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I am proud to announce that I am indeed making progress on my thesis. 😌

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Once one was fed and rested, the hare would lead them to a bird guarding the well. The bird would tell them of the dangers and fortunes that could be found at the bottom of it, of the vicious beast and the piles of gold. Then it would ask the adventurer, "Do you wish to enter?"

(Part 3/?)

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Castles of Ukraine

Бердичівський замок

Дубенський замок

Золочівський замок

Замок Любарта

Vocabulary:

Замок - zamok - castle

Королівський замок - koroleevskyi zamok - royal castle

Королівська сім'я - koroleevska seemia - royal family

Принц - prynts - prince

Принцеса - pryntsessa - princess

Король - korol - king

Королева - koroleva - queen

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Free online courses about Ukraine

Basics of the Ukrainian Language and Culture - https://www.open.edu/openlearn/languages/introduction-ukrainian-language-and-culture/

Ukraine: History, Culture, and Identities; this course is available in English, French, Italian, and Norwegian on Coursera: https://ui.org.ua/en/sectors-en/the-first-online-course-about-ukraine-in-english/

The Making of Modern Ukraine with Timothy Snyder: https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-making-of-modern-ukraine

Crimea: History and People on Udemy: https://www.udemy.com/course/crimea-history-and-people/

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Ukrainian 101, Lesson 41: Back to School, p.3: Uni Majors

Major - спеціальність - spetsialneest

Accounting - бухгалтерський облік - boohalterskeey obleek

Art - мистецтво - mystetstvo

Astronomy - астрономія - astronomeeya

Business Administration - бізнес-адміністрування - business administroovannia

Biology - біологія - beeoloheeya

Dental Medicine - стоматологія - stomatoloheeya

Economics - економіка - economeeka

Education (pedagogics) - педагогіка - pedahoheeka

Engineering - інженерія - eengenereeya

English - англійська - anhleeyska

General Medicine - медицина - medytsyna

International Relations - міжнародні відносини - meezhnarodnee veednosyny

Journalism - журналістика - zhoornaleestyka

Law - право - pravo

Linguistics - лінгвістика - leenhveestyka

Marketing - маркетинг - marketynh

Music - музичне мистецтво - moozychne mystetstvo

Neuroscience - нейронаука - neironauka

Political Science - політологія - poleetoloheeya

Philology - філологія - philoloheeya

Physics - фізика - fizyka

Psychology - психологія - psycholoheeya

Public Policy - публічне управління - poobleechne oopravleennia

Religion - релігієзнавство - releeheeyeznavstvo

Translation - переклад - pereklad

Veterinary Medicine - ветеринарна медицина - veterynarna medytsyna

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Aug 30 to Sept 3 - Teacher Training ✧ Productively Challenged 30-34/50

Unexpectedly went from summer vacation into a 8 AM - 3 PM schedule for teacher training at the new school... Half the lectures were spent taking notes, the other half I spent doodling b/c I was bored out of my mind. The principal was like 'You guys are losing your minds sitting for a lecture for 4 hours now imagine those kids. They're here everyday for longer than you.' I really like him, he is stern and scary but you can tell he cares about all the kids.

As always, august skies don't disappoint.

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Ukrainian 101, Lesson 40: Back to School p.2: School Subjects

School Subjects - шкільні предмети - shkeelnee predmety Subject - предмет - predmet

Maths - математика - matematyka

Algebra - алгебра - alhebra

Geometry - геометрія - heometreeya

History - історія - eestoreeya

Geography - географія - heohrapheeya

Literature - література - leeteratoora

English (language) - англійська (мова) - anhleeyska [mova]

Biology - біологія - beeoloheeya

Chemistry - хімія - heemeeya

Physics - фізика - pheesyka

Astronomy - астрономія - astronomeeya

P.E. - фізкультура - fizzcooltoora

Computer Science - інформатика - informatyka

Ukrainian - українська (мова) - ookrayeenska [mova]

Spanish - іспанська (мова) - eespanska [mova]

German - німецька (мова) - neemetska [mova]

French - французька (мова) - frantsooska [mova]

Music - музика - moozyka

Psychology - психологія - psycholoheeya

Examples:

Тобі подобається математика? - Ні, вона дуже складна! | Do you like maths? - No, it's very difficult!

