I'm making this "Now" page in the spirit of the about-ideas-now site, it's a page about the things I'm doing now, my current projects, and/or the things on my mind in the very short-term future.
Until March 2025, I'm still learning german, in order to become a train driver later.
I talked about why here.
Some news since the previous update are that they told us where we're going to live, so I know my future neighborhood, and how the apartments are, etc.
I already took the TELC B1 exam and now we're onto B2. Ngl the vibe is still lowkey the same, it's not like he's non-stop talking in german for example. But it's alright
I do notice a step up in difficulty in the texts and exercises in the book, there's like a lot of new vocabulary etc.
I'm using it for vocabulary, altho less than i want to. Small % custom cards from vocabulary i find interesting, bigger % cards autoimported from a quizlet deck from the course book's publishing house.
I'm talking to AI a lot about different topics and concerns. I mainly use Claude, but i also practice talking in german with ChatGPT bc it has voice mode.
I got some "rest" from the cycle/routine of german class so the break was nice. Didn't do anything particularly interesting, didn't hang out a ton bc friends just weren't available, but it was alright.
I did bask in the holiday moon a little bit at least. And the break also had me reflecting and pondering, thinking about priorities, new year resolutions, etc.
I made a video with them but here they are anyways:
These are some resolutions that are too vague or that i haven't concreted yet, but that the new year has me inspired to at least "orient myself in that energy"