Faith Week 1: Identity Crisis!

 Hola Amigos!  By Faith Tong      Currently this school year I'm taking Spanish 3 (kind of regret it) and I've learned tricks here and there to help me remember vocabulary and grammar rules better. While head empty thinking about what to write for this week's blog post, I thought about how I have a Spanish test this Friday and how I'm supposed to pass with an A...Then I made the realization that I could talk about my experience in Spanish 3 in relation to my memory (how smart of me).       At first when I started taking Spanish 1, I thought it would be an easier language since it's similar to English in numerous ways, and I was half right on that assumption. To prove myself right, I decided to search it up and turns out, Spanish is one of the seven easiest languages to learn according to Jumpspeak. Apparently "everything from writing, grammar, and speaking will come more naturally to the English speaker because of the similar rules, structure...

    Forgetful Faith :D By Faith Tong  Do you guys ever find yourselves feeling stressed as you try to remember that one word that you want to write on a paper or timed write? Well, I can say that I have experienced this way too many times, and that's not a good thing. Whenever I am writing a paper or speed-running a timed write, there's always that one word I forget and it ruins my entire train of thought. Then I become extremely focused to desperately remember that one word, and depending on my brain that day, I either surprisingly remember it or sadly forget it forever.      After this realization, I searched up my question to see if it could be proved by research, and indeed, it is! According to Universe of Memory, "a regularity of exposure to vocabulary can help us remember basic greetings and vocabulary". Most of us are usually exposed to vocabulary we use on a daily basis or use for texting or other forms of communication. Thus, we are less exposed to...