The Second Curriculum
A founding statement: why an adult rebuilds himself on purpose, what my own bookshelf confessed about it, and the five practices that make up this site, Portuguese, the mat, the Corps, covenant, and the city.
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Reflections, breakdowns, and study notes from learning Brazilian Portuguese as an adult.
Artigo mais recente
Artigos recentes
Esfiha, Quibe, and the Grammar of Belonging
How the Levantine diaspora's food became Brazilian, what that has to do with Ottolenghi's cookbooks, and why an adult learner belongs at the table before he belongs in the language.
How I Use Spaced Repetition to Study Brazilian Portuguese
A practical look at why spaced repetition helps with retention, where it fits, and where it does not.
Patterns I Keep Noticing in Brazilian Portuguese
A short breakdown of recurring patterns that make spoken Brazilian Portuguese easier to process in real conversations.
BJJ Terms That Changed How I Hear Portuguese
How repeated exposure to training-language changed recall, listening speed, and confidence in context.