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They certainly taught Spanish there a few years ago. I took some funky "History of Latinos" in the USA class - Spanish essays from Hispanics that moved to (continental) USA: Cesar Chavez, that sort of thing. I had to write a Spanish essays on each one. It was good. I had to drop out of a Spanish for Health Professionals class because it was above my level. But non-academic, community stuff is probably only English. However, I'm sure there are a ton of people who can tutor you or, if you're daring and don't mind the horrible wait coming back to the USA, Rio Bravo might have something. There's also a Christian radio station in Edinburg. I think they have some of missionary Spanish program but I'm not 100% sure. But for tutoring, look for some place that has a bulletin board and just say you'd like a Spanish tutor. You can probably find one at the laundromats or maybe that used bookstore in McAllen. I don't know if Starbucks has those but you could speak to the barista.<br><br><br>There are many good websites for learning a language. But it depends on what language you want to learn? Its all in kind of ways like this. I would like to learn say spanish. Here are the questions you want to ask yourself first. What do i speak? How will this effect me? Where will i use this. And who will i talk to in it. Im american. Im learning tons of difrent language. How you can learn accounting the easy way? Answer: There are several websites that offer free aniline training material. For example click on the related links below.<br><br><br>What does 'casino gratis' translate to in English? The phrase casino gratis is a Spanish phrase that translates to free casino. This is a term that would be used in many of the Spanish online gambling websites. What are some free ppv websites? Where can you go to translate Spanish words to English words for free? Its all free and it really does work. You write to them in Spanish and they write to you in English and you correct each other through onsite emails at your leisure. What are the best sites to learn French? What is the best software for learning spanish?<br><br><br>The best software to learn Spanish will be the one that suits the way you like to learn. As they all have different methods I would recommend you take advantage of the Free trials or lessons that most of the online providers provide. You can view some videos on Youtube. There are also some websites such as Free-Tarot-Reading, Learn Tarot, Angel Paths, and Goddess Flight. There aren't too many free guides, because most people expect you to pay to learn how to read them. What are some of the free resources that I can use to improve my Spoken English?<br><br><br>Where can one learn how to create their own logo? There are quite a few websites where one can design and create one's own logo for free. FreeLogoServices and LogoGarden are two such websites. They offer demos and samples for one to see how it works. What is the best way to learn Spanish on the web? The best way to learn a language on line is to chat one on one with a native speaker. There are a few websites out there that allow you to chat through Skype. Cafespeak allows you to chat with either a native speaker or a tutor in your native language. They also offer a free trial.<br><br><br>I would just keep using the free trial, and take advantage of that. Which telecom companies are there in France? Some telecom companies in France include 3Roam, DartyBox and Free Mobile. You can learn more about these telecom companies at their respective websites. What websites feature free clip art pictures? You can get free clip art pictures online from websites such as the OpenClipart Organization and Classroom Clipart websites. You can also get free clipart from the Free-Clipart Net website. Where can you find a free download of Spanish learning material? Why do free websites want you to pay to use them? Free websites don't want you to pay to use them.<br><br><br>What websites are free to advertise on? You can try FreeAdvertisingForum, ViewMemo. Inetgiant. These are 3 free advertising websites. What is the English translation of 'Pagina Web'? Pagina Web is a Spanish word which translates to web page in English. The translation of Spanish words can be found on line through the use of several free translation websites. Where can one learn how to speak English? English can be either learned locally, by going to a local teacher and buying classes, or online, for free. Online solutions include dozens of free websites, though their quality varies. Where can one learn to write some simple php scripts?<br><br><br>There are various websites which offer tutorials on simple PHP scripts. Both the Elated, and the Free Webmaster Help websites offer many tutorials to help with PHP scripting. How can you get free squishies? You can get them for free on trash websites. What websites offer a free translator from French to English? There are many websites that offer a free French to English translator. Some examples of these websites include Google, Free Translation, Reverso, and Gengo. What are some free fun websites to go on? If you mean some fun, free music websites, than freeplaymusic. If you mean gaming websites, then addictinggames.<br><br><br>View the websites below for the links. Where can you get a stock quote? You can go to a certified stock broker to give you a stock quote with information on where to go OR you can visit different websites to get a FREE stock quote and learn on the net. Where could you learn the programming language Cplusplus on the internet for free? Please see the related links for some sites. What is the difference between free websites paid websites and limited acces websites? Free Websites are websites which gives all their contents for reading/re-write freely. Paid Websites are websites which offers their services for a fixed paid amount.<br><br><br>Limited Access Websites are websites which give a small portion of their content for free and if you need still more information in depth, then you need to pay some amount prescribed by them. Are there any online therapy chat websites that are actually completely free? Apparently we are only worth what we can pay . What are some free gambling websites? There are a few free gambling websites around the internet. Some of these free sites include 'Free Casino Games', 'Sportsbook', 'Free Bets' and 'GoneGambling'. Which websites allow one to have free live chat? There are many websites that allow one to have a free live chat.