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So apparently last year the National Park Service in the US dropped an over 1200 page study of LGBTQ American History as part of their Who We Are program which includes studies on African-American history, Latino history, and Indigenous history. 

Like. This is awesome. But also it feels very surreal that maybe one of the most comprehensive examinations of LGBTQ history in America (it covers sports! art! race! historical sites! health! cities!) was just casually done by the parks service. 

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September 11, 2019

As soon as I stepped into the library I felt like I was home again. I'm working on two classics papers right now, and for one of them I'm using a book that's been in circulation for 104 years, while the content is 1500 years old.

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ancient greek word of the day: ἀστράρχη (astrarchē), queen of stars, epithet of the moon

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this is the funniest and most underrated buzzfeed unsolved moment ever sksjdhhsjs

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everytime biden speaks it’s like *creepy smile* *namedrops obama* *creepy chuckle* *namedrops obama* *looks at his notes* *namedrops

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found a part time job 🍾🍾

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made a last minute change from advanced german to beginners chinese 😬

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Language Study Books

My masterlist of foreign language study resources. 

Prices may vary on the titles shown here. Some may be available in digital format at a lower price, however, digital titles are not reflected here as I prefer to use physical books. 

Of course, many of these books are available from good libraries. 

FRENCH

Barron’s: 501 French Verbs

Barron’s: Mastering French Vocabulary

Bescherelle: La conjugaison, L’orthographe, La grammaire

Bishop & Hazelwindt: Developing Writing Skills in French

Causa & Mègre: Production Écrite (C1/C2, also available for A1+)

Hawkins & Towell: French Grammar and Usage

Jubb: French Grammar in Context

Knight, Stevenson, Arragon: Living French

Oxford: French Dictionary

Rey: Le Petit Robert

Stillman & Gordon: French Vocabulary Drills

Tracey: Essential French Grammar

GERMAN

Barron’s: Mastering German Vocabulary

Buckley & Coggle: Living German

Collins: German Essential Dictionary

Duden: Deutsch Als Fremdsprache Standardwörterbuch

Fehringer: German Grammar in Context

Hammer, Durrell: German Grammar and Usage

Helbig/Buscha: Übungsgrammatik Deutsch

Helbig/Buscha: Deutsche Grammatik

Stillman, Godor et. al,: German Vocabulary Drills

Swick: German Grammar Drills

Wolf, Trump: 501 Essential German Verbs

GERMAN (for French speakers)

As I have suggested before, people who have attained a strong level in one language should learn the subsequent language not in their mother tongue, but their second language. In this vein, I study German using French, as well as English resources. 

If you speak French and wish to learn German, I recommend the following resources:

Bescherelle Allemand pour tous: Verbes, Vocabulaire, Grammaire

Larousse: Dictionnaire poche français-allemand/allemand-français

RUSSIAN

A small, but growing list on Russian language study.

Brown: Russian Course

Oxford: Russian Dictionary

RUSSIAN (for French speakers)

Highly recommended for French speakers who are learning Russian:

Zeltchenko: Je parle russe! 

Zeltchenko: Je parle russe, Niveau 2

HEBREW

This list focuses more on Biblical Hebrew than modern. 

Anderson: Prayerbook Hebrew

Davidson: Introductory Hebrew Grammar

Scharfstein: Shilo Pocket Hebrew Dictionary

Simon: The First Hebrew Primer

HEBREW (for French speakers)

Feldhendler: 50 Règles Essentielles Hébreu

GREEK

Holton: Greek, A comprehensive grammar

Oxford: Classical Greek Dictionary

Oxford: Grammar of Classical Greek

Wenham: The Elements of New Testament Greek

LATIN

Cambridge: Latin Course Book I

Cambridge: Latin Course Book II

Collins: Latin Dictionary and Grammar

Jones & Sidwell: Reading Latin Grammar and Exercises

Jones & Sidwell: Reading Latin Text and Vocabulary

Linney: Getting started with Latin

Oxford: Latin Dictionary

LATIN (for German speakers)

Highly recommend this history of German:

Leonhardt: Latein, Geschichte einer Weltsprache

ARABIC

Collins: Arabic Essential Dictionary

Diouri: Read and write Arabic Script

Peters: Very simple Arabic script

Wightwick & Gaafar: Mastering Arabic Grammar

MANDARIN CHINESE

Heisig & Richardson: Remembering simplified Hanzi

Liu: New Practical Chinese Reader

P-Ching: Chinese, An essential grammar

Ross: Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar

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every semester, without fail, there’s some freshman who’s like “oh I never check my email lol” and i get worried for them, bc they’re going to miss some important email about a pop quiz or a test, or something and then fail. so if you’re a freshman reading this, CHECK YOUR EMAIL im not joking, professors will send you stuff via email that they’ll never mention in class. I’m in my email every hour on the hour before and after class. check that shit. put that app on ur phone, turn on notifs, go in and refresh every hour, check your spam, check your email

this has been a message from your concerned dad. check ur email, do well in school, i love you

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studying, studying and studying some more ☕ | instagram: thomreads

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The infantilization of japan is the craziest thing in the world to me. How can a literal country come to have the reputation of being soft kitty cat island with the animes and pokemons despite it’s very real problems with misogyny, xenophobia, nationalism, broken justice system, and etc. Like and of course I know the answer why and everyone should but like it really makes you think it really does.

