You Understand the Local Language. Why Can't You Speak It?
You understand the local language but freeze when it is your turn to speak. A simple retrieval test can help turn familiar words into language you can use.
Tom··7 min read
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What to Write in a Language Journal When You Barely Have the Words
When you're staring at a blank page in your target language, don't reach for a clever prompt. Write one small, true thing from your actual day, then let the missing words show you what to learn next.
Tom··8 min read
Learning Your Partner's Language: What Changes When You Marry Into Another Language
Learning your partner's language changes more than your vocabulary. On the family table, conflict, tenderness, and a small journaling practice that helps.
Tom··10 min read
How to Learn the Local Language After Moving Abroad (Without Getting Stuck in the Expat Bubble)
Moving abroad doesn't automatically teach you the local language. Here's how a small daily language journaling habit helped me learn Portuguese without escaping the expat bubble.
Tom··10 min read
Why You Keep Making the Same Mistakes in Portuguese (And How to Actually Stop)
Why language learners keep repeating the same mistakes, and how Bonjournal's Periodic Insights surface the patterns in your own writing so you can actually stop.
Tom··9 min read
How to Actually Think in a Foreign Language: Stop Studying and Start Becoming
Why learning to think in a foreign language isn't about vocabulary drills — it's about building a new version of yourself. The case for language journaling as identity construction.
Tom··10 min read
How Journaling in Portuguese Changed My Language Learning (And Why I Built Bonjournal)
How a daily language journaling habit in Portuguese led to building Bonjournal — an AI-powered app for reflective writing with real-time corrections and coaching.
Tom··10 min read