<br><br><br>Some of the websites that allow one to have a free live chat would include Skype and other websites like Justin TV. What websites offer free casino slot games? There are dozens, if not hundreds, of websites that offer free casino slot games. Facebook has several free casino slot games, as do the websites ClickFun and Games. How does one learn about stock market day trading? Various websites can be used to learn about stock market day trading. One example would be TradingMarkets, which offers free online seminars. Other examples include About, Wikipedia, and Dummies. Tell you some free online virtual websites? Are there any free gay websites without signing up? If you google search "free gay websites" you will find them. Why did the Sonic the Hedgehog movie get delayed? What is it like to be left at the altar? What were the top selling toys of the 1970s? What do the Olympic rings mean? Where do veterinarians get blood for animal blood transfusions? What is the greatest year in movie history? Facts about star spangled banner? What is in the Impossible Whopper? Why is the internet obsessed with Keanu Reeves? Did Flamin' Hot Cheetos really send Lil Xan to the hospital?<br><br><br>Quick content: I’m the oldest of five children. My mom on the other hand was the second youngest of five. My dad (not really important to the story, but for context) is the youngest of four. Growing up I was seen as an independent soul that didn’t rely on people that much. My mom’s friends talk about how easy I was to watch as a baby because I learned to play by myself. Right before I turned 2, my first sister was born. Nothing major happened, but I wasn’t a attention hoarder so not all the attention on me didn’t affect me.<br><br><br>Every two years I would have a new sibling. So by the time I was 8, I was the oldest of five kids. I had learned at that point to be mommy’s helper. In school it was shown that I was a good student. So I was shaping to show that I was going to be the perfect daughter. When I was around 8, my best friend decided not to be my friend. This would start off a slow spiral, where I wouldn’t be a perfect daughter. I still excelled in my very small school. I was the top of the class and a teachers’ pet.<br><br><br>I was pressured to be perfect in school and at home. Because I was the oldest, I had to be the perfect example. This constant pressure was annoying but not overbearing. My social life on the other hand barely existed, because I had severe self confidence issues and was distant to my peers. The pressure only became a problem when I hit high school. I developed depression thanks to an abusive teacher and lack of socializing. My family, of course, didn’t notice the change. They did notice the sudden drop in grades. I went from a straight A school loving student to a B- average I hate school person.<br><br><br>My mom only noticed the grades. She thought I wasn’t trying hard enough. I definitely was doing my best in a class where I was constantly being verbally abused because I couldn’t remember what brown was in Spanish. Yes it was a Spanish 1 class. I had only spoken Spanish to say hello. So I had no experience actually forming sentences. I also have a problem forming words in English. My mom helped me find a Spanish tutor. I think in the back of her mind she thought I would get straight As if I could figure out Spanish. That didn’t happen but I was better.<br><br><br>I continued on in school dropping deeper into my depression. It got really bad in sophomore year. I began to self harm. I didn’t cut my wrists. I would scratch my skin until it was bright red, pinch, write horribly bad things I thought of myself, and sometimes I would scratch in the words with a Bobby pin. Still my parents didn’t notice or seem to care. I feel alone and that there was no point. I didn’t feel sad, I felt empty. I did have suicial thoughts. I ended up clawing my way out of my own dark hole. This was thanks in part to a savior crush. I eventually gained back my confidence and self esteem, but was still depressed. During this rocky time in my life, my parents were telling me that I needed to grow up more and that I wasn’t doing enough.<br><br><br>This only stressed me out more. The expectations of being the perfect daughter were driving me nuts. I knew I wasn’t perfect especially since I was suffering with my mental health. I also began to swear at school. I personally don’t like swearing, but when you claw yourself out a hole made by not fully knowing who you are anymore. I also began to experiment with makeup, music, and clothing to find out who I was. My mom didn’t approve me trying to find myself with makeup and clothing. Her reasoning was that I was looking too goth. I was wearing a dark gray shirt with jean shorts.<br><br><br>I undermined her a lot subtlety. I wore blue lipsticks school and listened to music with a lot of swearing. Both were meant to be me rebelling in a small, unnoticeable way. She found out about the lipstick, not the music. If she went my music, I would probably have my phone taken away. It’s gotten to the point where she has expectations on how my romantic relationships should go. She wants me to date a ‘gentleman’ who will pay for everything and ask me on dates. Let’s say that the guy I’m interested in is not that. I asked him on our first date. We paid for ourselves on that date. We went on a different date where I paid for the tickets and he paid for snacks. In my mom’s eyes, he isn’t shaping up to be the perfect boyfriend. So now I’m feed up with my mom. Advice would be great. Commenting on the situation would be great too. Anything funny would be appreciated.
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Spanish is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world and has been for several hundred years. There are several means to learn a language and often the best of which is packing one’s bags and moving to a country where the language is spoken. Unfortunately, not everyone can do this. Some people take Spanish in high school only to forget it a few years down the line. Others try to teach themselves the language by listening to Spanish podcasts and following along with a Spanish grammar book. However, in order to fully learn a language, experience shows that one needs to immerse themselves in an environment conducive to learning that language.<br><br><br>That is why private Spanish classes or tutoring are agreat option to develop your language skills. Whether in a group or individually, an experienced teacher can help you start speaking Spanish. If one is taking a Spanish class in high school, college, or university, then Spanish tutoring classes are the most effective way to learn the language quicker. A great teacher should employ avariety of teaching techniques suitable for different kind of learners. What this does is make the tutoring session easier to follow and helps one understand the language more easily. Moreover, this helps retain the information learned for a longer period of time. Whether one would like to learn Spanish in a group, individually, or in a private group, a teacher should always incorporate several audio-visual aids to make the learning of Spanish easier and faster.