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Hi there!
My name is Andriana😊. I`m from Ukraine and right now I`m studying at the faculty of foreign languages in one of the most beautiful cities, Lviv. 

The reason I commenced this blog was an academic project, but I believe it will become something i will do with awe. So I spent several days thinking about the purpose of this blog and the most apt way to introduce myself, but it was no picnic when seemingly brilliant ideas that came into my head gradually turned into something ridiculous. Finally I decided to write about what I really like: languages and uneasy learning process

My first language is Ukrainian, that is why i would like to share a lot of facts about it and Ukraine in general. At the university I`m studying English and Spanish. Also I`m taking classes of Mandarin Chinese. Yeah, that`s not an easy thing, but I`m doing all my best to reach for the moon. In addition, I`m making first steps in learning Korean. It`s a bit hard to do by my own, but I like this country too much to give up. How do I hold them all in my head? Hehe I don`t know 😅

If you`re hesitating with a choice of a language, don`t know where to start, want to hear someone`s experience, have difficulties with the selection of materials and resources, want to get to know something new about Ukraine or other countries, you came to the right place. The amount of ideas and inspiration around and in my head is ready to jump out. 

So rather than boondoggle follow my blog and discover the world with me 💗

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  1. Nightingale’s Lessons9/11/2022

    “Ideas are cheap, execution is everything.” This theme is great, though!
    Mandarin Chinese and Korean! Wow!

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