A little more than two years ago, I started experiencing a very unique feeling, the sort of complex emotion that’s hard to put into words, but that I’d describe as a “bittersweet, existential, anxiety-inducing nostalgia.” I’m not quite sure how else to put it, and I’m writing this as a way to see if putting it into words can help me clarify it in a more structured form. Many days, I’d go to sleep and wake up feeling this bizarre mixture of happiness and melancholy. ...
Je voudrais commencer en dissant que ce-ci est mon premier post en francais (j’ai utilise languagetool.org), alors aies-moi patience. Il fait déjà 1+ an que moi et ma famille, nous avons déménagé en Belgique. Je ne me sens pas étranger aux déménagements disruptifs comme ce qu’on a fait, mais de le faire avec un enfant de cinq mois, c’était énormément dur. Dès que je suis arrivé en Belgique, au travers du système d’immigration, j’étais obligé de m’enregistrer à la commune pour commencer mon processus pour vérifier mon statut et pouvoir recevoir ma carte de séjour. ...
I have just completed a 1000 days streak on Duolingo learning French (from English) and I wanted to make a blog post dedicating this achievement to Duolingo and all the language enthusiasts that are using it across the world. In my humble opinion, as a technologist and ethusiast myself, Duolingo is one of the best apps that have ever existed. I have to say that there wasn’t any time while using it where I didn’t notice the effort that went into building it. From the language coverage, to the speech features to the gamification mechanics. ...
I had a TIA (Transient Ischemic Attack) or as people know it, Brain Stroke on August 9. After 2 months of recovery, I’m back to normal and I feel great :) It seems it had to do with an issue with my blood coagulation and my heart health… It disturbed my vision and motricity… but I’m ok now. Needless to say, it was a very scary experience. I got a bit depressed and sometimes anxious when I was recovering, but I stuck with a strict diet and exercise regime which helped enormously and helped with the mood changes. Now that I’m much better, I’m here reflecting the on how the last 2 months of my life have passed. ...
Ya tiene mucho, muchísimo (10 meses) que no escribo/tengo ganas de escribir acá. Me han preguntado si olvidé por completo del blog y del diminuto momentum que tuvo cuando lo estaba manteniendo, pero yo me cuestiono si fue uno de esos momentos de brillantez y dedicación completamente mal distribuida, como el que cualquier programador pasa: Debería registar mis pensamientos en algún lado… haré un blog ! O quizá debería enfocarme en artículos técnicos, con código y todo… reharé mi blog ! ...