I didn’t send a tip of the week out on Saturday because I couldn’t find my way to the bottom of the the Black Friday emails inundating my inbox. My message to advertisers is… Good grief, guys. Calm down.
Anyway… on to the tip of the week.
I grew up in Europe, and enjoy going back.
But, it looks like those days are gone. At least for a while. Since the politicians of the world seem to get a kick out of panicking, setting their hair on fire and running in circles, the rest of us are pretty much stuck at home.
Not a bad thing. I am learning to appreciate Tennessee in new ways. It’s been good for me.
One of the things I liked about visiting Europe was visiting museums. It turns out, we still can. Now there are virtual tours you can take of many of the world’s great museums.
Maybe it’s even better. I’ve been in some of these museums. After a while, your feet get tired.
Now you can visit these museums from a comfortable chair. In your own home. With a warm cup of tea, or coffee.
Check it out: https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-galleries/museums-with-virtual-tours
I am not über wealthy. But, if I ever become so, I think I will hire someone to push me around these museums in a comfortable chair. With a warm cup of tea, or coffee. I think that would be fun.
So, there you have it. Until the politicians of the world stop freaking out, we can all visit museums from home.
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Just a heads up. Christmas break is in three weeks. There will be no classes from December 12 – January 3.
The classes:
Here is what we are up to. Since I record everything I teach, you are welcome to jump into classes any time.
Spanish – Monday-Friday 7:00 – 7:25 am Central Time Zone (CTZ).
In Spanish, we are in chapter 22 of the book All Spanish Method by Guillermo Aviles. If you are starting out this year, and you want to tag along, the previous chapters are all up on my site. Subscribers have access to them 24/7.
Keep in mind I am still learning Spanish. So, I am “teaching” this class. The truth is… I am simply learning Spanish publicly. You are welcome to join me.
French – Monday-Friday 7:30 – 7:55 am CTZ.
We are now in chapter 9 of Le Francais par la Methode Nature. Last year, I took students through the first 20 chapters, or so. This time, we will try to make it to the end. There are 50 chapters. It will take a few years. I do not intend to start over next summer.
Keep in mind I am still learning French. So, I am “teaching” this class. The truth is… I am simply learning French publicly. You are welcome to join me.
Latin
If you really want to learn Latin well, and if you want to have a good time while doing it, read Lingua Latina by Hans Ørberg. Feel free to join the Lingua Latina class I am teaching every weekday morning. We are currently in Chapter 6.
Latin 2: Monday-Friday 8:00-8:25 am CTZ
We continue to work our way through Exercitia Latina. We are starting chapter 24 on Monday. This class is really for those who want to go even deeper into Lingua Latina by Hans Ørberg. If you were in Latin 3 (Third Year Latin by Robert Henle), you would benefit from this class.
Latin 1: Monday-Friday 8:30-8:55 am CTZ
This year, we started Lingua Latina by Hans Ørberg over again. Enough people asked. We are currently in chapter 6.
Though I can’t believe it, every year some people come to every class I teach. I guess they just like my voice.
So, if you decide to come to them all, here are the same classes from above in chronological order:
7:00 – 7:25 am – Spanish 2: All Spanish Method by Guillermo Aviles
7:30 – 7:55 am – French 1: Le Francais par la Methode Nature
8:00 – 8:25 am – Latin 2: Exercitia Latina by Hans Ørberg
8:30 – 8:55 am – Latin 1: Lingua Latina by Hans Ørberg
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And now… the same thing I say every week.
Subscribers sometimes use my weekly emails as reminders to unsubscribe from my site.
Just keep in mind… I offer something no one else in academia (as far as I know) offers. Stick with me for 3 uninterrupted years and you will have a lifetime subscription.
I now know this is a dumb business decision on my part, but I have heard from many of you that it is a huge help, so the offer stands.
Of course, if you are just starting out in Latin, you may be happier with Visual Latin.
Visual Latin is a full-blown Latin course. It is rigorous, just not as rigorous as the classes on my site. The classes on my site are more “next level” classes, really.
By the way, if you are into etymology (the history of words), and if you would like to see me make a fool of myself, you might enjoy Word Up.
Five years ago, or so, we launched this series just to see if it would work. It did.
And, after years of listening to many of you beg for more, I finally gave in and agreed to make a fool of myself once again.
Volumes 2 and 3 of Word Up are available.
And… if you aren’t a member of my site and would like to join, click here: https://dwanethomas.com/join/.
I hope you have a very happy Monday!
Dwane
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