How to learn a language – the slow way

"Puis-j'aller au toilette?" I asked the exam facilitator, using the phrase that I've often joked is the only thing I remembered from high school French class. Translation: "I need to pee." "No, I'm sorry. You can't leave until you've handed in your exam," she answered in French. I was two hours in to the "épreuves…

Graduating from Duolingo

Do you visit Duolingo for a couple minutes a day to mindlessly tap through some exercises with words that you already know? Do you still not have the confidence to strike up a conversation with a French-speaking acquaintance? That was me. But not any more.