“Over the break I found myself with a lot more free time on my hands than I had previous years. I decided to take advantage of the opportunity and start learning a new language. I had been wanting to learn to speak Italian for years, but decided that it wouldn’t help me later in life since I wasn’t sure I’d ever actually go to Italy again on my own. Since I want to become an English language teacher in South Korea, I figured now would be the perfect time to focus on learning the beginning basics of the language. I learned surprisingly quicker than I originally thought I would be able to. After studying the alphabet the first night of the break, I was able to slowly but surely read. I found that learning to read first before trying to learn conversational phrases was ideal because I was able to pronounce them a lot easier than saying [it out loud].”
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Chiefs of Santaluces: Marissa Taylor
January 21, 2016
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Hi, my name is Davidson Domond, and this is my first year in journalism. I am a captain on the varsity football team and I've been playing for about 3 years. On my spare time I normally stay home and read a good book. My favorite book is The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, because it's a very thrilling book with lots of suspense.