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Culture, My story, VideoJanuary 21, 2024April 12, 2025

20 years in the US: what I still can’t get used to

If you’ve seen my earlier posts about moving to the US, adjusting to a new life, and the things that surprised me here, you might remember that I was born and raised in Bulgaria and moved to the US as an adult. Today, I’m continuing this story by sharing a few things in the US […]

Motivation, My story, VideoMay 21, 2023June 13, 2023

Lingo Adventure – my new YouTube channel

What’s unique to us humans is that we all have dreams. But these dreams are often spoiled by “what ifs.” We constantly doubt ourselves and play the worst case scenarios in our heads. What if I suck? What if I fail? What if others think I’m dumb? All these limited beliefs flood our brains. And […]

Motivation, My storyFebruary 12, 2023February 13, 2023

Learning English with comprehensible input

I had been in Poland for a week or two, and my Polish consisted of several sentences when a guy I’d met at a party invited me to see a movie. It was supposed to be the best Polish movie of that year and everyone was talking about it. Of course, because it was shown […]

Culture, Language, Motivation, My storyJanuary 1, 2023January 1, 2023

How I started my career as a pronunciation coach

Today I feel inspired to share a story with you. Exactly four years ago, I joined a project called “The July challenge” – a project that would change my life. See, back then I was convinced that the only thing that was preventing me from being a confident speaker in English was my accent. When […]

My storyMay 29, 2022December 18, 2023

Six things I didn’t do when I was learning English

There is a difference between learning English as a Second Language (ESL) and learning English as a Foreign Language (EFL). The former is learning the language while you are in an English speaking country (the US in my case) while the latter means that you study it while you are in your home country or […]

Culture, My storyMarch 27, 2022December 18, 2023

What surprised me when I moved to the US

When I was on a plane from Poland to the United States exactly 20 years ago, I was very excited. I had always wanted to come to the US. I didn’t speak English back then and couldn’t wait to learn it. When I thought about my future life in the States, my plan was to […]

Motivation, My storyJanuary 23, 2022August 3, 2022

What do you do when you get stuck in English?

How often do you get stuck in English and, more importantly, what do you do when that happens? Back in the days when I had just started working at the front desk of a large hotel, a guest approached me and asked me: “Daniela, what do you have in the workout room?” Of course, he […]

My storyDecember 12, 2021August 3, 2022

New country, new me

I still remember March 27, 2002. It was late and I was tired from the long flight from Europe to the United States. But I was so excited. This was a new start for me, an experience I had been anticipating. A big adjustment to my new life, to the language and culture was ahead […]

My storyNovember 28, 2021August 3, 2022

Late bloomer in a world of glorified prodigies

Late bloomers are underestimated. Wikipedia describes a late bloomer as a person whose talents or capabilities are not visible to others until later than usual. I often see articles about successful people who have achieved their success very early in life. You know what I mean – lists like 30 under 30 that make many […]

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