Sunday, May 10, 2015

Dia duit everyone ! That means God to you in Gaelic (Irish language). This is literally how they say hello. They have no other way of saying it but God to you! Anyways, this has been a hard but wonderful journey, and for my class project I must answer five questions about the time I have had with learning Gaelic. The first question is what was my favorite part about this project? My favorite part was applying the phrases I'm learning to my everyday life. It's always fun to incorporate it in conversations. It helps me practice even though the other person may not understand. My least favorite part of this project was the fact that there are many different ways of saying Irish words all across Dublan and Ireland itself really. So it was hard to pinpoint one way of saying the phrase, but I eventually got down to one. The third question is, What do I like best about Genius Hour research?(Genius Hour being the name of the activity I am participating in). What I like best about Genius Hour research is the abundance of information I learn from it. It's like all the things I don't know and have always wanted to know, I know and understand. What I like LEAST about Genius Hour research is that it takes SO MUCH TIME out of your day. Especially when you pick something complex like learning languages. The helpful thing is that if you have a strong passion for it, like I do, then it helps with dealing with icons of the project. The most important thing that I have learned in this time about the way I learn and work is that whenever I choose to work on something and pursue a hard topic, I must create a timeslot in my day for it so that I don't get caught up at the last minute researching everything at once. So in all, I have learned to manage my time. Time management is part of the reason I don't have a lot of blog entries. I haven't been managing my time wisely. But no worries! This is not the end of my postings. I will pursue this project even after the end of Genius Hour. I'm determined to learn and grow in this research. Until next time! Beannacht leat go bhfeicfidh mé aris thú!

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