▲ 28 r/SpanishLearning+1 crossposts

A speaking sample at 1,170 hours (Level 6) of comprehensive input!

Please note this video was done without any script, just a rough mental note of what I wanted to talk about (in this case understanding, reading, and speaking). Just so you know I did have exposure to Spanish as a child (from my grandfather but I never spoke and never understood that much). I’ve also “studied” grammar before meaning I google things to clarify if I see fit (though I prefer not to do so). If I seem familiar to any of you that’s because I used to have another account. But I somehow activated a spam filter and got all my old posts removed (then appealed but only got an AI reply). I’m open to constructive criticism of any kind! I’ve been loving the method so far.

u/AmanteDeLosColibries — 18 hours ago

This morning’s Chaozhou (潮州)style gongfu tea session. Glad it’s not too hot today!

A nice cloudy day out today. I’ve been enjoying the morning by drinking and reading some things I’ve been needing to get through.

u/AmanteDeLosColibries — 5 days ago

Some lovely early morning puer. Element 2023 Yiwu raw puer from Bitterleaf teas.

Pretty solid tea! I got a bunch of small 7 gram compressed squares to bring along while traveling. I have a handful of packages left so I thought I’d drink one this morning.

u/AmanteDeLosColibries — 9 days ago

Having some factory puer this morning! 2008 Liming “Zao Chun Jia Ji”.

Most of the factory puer I drink is Xiaguan but I’ve really been liking this cake from Liming.

u/AmanteDeLosColibries — 11 days ago
▲ 30 r/deer

I saw a bunch of Coue’s White Tailed Deer while in Southern Arizona this month!

What a beautiful species! I saw them at a variety of locations and had some lucky close-up moments observing them.

u/AmanteDeLosColibries — 13 days ago
▲ 141 r/GongFuTea

Finally purchased my dream teapot. A lovely teapot from RealZisha!

I finally decided to get a teapot from RealZisha. I’ve been thinking about it for a long time, but finally went for it, this pot fit all the boxes for me. A nice round base, kinda stubby, decent length spout with good laminar flow, and a lid that fits into the lid area perfectly. I was debating in my head between this one, and a similarly shaped one with plum blossom engraving, but the color and textured look of this one just called out to me. This is my new teapot for all my future sheng puer sessions :)

u/AmanteDeLosColibries — 15 days ago