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June 23rd: Five things to do in Kingston this weekend
  • It's a good excuse for a walk downtown and some ice cream on a nice day! I've enjoyed it a lot in previous years.

    They also have had some sort of mini putt set up down there for the last month - not sure what the deal is but I'm guessing that might get a lot of traffic.

  • June 23rd: Five things to do in Kingston this weekend

    www.thewhig.com Weekend Spotlight: Five things to do in Kingston area this weekend

    Weekend Spotlight: Five things to do in Kingston area this weekend

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    www.kingstonist.com Kingston kicks off 2023 Crosswalk Mural Pilot Project with SPAF

    (Kingston, Ontario) Those wandering through the neighbourhood just north of Princess Street during Skeleton Park Arts Festival (SPAF) will have more than the live entertainment and vendors catching their eye this year.

    Skeleton Park Arts Festival is on now - check it out as a great community building festival!

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    Honest opinions: what's your favourite sushi restaurant in Kingston?

    Pre-pandemic my partner and I went on a mission to try every sushi place in town and rank them. I figured this could be a good discussion to get some conversation happening on our sublemmy LOL!

    My personal favourites: Sapporo and Choi's Roll

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    www.kingstonist.com Celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day 2023 in Kingston

    (Kingston, Ontario) National Indigenous Peoples Day is marked annually across Canada and coincides with summer solstice, the longest day of the year.

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    www.thewhig.com Glorious Sons to play NYE concert in Kingston

    Kingston band to play Leon's Centre Dec. 31 as part of its upcoming "Glory" tour.

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    Five things to do in Kingston this weekend

    www.standard-freeholder.com Weekend Spotlight: Five things to do in Kingston area this weekend

    Weekend Spotlight: Five things to do in Kingston area this weekend

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    What language(s) are you currently learning? How's it going?
  • I started during the pandemic in 2020 and have been doing weekly since then, and it's taken my language level from "I can vaguely guess what this text says" to "I can understand native Spanish speakers well and mostly make myself understood, although my grammar isn't perfect" (so probably from about A1-2 to B2). The lessons seem to average out at about $20USD an hour (and I do an hour a week), although there are cheaper teachers on the service in the range of as well (just did a quick search and I'm seeing some in the $10-15USD range as well).

    I definitely use it as a supplement to Duolingo and other resources - I haven't abandoned those completely - but the interactivity seems to make it stick in a way that other formats don't.

  • What language(s) are you currently learning? How's it going?
  • I have been doing online private lessons through iTalki for Spanish learning and it's really helped me to go beyond just Duolingo - it's some conversation once a week plus some short writing exercises and I find that's just enough to make it lock into my brain as a 'usable' skill. I would highly recommend something similar if you're able.