Learning German B1.3 with Lingoda, still with them since January 2019! (+ promo code at the end)

I have been with Lingoda for a while now, and originally I was planning to finish the B1 level by the end of last year but I have had to take a some weeks off here and there, depending on other circumstances. At the moment, I am still making some good progress with B1.3! The important thing is that I am still making some progress, and still learning German at my own pace that suits me..

I decided to actually take some time off one evening and do all my notes in advance. This means, going through the PDF, copying and pasting the materials there so that when it is time to go through the assignments, in-class notes and more, it is all ready for me. Below is how busy I was doing some of the B1.3 classes!


On another note, I was surprised to find out that this month it looks like a couple of people have used the promotional code which means they get 50 euros off and I get 5 free group classes. This has been really great, as I thought about pausing June completely for a small break. Thank you for using the promo code!

Promo code is FYUVJH

While the online classes is not for everyone, we all have to be online. I still have to adjust my learning style to practice free speaking German because I find that my reading and perhaps writing skills are a bit better. But for me personally, I really need the classes in order to be accountable, quiet a few times where I feel a bit discouraged and don’t want to learn anymore. But, just keep on pushing!

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Late post: Belgrade, Serbia, January 2020

Definitely a city that I’d like to come back to, I only manage to spend just half a day here after a long trip/stopover in Abu Dhabi when I came back to Germany from Australia.

I’d love to come back to the designer and creative industries districts here, as well as sights and museums.



A city of contrasts between multiple opposing perspectives, you can feel the tension…


And with it, a youthful and creative spirit…

Late Post: Around Oslo 2019 – Viking Ship Museum, Norsk Folkemuseum and walking around the City…

Late last year, I went around Oslo. It was my first time in the small but beautiful city. Unfortunately, I was only there for about 24 hours as it was a stop on the way to Lillehammer but I did manage to capture a few photos.

I would definitely come back to take a trip around the fjords, the sauna and more.


Viking Ship Museum at Bygdøy 

There were also other artifacts, like this ancient Viking sleigh.

Norsk Folkemuseum – Norsk Folkemuseum (Oslo open air museum)

In this open air museum, you can walk around and inside what could have been buildings from the past, dated back to a certain period. I don’t have all the details with me but I highly recommend this. It was also a short walk from the Viking Ship Museum.

Walking around Oslo city…


This post was part of a trip that took me around Lillehammer:

Around Friedrichshain, Boxhagener Platz, Berlin, with COVID-19 lockdowns easing a bit…

May 30

Walk around Friedrichshain, Berlin. There was also a market set up for the weekend, where I bought a spinach/feta type of wrap and some sort of sweet cake with apple and meringue.

  • Bronze (?) plates they place in front of homes of Jews that were deported to Auschwitz by the #Nazi
  • A spinach and feta type wrap from a stall (in front is the very busy park)
  • Friedricshain street
  • A store selling face masks
  • A collection of water cans at a cemetery

May 28:

I recently moved apartments to Mitte and decided to spend an hour or two walking around Boxhagener Platz. I don’t usually come here, and I might have only been through Boxhagener Platz properly once during the day, a couple of times at night. Boxhagener Platz etched into my mind as to what Berlin is like for my first time moving here early 2017 and I am a bit disappointed that it took a few years and a move to do the stroll around.

You can see from the photos some remnants – limitations of a few people only inside the store and one must wear mouth/nose coverings inside. I grabbed a macaron and an ice cream, the ice cream place like the other places during the restrictions had a small table outside for you to order.

The business owners look relaxed and relieved, not stressed, people cautiously outside. Not completely normal but getting close to it.

The restaurants are also open now, at least a majority of it, some seating arrangements being made to make sure that there are less crowds. I am not sure how things are going to be like when the travel borders open between the EU countries. Right now, we’re at a wait and see moment but I have a lot of trust that the right things will be done by everyone.