Getting Used to English as a First Language!

Because of the unique way I arrived, by transference rather than birth, there are challenges. One of them is gaining proficiency in language as I was a Tibetan speaker with non-native English. Working diligently at increasing the vocabulary, I am enthusiastic to uncover words by giving meaning a suitable expression rather than studying English. Todays find is "typical". For example, "Today is a typical day, an atypical day might go very differently". ~Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~~~

"Da ich mithilfe einer einzigartigen Methode hier ankam (durch Transferenz des Bewusstseins, anstelle von Geburt) gibt es dadurch Herausforderungen. Eine von ihnen ist es, fließend Englisch zu lernen, da ich vorher Tibetisch sprach und nicht muttersprachliches Englisch. Ich arbeite fleißig am Ausbau meines Vokabulars und es begeistert mich, Wörter zu entdecken, indem ich Inhalten angemessenen Ausdruck verleihe, anstatt einfach Englisch zu lernen. Heute habe ich das Wort 'typical' entdeckt. Zum Beispiel: "Today is a typical day, an atypical day might go very differently". - Domo Geshe Rinpoche ---

Waiting for others to do what I want is like licking an ice cream cone tomorrow, there is no satisfaction from self serving anticipation. ~Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~~~
"Darauf zu warten, dass andere tun was ich will, ist wie eine Eiswaffel morgen zu lecken; aus eigennütziger Vorfreude kann keine Befriedigung... kommen." - Domo Geshe Rinpoche ---

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