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Experiencing the Great Resignation Firsthand: How I Quit to Save Myself
Finding freedom, building a side hustle, and surviving the anxiety of letting go during the pandemic.
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Chiara Languagefreak
How Covid Forced Me to Rebuild My Life
From a “comfortable” Brussels job to hitting rock bottom
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A Taste of Employee Life: How Being Honest With Yourself Can Trigger Change
Why enjoying a good internship wasn’t enough
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Burnout, Brussels, and Becoming Me
Between a miserable thesis, an endless job hunt, and moving abroad, Brussels became the place where I finally began to find myself
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Chiara Languagefreak
I Left a Piece of My Heart in Moscow
My three months in Moscow weren’t just an internship
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Language and Human Connection in Moscow
How everyday encounters in Moscow - from taxi rides to market chats - turned into unforgettable lessons in language and culture
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From Airport Scams to Survival Skills: How Speaking the Language Helped Me in Moscow
Why one Russian sentence was enough to turn panic into power on my very first day in Moscow.
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Persian: Fight and Revenge – Why You Should Never Drop What You Love
How Persian went from a random curiosity to my lifeline, career, and proof that stubborn passions always pay off.
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Hungarian and Online Communities: Planting the Seeds of My Life Without Knowing It
Why Covid wasn’t just a pause, but a turning point in how I live and learn.
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How I Really Started Teaching Italian – And Why It Made Sense in the End
From correcting classmates to finding my real path as a teacher.
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The Language Journey Continues: The Emotional Side of Learning
From Tagalog to Hungarian: How curiosity and real connections shaped my language journey.
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How Learning Tagalog Changed My Approach to Languages
From a school friendship to a lifelong passion.
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