Field notes

The parts the pretty videos leave out.

The challenge

The Not Fluent Yet Challenge: 1 real interaction a week

The 12-week ladder for people abroad who keep avoiding conversations, from greeting a neighbor to surviving a phone call. Participation beats fluency, and small counts.

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Belonging

How to make friends abroad as an introvert, from a mom still doing it

Not "join more clubs." Repeated small contact: 1 café, the same market stalls, the school gate, your actual street. The quiet way takes longer and builds better.

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The Kitchen Table Experiment

Income experiment, report #0: the honest baseline

Can an introverted mom abroad build real income from her kitchen table? Starting line: 4,944 TikTok followers, 0 email subscribers, €0 earned. Real numbers every month.

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