Yes, indeed. Some people were wondering why it had taken seemingly, shall we say, a bit longer than “normal”. Let me try to make the long story short here. For part one of this blog, let us talk about how on earth I came up with this book-publishing idea.
I started learning French about 10 years ago and found it quite frustrating when I did not pick it up as smooth as I had expected. Being a bit analytical by nature, I began to try different ways and spoke to (close to tears in a few such occasions!) different people about it. In the process, I took some notes for myself, a bit like a journal. A few years later, it suddenly dawned on that it might be a good idea to share my experience with other people that may face similar problems. There were at least two problems that I was facing. The first was learning a new language at a later stage in life (In short, “older”. I will never use the “o” word again!). The second one is an Asian learning French. My book focuses on the former issue. By sharing my experience through the book, I hope other “more mature” people can benefit from it.