I'm a young polyglot who loves academia, autumn, tea, and pastries. I do all sorts of hobbies: learning new languages, knitting, crochet, writing, reading, piano, and so on. Honestly, I could go on forever. One could say I'm quite an artsy girly. I constantly have a new hobby I'm fascinated with. Most recently? bookbinding.

What made me start this blog?

I love languages. By growing up bilingual, and learning foreign languages in school, language learning has become something I really enjoy and something that comes easier to me than most.

I am also very dreamy - constantly daydreaming, building inner worlds, fantasising... I love world-building. And I've always been inspired by art. Nature, books, paintings, sketches... you name it.

Long story short, I had this idea in the middle of the night. I could write cozy stories where the main focus is atmosphere and vibes and the characters I've come to adore. Language learning through context - that is my philosophy. (More on this below.)

For this short story series I'm heavily inspired by the cozy watercolor illustrations found in children's books. As well as a cartoon that has become one of my comfort series to watch - Ernest et Celestine.

What is my motivation?

I adore french. It is my 5th language and the language I am actively studying in lycée (I have about 10 classes a week).

One of my main motivations was coming up with a way to use french in a way that brought me joy. Not assignements, not grammar drills - something that is mine. My little slice of joy.

Another one of my reasons for starting this blog is that I am very anti-AI. And seeing so much AI slop and researching about it's impact on our brains (and on nature) terrifies me. So this blog is also my little rebellion. Every single word I write is written by me. every photograph or watercolor sketch is created by me. I refuse to let my brain and creativity rot away.

I also love sharing my work. I take great pride in my art being accessible. I believe education is one of our biggest forms of empowerement and freedom and independence. I want to support that. I want to be able to provide cozy, aesthetic educational content that inspires people to learn as well as the most supportive and cozy community.

Why should you trust me?

So glad you asked. as of right now I am fluent in hungarian and english. my french is pretty good as well as my russian - I can hold conversations about everyday topics, my comprehension is very good, though grammar still kicks my butt. I also speak beginner level spanish and italian as well as mandarin chinese.

English and spanish I self studied. Using my very own context-based learning method. which is how I am currently studying italian. (Though my chinese is a little rusty and I recently started italian)

Okay but what is actually this context-based learning method I keep mentioning?

I'm sure there are different names for it, and variations of it, but when I was younger I was convinced I invented something new. I obviously didn't but here's my take:

Context-based learning has many methods and the most effectie one is to have a combination of all mixed into your study routine. My english is proof of it.

• reading books. Obvious, I know. But you won't be simply reading books. Nope. First you choose a book according to your level. this can even be a children's book.take a notebook and a pen. any unfamiliarword you encounter - write it down. Now you don't stop yet. Once you've reached about 20 words you look up the translations and read some example sentences using those new words. then you put down your phone and try your best to write 3 example sentences using those new words
• watch movies. even if it's a children's cartoon. put it on in the backround. you will start noticing familiar words. also youtube videos are really good as well
• listen to songs in your target language. search up the lyrics, sing it out loud and just vibe. learning a language is supposed to be fun!
• sentence building exercices also help a lot
• journal. even if it is basic sentences like "today was a good day". with time, your vocabulary will expand
• research vocab on a random topic you're interested in and write a couple of sentences. it might seem tiny, but if you keep consistent it will tke you a long way
• and finally. learn grammar basics, grammar is important. but the mistake is making grammar the most important part of language learning. you should enjoy learning a language, not dread it!

I also have this page where I go into more detail and link some of my favourite free resources since I'm not gatekeeping!

So. Why should you care about me?

Now that I laid all my methods out, here's why I think you might care about my work:

I've always felt unmotivated by how un-aesthetic language resources are. Most language influencers tell you the what, but not the how. It frustrated me so much.

So I decided to take matters into my own hands. I write cozy stories, and publish a chapter every month, for free. I do have some extra paid resources (not AI pdf's, but written by me which is why it takes time) but I do try my best to keep them all affordable. So I actually deliver the how, as well as the cozy aesthetics.

If you enjoy rain, a hot cup of tea or matcha or coffee, cozy hobbies like knitting or coloring or reading, while also wanting to educate yourself, you found your cozy corner!

I have a lovely community on instagram, as well a free newsletter with some extra bonus exercises and all things cozy and aesthetic. It's lovely to have you here <3

With love, Rosa