<br><br><br>Spanish group classes provide a better experience if one would like to interact with others in a groupwhile an experiencedteacher guides the class. However, for those who have to learn Spanish quickly or would like to learn the language more comprehensively, Spanish tutoring or private Spanish classesprovide specialized attention and personalization. When you are immersed in a Spanish speaking class you will learn useful, communicative, and conversational Spanish that you could use in your real life. After learning the meaning of words, understanding Spanish grammar, and learning how to pronounce Spanish one can be well on their way to learning Spanish. In turn, dependable and professional Spanish classes, Spanish tutoring, Spanish immersion, and translation services can be found at OC Spanish. OC Spanish offers affordable rates and the highest quality Spanish professors. Our background checked teachers are all experienced, patient, and friendly. The lessons can either be one-on-one, group, or private group and are customized by the age and type of learners.<br><br><br>GOOD: I want to become the best chef in the world. GOOD: I want to apply for grad school. BAD: Land on Mars. This list should contain the tasks (or sub-tasks) that you want to complete within the next 1 - 2 weeks. This list should be reviewed once per day or once every two days to stay on track. These items should be realistic and manageable with the given time-frame. Overshooting and being unrealistic about your goals here is bad because if at the end of the week you realize that you didn't meet your goals, it would have a huge negative impact on your motivation levels.<br><br><br>TIP: Items should be descriptive and specific. Don't overflow the list, keep sufficient amount of free time allocated for sleep and exercise. GOOD: Learn to make the special Sushi dish. GOOD: Complete the 'Basic Design Fundamentals' course on Coursera. This list acts like a temporary storage area for any tasks that are pending or any task that has an immediate deadline. Whenever you do a task that requires you to take some action after a small amount of time, add that task to this list. When you complete the pending task, just remove that task from this list. This list can be reviewed multiple times in a day. TIP: Be specific when listing the items.<br><br><br>GOOD: Wish happy birthday to Bob. The importance of this list cannot be understated. Use this list to document all the work that you have completed and want added to your achievements. Add to this list as you keep accomplishing the goals from your short term goals list. Keep descriptions short, yet complete. This will be your "master" list of achievements, and will easily let you add the correct and complete information to your Resume/CV at a later point in time. This list will also come handy if ever you plan to write your autobiography. This is a popular approach used by many professionals all over the world. There is an excellent post by Josh Tyler which describes this approach.<br><br><br>TIP: Try to write in detail, and don't forget to mention the date and/or time of the achievement. GOOD: Nov 15, 2014 - Presented a talk on "How to Achieve your Goals" at the National Management Center, New Delhi. GOOD: Oct 4, 2014 - Completed the "Design 101" course from Coursera and got a certificate of accomplishment with distinction. BAD: Developed new website. To avoid unnecessary complexities and distraction while working with the lists, I used a simple text editor called Sublime Text. I chose Sublime because it can open multiple notes in tabs inside a single window. It's more like the "Google Chrome of text editors". Plus, it has some handy shortcuts, if you take the trouble to look em' up. You can also use other online/offline note making services/softwares like Evernote, or something else that you like. I have all these text notes synced with Google Drive for access on my mobile and to prevent any loss of data. Jasdev Singh is the Co-Founder and CTO of Ubinext, a startup dedicated in developing custom cloud she hears herself. The 23-year-old Chicago native is so much more than the Latinx-songstress the media will peg her as; she is a healer, she is a lover, a giver, a full human being with a blossoming and stunning humanity. After featuring on Saba’s "FIGHTER" off CARE FOR ME, KAINA is finally stepping into the spotlight with her debut, Next to The Sun, which is nothing if not an invitation into her endearingly cluttered head. KAINA pulls out a chair for the listener, and we settle into the room of her doubts and hopes, we commune with her, and it is beautiful.<br><br><br>As she works through her identity, her depressive bouts, and learns to validate her humanity, we, too, learn something about ourselves. Next to The Sun is a top album of this year, of the past year, and of years to come within and out of the Chicago scene. There is so much to say about the wizened, thoughtful, and ever-so becoming KAINA, but I’d rather let her tell it. Our full conversation, lightly edited for content and clarity, follows below. DJBooth: Our readers love your voice, but they might not know who Kaina is as a woman. How would you define Kaina, the person?<br><br><br>KAINA: You’re starting like this, huh? I want to think that as a person… It’s hard for me to be "This is who I am as an artist," because this is who I am as a person. As a person, I try to live my life with honesty, and as you mentioned, vulnerability. Part of it is that it feels good, but also I can’t help myself. I can’t stop myself from digging deep into the things that hurt or feelings. I’m a big giver, caretaker, and healer. I truly care a lot. I am very intentional about who I am and who I interact with.<br><br><br>How do you make sure your humanity makes its way into the music? For me, it’s the forefront of everything that I do. If my intention as a person is to get closer to myself as a person and to understand myself better, then naturally, that will be at the forefront. It’s like identity; I can’t help that I’m a first-gen Latina, that’s what I was born as. Everything I create comes from that place. I feel very similarly about my vulnerability and my quest for honesty and validating feelings. In growing up and growing into my adulthood, I’ve learned that the most human thing is to be vulnerable and honest about all parts of yourself and your feelings.<br><br><br>On the LP, it just happened that way. Everything that people will hear is not a show. It’s my everyday life. I’m a young woman who thinks about things like love, but I’m also a woman of color who thinks about daily troubles of life. All of those things at once and all of it is real. I’m glad you mentioned identity because I feel like American media has just caught on to Latinx music. Talk to me about the importance of singing in Spanish. I don’t know Japanese, so I don’t know what he’s saying. He could tell me what he wrote about, and I could tell him what I wrote about. I thought there was something cool about being able to write in different languages and still being able to relate to what someone is saying.