Originally posted on 3 easy steps to plan a last-minute trip to Pakistani North? Learn Urdu with Annie - Embracing the cultural roots through language learning Step 1: Just do it! A stack of productivity books, videos and podcasts later, I am convinced Nike’s “Just do it” is the most effective tool to get things done. It takes away your brain’s evil decision-making power that is hardwired to prefer status quo and comfort zone over taking risks and ditching familiarity.  However, no one in the history of the world has ever had an experience of a lifetime from their comfort zones. And expe ..read more

Originally posted on About Urdu Language: Three Interesting Facts you didn’t know! Learn Urdu with Annie - Embracing the cultural roots through language learning As we dived deeper into teaching Urdu Conversations, we became increasingly fascinated with the Urdu language. As we continued to read and explore more about it, suddenly, the roots of Urdu, its connections to other languages, and breadth of the Urdu-speaking community made our jaws drop! We realized that despite being an Urdu speaker, we don’t really know much about our native language. Have you ever wondered what the word “Urdu” mea ..read more

Originally posted on Best 3 Urdu Rhymes For Your Child Learn Urdu with Annie - Embracing the cultural roots through language learning Do you know that learning a language through rhymes is an effective language learning method? The melody and the rhymes helps us remember the words. How many of us remember “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” or “Itsy Bitsy Spider”? Rhymes are an important pedagogical tool in classrooms and beyond for multiple reasons; building vocabulary, familiarizing with various sentence structures and sentence patterns, building comfort with new pronunciation, and improving speak ..read more

Originally posted on Well-being through coloring, is that a thing? Learn Urdu with Annie - Embracing the cultural roots through language learning If you’re here, you may be wondering if coloring can help us in any way, be it our well-being. Well, let me tell you coloring helps to lighten our mood, relieve stress, and calm ourselves and our brains in between an exhausting routine. I observed this from my experience and the reading content that I’ve consumed over the past two years. To share how coloring helped me, you’d need to know my background briefly to understand where I’m coming from. I w ..read more