It’s been seven weeks since I came back to the States from my amazing summer in Jordan. When I first arrived, and was surrounded by English, Hindi, and essentially anything but Arabic, a frantic stress gripped me. Every day, hour, minute I was forgetting words I had spent weeks learning. In Jordan, I was surrounded … Continue reading Continuing with my Arabic Studies in the States
Code switching. The ability to seamlessly transition from one language to another without faltering. To some, it's second nature. To me, it's still a very distant dream. Growing up bilingual, I have found it easy to fluently switch between Hindi and English with the snap of a finger. However, as I continue to add more … Continue reading Code Switching: My Distant Dream
Picture yourself in high school. You’re a high-performing student who works hard in school. Your grades are stellar, and you are invested in your extracurriculars. You’ve started looking at colleges so that you can pursue the career of your dreams. You have your eyes on some top, selective schools, and you’re all set to apply, … Continue reading Time to Turn Dreams into Reality
Before I left for Jordan, I made a couple of videos in which I practiced Arabic and shared what I knew. Now, after my NSLI-Y experience, I wanted to make another Arabic video, just for comparison's sake! Actually, when I told people I was in Jordan studying Arabic, a common question I got was, "Are … Continue reading Then and Now: Gauging my Arabic after Jordan
Shraddha Joshi 