<br><br><br>I feel that way about my native Russian; sometimes it’s the only way I can communicate. There’s a whole range of emotions that aren’t available in English. Totally. I can even admit to not knowing that people in my community have been doing this stuff for a long time. After featuring on a major album like Saba’s CARE FOR ME, playing a major role in making "FIGHTER" a standout song, how does it feel to step out into the spotlight on your debut, Next to The Sun? I’m still in disbelief that I’m on CARE FOR ME. I’m the biggest Saba fan. I remember going to Saba shows when I was 17 with all my friends.<br><br><br>I would go to every single Saba show I could. I remember watching him perform at Do Division in Chicago, and it was pouring, and him being like "Who are you? You’re at every single show! " That’s a metaphor for everything that has happened to me in my life in Chicago and outside of it. I’ve always shown up for the things that I love, and it’s naturally worked out as peers or collaborators. Leading into my stuff is natural. Saba sat in on some of the early sessions of Next to The Sun, when I was unsure about it all.<br><br><br>"Waiting On A Day," he was there for that recording. "Green," he was there for the end of that, which is cool because "Green" is the last and newest song that I’ve recorded. I could ask questions. My 17-year-old self is in disbelief that I’m on CARE FOR ME because that album was my No. 1 of last year. Noname. We’re just honest people. We’re not scared of being vulnerable because we’re not an "industry city." All we have to offer is ourselves. It feels good to step into my own, and it’s natural. All of those things were happening to me. Saba was there when I was having doubts.<br><br><br>At my core, as a human, I’m all about being real and vulnerable, and I want things to feel more accessible to people, including emotions. There are a lot of feelings of isolation on this project, especially on "Ghost" and "So Small So Vast." It’s like this big room, and KAINA is just at the center of it. Where were you at mentally when making this record? Oh, Donna, you’re dragging me! It makes me so happy that you’ve said something like this because it’s been tough me for me to explain this project to people. Because at its core, it’s me in a room, telling you all how I experience my world.I was going through a difficult period.<br><br><br>I am a very positive person and, again, my intention is always set in really good things and good wishes for people. I want to be able to be a vessel for people to channel their feelings. When you listen back to my earlier projects, you can tell I’m young. I have so much love and good energy to offer. It got to a place as I got older, I realized it wasn’t sustainable. During this project is when I tried my first bit at going to therapy. It didn’t work out for me, because it didn’t work out, but it was my first attempt at opening myself up. So where I was at, you hear it throughout the project.<br><br><br>It starts with "House," which is a song about immigration, and it’s almost a prayer. Moving into "Ghost," I realize I’m frustrated and feeling stuck and feeling jaded with the world. How I simultaneously have more privilege than my parents, but I don’t have shit because of how the government is set up. The A-side is me being analytical and questioning things, and being mad and frustrated. The B-side of the album is me coming more to acceptance of allowing those feelings to live, and being honest about it. It ends with "Green," which is the destination point of my whole journey. Like, "Hey, KAINA, you’re allowed to feel all the things that you want to.<br><br><br>It doesn’t mean you’re fucked up, or anything. The whole project is about duality but also landing at a place like "Green," where you’re okay with the fact that there’s not a streamlined solution to your identity. For all the haze of the project, there’s power in it as well. How do you find strength in yourself? I’m a transparent person. This week feels scary and hard for me. And simultaneously, really beautiful. Part of this album and part of learning to grow up is learning it’s not healthy to think I could do all of this stuff by myself. When I need strength, I talk to my family, and I talk to my friends, and I don’t feel bad about spilling my worries. What does it mean to you, having this album out in the world for people to relate to? I’ve talked about this a lot, but I’ve told you: Everything that I talked about on the album is real. It’s either an emotion that I’ve made peace with or a situation that I’ve made peace with. In having this conversation with you, or with certain artists that I’ve worked with, that’s enough for me to hear you be like, "This is you in a room." I’m super ready to share that feeling with other people.<br><br><br>Spanish Bookworld already has a vast array of free Spanish learning material on their site. CD package entitled ‘Learn Spanish At Your Own Pace’, their ‘Spanish for Beginners’ cd-rom, and their three podcast series: ‘Spanish Podcasts for Beginners’, ‘Spanish Phrasebook on Podcast’ and ‘Spanish Vocabulary Flashcards’. Apart from all those free Spanish lessons, Spanish Bookworld also has text and audio samples of some of the most popular Spanish learning courses on the market. Over the next few weeks and months, Spanish Bookworld will regularly add new free Spanish lessons to their collection. All the free Spanish lessons on Spanish Bookworld have been recorded by native Spanish speakers and written by experienced Spanish teachers. With those lessons, visitors can develop their listening and speaking skills, as well as reading and writing. There is also plenty of free information on how to learn a foreign language and tips on what to look for in Spanish language courses.<br><br><br>It’s easy to get discouraged when we’re trying to learn a difficult new subject. But according to the creator of one of the world’s most successful online courses, almost anyone can learn anything—with the right technique. Barbara Oakley, an engineering professor at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, is the creator of "Learning How to Learn," a massive open online course (or MOOC) that’s already been taken by approximately 2.3 million students across 200 countries. The course draws on neuroscience research to offer practical advice for anyone struggling with a tough subject or a procrastination habit. Now she’s co-authored a new book, Learning How to Learn: How to Succeed in School Without Spending All Your Time Studying, that offers advice for children and young adults just in time for back-to-school season.

