Archive - Friends with Words

May 2025

April 2025

The blessings of a no show bus

A few minutes into the ride, the driver's phone rang and he started speaking in Arabic.

Apr 28 •

Yesterday was my grandmother's 100th birthday

She looks at me and past me, with a perpetually lost look of very old people who don’t know where they are anymore.

Apr 21 •

What language do you swear in?

It’s one of those things that makes me proud to be a native Russian speaker

Apr 14 •

Listening (in)comprehension

Been doing lots of listening, but still find it hard to understand people on the streets

Apr 7 •

March 2025

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