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I’m going to give you the best piece of Adult Life Is Hard advice I’ve ever learned:

Talk to people when things go to shit.

I don’t just mean get it off your chest, although that’s good. I mean: Something’s wrong with your paycheck/you lost your job/you had unexpected emergency car repairs and now you’re broke so your credit card payment is late. Like, not just 15 days late. We’re talking, shit got crazy and now you’re 90 days late with compounded interest and late fees and the Minimum Payment Due is, like, $390, and you’ve got about $3.90 in your bank account. Call the credit card company. 

I know it’s scary. I know you feel like you’re going to get in trouble, like you’re gong to get yelled at or scolded for not having your life together. But the credit card company isn’t your parents; they’re just interested in getting money from you. And you can’t squeeze blood from a stone or money from someone who doesn’t have any. So what you do is you call them. You explain you’re experiencing temporary financial hardships, and you’re currently unable to bring your account up to date, but you don’t want to just let it get worse. Can you maybe talk to someone about a payment plan so you can work something out? Nine times out of ten you’ll be able to negotiate something so that at least it’s not just taking a constant, giant shit on your credit score.

- Can’t pay your power bill? Call the power company.

- Can’t pay your full rent? Talk to your landlord.

- Had to go to the hospital without insurance and have giant medical bills looming in your place? Call the hospital and ask if they have someone who helps people with financial hardships. Many do.

- Got super sick and missed half a semester of class because flu/pneumonia/auto-immune problems/depressive episode? Talk to your professor. If that doesn’t help, talk to your advisor.

You may not be able to fix everything, but you’ll likely be able to make improvements. At the very least, it’s possible that they have a list of people you can contact to help you with things. (Also, don’t be afraid to google things like, “I can’t pay my power bill [state you live in]” because you’d be surprised at what turns up on Google!) But the thing is, people in these positions gain nothing if you fail. There’s no emotional satisfaction for them if your attempts at having your life together completely bite the dust. In fact, they stand to benefit if things work out for you! And chances are, they’ll be completely happy to take $20 a month from you over getting $0 a month from you, your account will be considered current because you’ve talked to them and made an agreement, you won’t get reported to a collections agency, and your credit score won’t completely tank.

Here’s some helpful tips to keep in mind:

1. Be polite. Don’t demand things; request them. Let me tell you about how customer service people hold your life in their hands and how many extra miles they’ll go for someone who is nice to them.

2. Stick to the facts, and keep them minimal unless asked for them. Chances are they’re not really interested in the details. “We had several family emergencies in a row, and now I’m having trouble making the payments” is better than “Well, two months ago my husband wrecked his bike, and then he had a reaction to the muscle relaxer they gave him, and then our dog swallowed a shoestring and we had to take him to the emergency clinic, and just last week MY car broke down, and now my account’s in the negatives and I don’t know how I’m gonna get it back out.” The person you’re talking to is aware shit happens to everyone; they don’t need the details to prove you’re somehow “worthy” of being helped. They may ask you for details at a certain point if they have to fill out any kind of request form, but let them do that.

3. Ask questions. “Is there anything we can do about X?” “Would it be possible to move my payment date to Y day instead so it’s not coming out of the same paycheck as my rent?” The answer may be “no.” That’s not a failure on your part. But a good customer service person may have an alternate solution. 

Anyway! I hope that helps! Don’t just assume the answer is “no” before you’ve even begun. There is more help out there than you ever imagined.

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setting a timer for your study time can not only help you focus, but may also put things into perspective. no, i actually shouldn’t panic and give up because i haven’t understood the entire field of thermodynamics in under TWO hours

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If 👏 you 👏 are 👏 at 👏 uni/college 👏 register 👏 to 👏 vote👏 this 👏 is 👏 not 👏 a 👏 drill 👏

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30 day back to school challenge

hey folks! as september rolls around and everyone gets back to school, the studyblr community is getting a bit more crowded! I thought to help everyone (myself included) get back into the swing of school (and therefore having things to post!) I’d create a little challenge. Each day, post a picture (or text post) following that day’s prompt, and be sure to tag them #universi-tea challenge so I can see!

Goals for the semester

What are you excited about?

What’s in your bag?

Study essentials

Favorite study snack

Your handwriting

Daily routine

Before/after

Good morning!

Good night!

Favorite subject

Least favorite subject

Something you’re proud of

How you study best

Supplies + reviews

Shelfie/pic of your books

Your favorite part of your school

What’s in your pencil case?

Show off your favorite back to school outfit!

Doodles

Coffee or tea?

Your study style

Favorite way to take a study break

Study playlist

What motivates you?

Favorite quote?

Favorite study spot

Your to do list

The best thing about school

Your top 3 tips for school

I can’t wait to see what you guys come up with! Don’t forget to reblog and tag #universi-tea challenge!

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[02.09.19] 💌✨🥰 went to a cute coffee shop the other day in birmingham with my friend & let me just sayyyyyyy! this was by far the friendliest coffee shop i’ve ever been to. definetely coming back here to get my studying done. AHHHHHHHHH. i’m in love. feelings: content, full & satisfied. also AHH it’s me uwu.

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Unidentified Maori woman holding a patu. 1900s

Source: National Library of New Zealand