When Learning a New Language Hurts Your Jaw and Your Heart
My first Ukrainian phrases hinted at a country in chaos
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2 min readJun 12, 2022
Soon after Ukrainian soldiers and citizens began the battle to defend their country, I decided to start tackling their language. I felt helpless to intervene physically — so instead I chose this small way to support a culture a dictator wanted to decimate. I didn’t expect…