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Spanish is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world and has been for several hundred years. There are several means to learn a language and often the best of which is packing one’s bags and moving to a country where the language is spoken. Unfortunately, not everyone can do this. Some people take Spanish in high school only to forget it a few years down the line. Others try to teach themselves the language by listening to Spanish podcasts and following along with a Spanish grammar book. However, in order to fully learn a language, experience shows that one needs to immerse themselves in an environment conducive to learning that language.


That is why private Spanish classes or tutoring are agreat option to develop your language skills. Whether in a group or individually, an experienced teacher can help you start speaking Spanish. If one is taking a Spanish class in high school, college, or university, then Spanish tutoring classes are the most effective way to learn the language quicker. A great teacher should employ avariety of teaching techniques suitable for different kind of learners. What this does is make the tutoring session easier to follow and helps one understand the language more easily. Moreover, this helps retain the information learned for a longer period of time. Whether one would like to learn Spanish in a group, individually, or in a private group, a teacher should always incorporate several audio-visual aids to make the learning of Spanish easier and faster.


Spanish group classes provide a better experience if one would like to interact with others in a groupwhile an experiencedteacher guides the class. However, for those who have to learn Spanish quickly or would like to learn the language more comprehensively, Spanish tutoring or private Spanish classesprovide specialized attention and personalization. When you are immersed in a Spanish speaking class you will learn useful, communicative, and conversational Spanish that you could use in your real life. After learning the meaning of words, understanding Spanish grammar, and learning how to pronounce Spanish one can be well on their way to learning Spanish. In turn, dependable and professional Spanish classes, Spanish tutoring, Spanish immersion, and translation services can be found at OC Spanish. OC Spanish offers affordable rates and the highest quality Spanish professors. Our background checked teachers are all experienced, patient, and friendly. The lessons can either be one-on-one, group, or private group and are customized by the age and type of learners.


