After much searching, i’ve found a new site for learning punjabi that i hadn’t previously seen. Generally, there’s a lack of good (or any) material online for learning punjabi, beyond a few simplistic phrases. Punjabi University in Patiala is picking up some of the slack, however, with their Advanced Center for Technical Development [...]
Been busy lately. Just started a new job, and i’ve been hunting for a place to live that’s a bit closer to my friends and work. The new place that i applied for is on the edge of what i’d call southern vancouver, which is where a lot of punjabi speakers live. [...]
Yesterday i started studying punjabi again. i made a brief attempt a while back, but gave up for lack of learning materials. This time, the difference is that i have a friend who wants to trade. He speaks punjabi and wants to learn some mandarin, so we’re gonna get together semi-regularly to [...]
After much transit time, i’m back home in vancouver. My China trip is now over, for those wondering. I’ll continue to study chinese here in vancouver for quite a while yet, i think; i loaded up on advanced chinese textbooks while i was there, so i’ll have plenty of material to work through. [...]
today i decided i should start learning punjabi. even if i don’t end up going to india next year, it’d still be good to know. I’m not really working on a language right now, lacking both motivation and a place to put one into use. starting on punjabi should turn that around, [...]