This video documents my journey over a two week period of studying the Persian language (or Farsi), then a one week period of speaking it with native speakers (ie. people other than my tutors). I hope you find it interesting to come along with me on this journey!

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00:00 The challenge
00:28 Learning methods
02:18 Online lesson adventures
05:45 Finding Iranians on Ome.tv
09:44 Meeting Langfocus fans from Iran
14:51 Learning about places in Iran
17:25 Reflecting on the challenge
20:35 The Question of the Day