GOOD: I want to become the best chef in the world. GOOD: I want to apply for grad school. BAD: Land on Mars. This list should contain the tasks (or sub-tasks) that you want to complete within the next 1 - 2 weeks. This list should be reviewed once per day or once every two days to stay on track. These items should be realistic and manageable with the given time-frame. Overshooting and being unrealistic about your goals here is bad because if at the end of the week you realize that you didn't meet your goals, it would have a huge negative impact on your motivation levels.


TIP: Items should be descriptive and specific. Don't overflow the list, keep sufficient amount of free time allocated for sleep and exercise. GOOD: Learn to make the special Sushi dish. GOOD: Complete the 'Basic Design Fundamentals' course on Coursera. This list acts like a temporary storage area for any tasks that are pending or any task that has an immediate deadline. Whenever you do a task that requires you to take some action after a small amount of time, add that task to this list. When you complete the pending task, just remove that task from this list. This list can be reviewed multiple times in a day. TIP: Be specific when listing the items.


GOOD: Wish happy birthday to Bob. The importance of this list cannot be understated. Use this list to document all the work that you have completed and want added to your achievements. Add to this list as you keep accomplishing the goals from your short term goals list. Keep descriptions short, yet complete. This will be your "master" list of achievements, and will easily let you add the correct and complete information to your Resume/CV at a later point in time. This list will also come handy if ever you plan to write your autobiography. This is a popular approach used by many professionals all over the world. There is an excellent post by Josh Tyler which describes this approach.


