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Kerstin Cable from the Fluent Language Blog shares her experience learning English to full fluency as a native German speaker, her method for acquiring new vocabulary and her long-term, slow approach to learning new languages.Featured Resources Your Solid Vocab Memory German Uncovered Mentioned in this Episode The Fluent Show The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin German Uncovered Duolingo Fluentlanguage.co.uk Kerstin’s Instagram Kerstin’s Youtube channel Kerstin’s Twitter account Episode OverviewSome of the topics brought up during the interview are: How the bigness of our world inspired Kerstin to learn languages Learning English using 90s Brit-pop Kerstin’s curiosity and excitement for learning Welsh Kerstin’s biggest challenges learning Mandarin Using mnemonics and visual images to learn new vocabulary How to find your language learning personality so you can find the right approaches and resources for you How Kerstin takes language learning slow, studying only 2-3 hours a week Kerstin’s top tips for language learners from her experience as a one-to-one language coach How to choose the best language learning resources for you Using handwriting in vocab notebooks as a memory strategy How teaching German helps Kerstin feel like she knows the language better than ever Kerstin’s German student immersion retreats “Your solid vocab memory” - Kerstin’s method of acquiring, memorizing, and reviewing vocabulary Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy