Checking the new postcards at PostSecret is one of my favorite Sunday morning traditions. As wikipedia explains PostSecret is “an ongoing community mail art project, created by Frank Warren, in which people mail their secrets anonymously on one side of a homemade postcard.” As I see it, it’s just one more example of the amazing connections and sharing of common human experiences the internet can lead to. When I saw today’s card, I knew I had to share it here.
The author of the postcard wrote in this morning to share the missing word, and translate her words:
I’m studying Hindi, so that when I meet your parents, I can tell them I love you.
(If you enjoy the postcard, I highly recommend checking back at the PostSecret blog every Sunday for the new posting of cards. There’s also a few PostSecret books – The Secret Lives of Men and Women: A PostSecret Book“> is probably my favorite one so far. The different styles of art and the naked honesty of the post cards can be quite stunning.)
Amusingly enough, I checked this after completing my Hindi studies for the morning. Today I studied using the website Live Mocha, and I highly recommend it. I’ve only gotten through the first lesson there, but I really enjoyed it – and found the lessons comparable to the Rosetta Stone ones, except FREE.
1. November 2009 at 5:18 pm
Whoa. LiveMocha is AWESOME. Thanks for the link.
1. November 2009 at 8:50 pm
Wow is right, I hadn’t heard of it and looked it up just now based on this post and your comment. Darn though, they have Hindi and no Tamil, but I should be able to match up with some Tamil speakers.
mylanguageexchange.com is ok too, but you have to pay $6 a month for the privilege to contact other members. I got lucky and a couple of paying members contacted me.
And about the post secret, totally awesome! I definitely feel the same as the sender
1. November 2009 at 8:06 pm
They need to have Bengali lessons on this site
What’s your LiveMocha username? I’m triliana on there.
1. November 2009 at 10:03 pm
I’m Gori Girl there, of course.
I couldn’t find you, tho…
3. November 2009 at 3:05 am
I’m with you on the Bengali lessons. Let me know if you find any other good resources for that. Seems difficult to find a really good site for learning.
1. November 2009 at 8:26 pm
What a great PostSecret! Will have to stop by now as well, since I’m now intrigued!!
1. November 2009 at 11:14 pm
Hilarious card!
2. November 2009 at 1:06 am
The postcard in fact says “if I meet your parents”. Considering some of the posts on the forum regarding the reluctance of parents to meet it might just be an important detail.
2. November 2009 at 8:48 am
Great post card!
2. November 2009 at 11:09 am
Ooh! Thanks for the LiveMocha link; I’m too cheap to do Rosetta Stone, but I’ve run out of patience learning Hindi from books. This is an awesome alternative!
(I love your blog, by the way; I’ve been reading for a few months now and I can’t wait for new posts)
2. November 2009 at 4:10 pm
Ohh thanks for the link to LiveMocha as well. I think its just as good as Rosetta Stone. I like how it shows the english alphabet pronunciation as well. Only thing that bothers me (and is definitely better on Rosetta Stone) is it appears you have to upload your audio for review. That makes a little nervous and I wish there was a way I could finish a lesson without having to do that. I’ll explore a little more!
3. November 2009 at 3:07 am
LOVE this post. PostSecret rocks. I’ve been following it for a while…