Мені подобається співати, тому мій улюблений предмет - музика. | I love singing, that's why music is my favourite subject.

Його сестра дуже добре знає історію. | His sister knows history very well.

Ми скоро почнемо вчити іспанську! | We will start learning Spanish soon!

Їм подобається хімія? - Так! | Do they like chemistry? - Yes!

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Ukrainian 101, Lesson 39 : Back to School

Школа - shkola - school

Університет - ooneeversytet - university

Семестр - semestr - semester

Навчальний рік - navchalnyi reek - academic year

Урок - oorok - lesson (at school)

Пара - para - lesson (at university or college)

Перерва - pererva - break

Іспит, екзамен - eespyt, examen - exam

Есе - esse - essay

Підручник - peedroochnyk - textbook

Викладач - vykladach - university or college 'teacher', professor

Вчитель - vchytel - school teacher

Професор - professor - professor

Спеціальність - spetsialneest - major

Олімпіада - olimpiada - olympiad

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17.07.23 // 3/100 days of productivity

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My exams are over. I have no idea how my grades will be, probably fine, but anyway, time for summer holiday 🌳🌞 finallyyyyyy ✨

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"But how can the climate hurt a language? The sea will not suddenly swallow an entire linguistic community in one gulp, dying words left bobbing upon the waves. The speakers will leave their islands before that happens. In fact, a changing climate, whether through rising seas, drought or catastrophic storms, will probably never be the sole culprit in a language’s death.

Rather, the threat of the climate emergency is the threat of forced migration. As a population is compelled to abandon its lands and move into a new community – a neighbouring village, a refugee camp, an urban centre – its Indigenous language becomes harder to sustain."

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Ivan Kupala Day (and Night) Celebration

День Івана Купала - den Evan-a Koopala - Ivan Kupala's Day

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Did you know that on July 7 many Ukrainians celebrate the Ivan Kupala Day?

Traditionally, this day (a pagan celebration, essentially) has been closely celebrated during the summer solstice but nowadays most people associate it with July :)

Why? Well, it has to do with two factors: 1) after conversion to Christianity Orthodox Church tried merging some pagan celebrations with the Christian ones in order to "ease" the religious shift (Ukraine used to be pagan back in the day and most people weren't thrilled about the change.). 2) Ukrainian Orthodox Church used two calendars until recently: both Gregorian and the old Julian, yet the Julian calendar was seemingly a bit more popular. This resulted in a date shift.

Want to know more?

Click on the link below!

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Working from home all day and a cheese board for dinner! What a life

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28.05: planning a three month long break; using a mug that's been lying on my shelf unused since forever; making some progress on my reading; creating my portfolio

i have about three months before my masters begins, and i want to use it extensively to learn subjects that i don't get to study academically or professionally. i'm also planning to learn sanskrit. i don't have a lot of confidence for it, but i'm gonna try anyway.

self study requires so much discipline. being a designer, my graduation in the design field didn't require me to "study" as much. in fact, i've not had a written exam in like 6 years. i did have a lot of presentations, case studies and juries though, which seems worse to me. but i think that's a classic case of the grass being greener on the other side.

my neurodivergent brain created a massive list of hobbies to pursue, subjects to learn and books to read. i'm really excited for the next three months though, it's all about how i plan and prioritise the things i want to do. (i won't, it's gonna be a chaotic hot mess but let's humour my enthusiasm).

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June 28 - Ukraine's Constitution Day

День Конституції України - Den Cons-ty-tootsiyee Ookrayeeny - Ukraine's Constitution Day

Конституція - Constytootsia - Constitution

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Why do the endings of the words 'Constitution' and 'Ukraine' change?

Because both of these words are in Genitive.

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Where can you learn more about it?

Click on the link below!

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Studied for an accounting paper with my friend till late, but I think it went quite well (I hope so anyway). I managed to answer everything and go through it at least.

~Miyah 🌻

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i started making some notes yesterday for my reading club 🌷 really excited to start something new