ways you can take your iTalki tutoring to the next level, as well as give you an update on my Russian mission and iTalki New Year’s challenge. Let me read the blog post...
View ArticleRussian mission, italki challenge, language book club and crowdfund update!
Hey guys, It’s been a while since I last updated you on my Russian mission, so I figured I’d take some time today and share how that and everything else has been going lately. Let me read you the blog...
View ArticleRussian mission update: iTalki challenge almost done!
Hey everyone! With less than 2 weeks to go before the iTalki New Year’s Challenge concludes I’m missing just 4 hours of lessons. In the post today I’ll give you a short update as well as let you listen...
View ArticleiTalki New Year’s Challenge 2015 Completed
Time flies when you’re having fun. It seemed like only yesterday that I started the iTalki challenge, where I pledged to do 20 hours of tutoring in just 45 days. For me this was an incredible step-up...
View ArticleEnd of my Russian Mission – new language mission revealed
Hey everyone. Today I’d like to officially mark as the end of my Russian language learning mission. In this post I’d like to tell you about how it went and what’s in store for me in the next few months...
View ArticleResources and Tips on How to Learn Russian
In my last post end of my Russian mission I described how I had decided to officially move on from studying Russian as my primary focus. This post will look at exactly what I used to learn Russian and...
View ArticleBlog 004 – Happy Birthday, Mr. Broholm
After a short easter break the normal programming is now back here on Actual Fluency. In this week’s blog update I talk about my birthday, liquid courage and give an update on my current language...
View ArticleThe Weekly Retrospect – November 17-23
It’s Sunday and that means one thing on Actual Fluency, the weekly retrospect! In this edition I share how my week went in terms of the goals I set last week. I get into lessons learned, language...
View ArticleChris’ Russian Tutoring Sessions Episode 7
In this tutoring session you can see, just how hard it is to learn Russian. In the 7th episode I’ve added webcam, so you can watch me hesitate, squirm and even pick my nose on occasion. This is truly a...
View ArticleRussian Tutoring Sessions: Listen to My Lessons
Hey guys, I recently announced I was going to add more content to the YouTube Channel. It is now up to 120+ subscribers, which I'm really thankful for. Today I'm happy to announce the second episode of...
View ArticleChris’ Russian Tutoring Sessions Episode 3
It's time for another episode of Chris' Russian Torturing Tutoring Sessions. This is my weekly YouTube series where I post full tutoring sessions from iTalki with my lovely teacher Anastasia. In the...
View ArticleChris’ Russian Tutoring Sessions Episode 4
It's Sunday and that means a new episode of Chris' Russian Tutoring Sessions. Thank you for following my progress, and every comment that you guys have posted on the videos or the posts associated with...
View ArticleChris’ Russian Tutoring Sessions Episode 6
It's time for another Chris' Russian Tutoring Session! In this series I allow you to be a fly on the wall as I painstakingly try to improve my Russian word by word. There is no editing to make me look...
View ArticleRussian mission update: Struggles and wins 9 months in
I’m nearing the 9th month mark for my Russian studies, and I figured it would be a good time to update about how I’m finding the language. In this post I’ll get into the worst struggles and biggest...
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