Diary of a Language Freak

Diary of a Language Freak

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How long does it take to speak a language?

How long does it take to speak a language?

Instagram message request, 9.50 am:"Do you give private classes? I know very little Italian, I have now realised that I should have started earlier, but now I feel I'm lagging.

Chiara Maggi
Chiara Maggi
My LifeMy Life
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The importance of being "a Maggi" - having a "bipartisan" foreign surname in a deeply divided country

The importance of being "a Maggi" - having a "bipartisan" foreign surname in a deeply divided country

Certain trends stimulate the worst side of my creativity 😂😂😂 but actually there is a serious one too.

Chiara Maggi
Chiara Maggi
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Anxiety and my work journey

Anxiety and my work journey

I've always suffered from anxiety, since my childhood. One could say that fighting against anxiety is the background "noise" behind anything I've done in my life. Luckily every step has had a positive impact, so that's a happy-end story (or sort of haha...).

Chiara Maggi
Chiara Maggi
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Is working with a teacher like going to a psychologist? Story of a failure

Is working with a teacher like going to a psychologist? Story of a failure

That's a metaphor that I dared tell someone when almost two years ago I received an email where a potential student said he was "assessing" different teachers and comparing the conditions etc

Chiara Maggi
Chiara Maggi
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Experiencing the great resignation firsthand - 5 March 2021

Experiencing the great resignation firsthand - 5 March 2021

I don't really remember what I felt when all the flights got canceled.I think that's a sort of way of coping with trauma and to me, it feels like Covid never happened. I forgot all the feelings. Like a huge black hole.I talked about it and other people share the same. Anyway, let's go back once again to April 2020.

Chiara Maggi
Chiara Maggi
My LifeMy Life
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How Covid changed my life (but in a good way) - Sometimes you touch the bottom

How Covid changed my life (but in a good way) - Sometimes you touch the bottom

As I said previously, everything was OK, but not great. I was happy to have a job, a good salary, to have kept my Brussels life, to have nice colleagues... but I was not enthusiastic.

Chiara Maggi
Chiara Maggi
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A taste of employee life - why being honest to yourself can positively trigger you

A taste of employee life - why being honest to yourself can positively trigger you

I honestly enjoyed my internship period, especially the first six months. However, already back at the end of 2018, I was starting liking the idea of having my own business.

Chiara Maggi
Chiara Maggi
My LifeMy Life
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Here we go, Brussels - a sweet much awaited reward after a university burnout and job search blues

Here we go, Brussels - a sweet much awaited reward after a university burnout and job search blues

When I came back from Moscow, it was hard to get used again to my usual way of life. First of all, I missed my freedom.

Chiara Maggi
Chiara Maggi
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Back to Russia(n) - part 3: I left a piece of my heart in Moscow...

Back to Russia(n) - part 3: I left a piece of my heart in Moscow...

Again, language helped me avoid many panic attacks during the police controls I had (one of which was in the hall of my building) or talking to the passport controls once I was leaving the country.

Chiara Maggi
Chiara Maggi
My LifeMy Life
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Back to Russia(n) - part 2: human experiences are what make everything worth

Back to Russia(n) - part 2: human experiences are what make everything worth

The first weekend, I had one of the sweetest moments ever. I went to the center to explore a bit. I went walking in the Gardens located right outside the Kremlin, called Alexandrovsky Sad.

Chiara Maggi
Chiara Maggi
My LifeMy Life
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Back to Russia(n) - part 1: the nth article about why you *should* learn the local language before moving to a place

Back to Russia(n) - part 1: the nth article about why you *should* learn the local language before moving to a place

What I told you about Persian happened between 2012 and 2014. After that year I was really too busy with university and exams... and suffering from crazy anxiety because I was totally lost with my life.

Chiara Maggi
Chiara Maggi
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Persian: fight and revenge - never, ever, give up your passions

Persian: fight and revenge - never, ever, give up your passions

*Spoiler alert*: this episode is highly personal and includes a long rant about my life some years ago. Maybe it’s a bit off-topic, but that’s part of the package. Feel free to skip how much you want.

Chiara Maggi
Chiara Maggi
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