TIP: Try to write in detail, and don't forget to mention the date and/or time of the achievement. GOOD: Nov 15, 2014 - Presented a talk on "How to Achieve your Goals" at the National Management Center, New Delhi. GOOD: Oct 4, 2014 - Completed the "Design 101" course from Coursera and got a certificate of accomplishment with distinction. BAD: Developed new website. To avoid unnecessary complexities and distraction while working with the lists, I used a simple text editor called Sublime Text. I chose Sublime because it can open multiple notes in tabs inside a single window. It's more like the "Google Chrome of text editors". Plus, it has some handy shortcuts, if you take the trouble to look em' up. You can also use other online/offline note making services/softwares like Evernote, or something else that you like. I have all these text notes synced with Google Drive for access on my mobile and to prevent any loss of data. Jasdev Singh is the Co-Founder and CTO of Ubinext, a startup dedicated in developing custom cloud she hears herself. The 23-year-old Chicago native is so much more than the Latinx-songstress the media will peg her as; she is a healer, she is a lover, a giver, a full human being with a blossoming and stunning humanity. After featuring on Saba’s "FIGHTER" off CARE FOR ME, KAINA is finally stepping into the spotlight with her debut, Next to The Sun, which is nothing if not an invitation into her endearingly cluttered head. KAINA pulls out a chair for the listener, and we settle into the room of her doubts and hopes, we commune with her, and it is beautiful.


As she works through her identity, her depressive bouts, and learns to validate her humanity, we, too, learn something about ourselves. Next to The Sun is a top album of this year, of the past year, and of years to come within and out of the Chicago scene. There is so much to say about the wizened, thoughtful, and ever-so becoming KAINA, but I’d rather let her tell it. Our full conversation, lightly edited for content and clarity, follows below. DJBooth: Our readers love your voice, but they might not know who Kaina is as a woman. How would you define Kaina, the person?


KAINA: You’re starting like this, huh? I want to think that as a person… It’s hard for me to be "This is who I am as an artist," because this is who I am as a person. As a person, I try to live my life with honesty, and as you mentioned, vulnerability. Part of it is that it feels good, but also I can’t help myself. I can’t stop myself from digging deep into the things that hurt or feelings. I’m a big giver, caretaker, and healer. I truly care a lot. I am very intentional about who I am and who I interact with.


How do you make sure your humanity makes its way into the music? For me, it’s the forefront of everything that I do. If my intention as a person is to get closer to myself as a person and to understand myself better, then naturally, that will be at the forefront. It’s like identity; I can’t help that I’m a first-gen Latina, that’s what I was born as. Everything I create comes from that place. I feel very similarly about my vulnerability and my quest for honesty and validating feelings. In growing up and growing into my adulthood, I’ve learned that the most human thing is to be vulnerable and honest about all parts of yourself and your feelings.


On the LP, it just happened that way. Everything that people will hear is not a show. It’s my everyday life. I’m a young woman who thinks about things like love, but I’m also a woman of color who thinks about daily troubles of life. All of those things at once and all of it is real. I’m glad you mentioned identity because I feel like American media has just caught on to Latinx music. Talk to me about the importance of singing in Spanish. I don’t know Japanese, so I don’t know what he’s saying. He could tell me what he wrote about, and I could tell him what I wrote about. I thought there was something cool about being able to write in different languages and still being able to relate to what someone is saying.


I feel that way about my native Russian; sometimes it’s the only way I can communicate. There’s a whole range of emotions that aren’t available in English. Totally. I can even admit to not knowing that people in my community have been doing this stuff for a long time. After featuring on a major album like Saba’s CARE FOR ME, playing a major role in making "FIGHTER" a standout song, how does it feel to step out into the spotlight on your debut, Next to The Sun? I’m still in disbelief that I’m on CARE FOR ME. I’m the biggest Saba fan. I remember going to Saba shows when I was 17 with all my friends.


I would go to every single Saba show I could. I remember watching him perform at Do Division in Chicago, and it was pouring, and him being like "Who are you? You’re at every single show! " That’s a metaphor for everything that has happened to me in my life in Chicago and outside of it. I’ve always shown up for the things that I love, and it’s naturally worked out as peers or collaborators. Leading into my stuff is natural. Saba sat in on some of the early sessions of Next to The Sun, when I was unsure about it all.


"Waiting On A Day," he was there for that recording. "Green," he was there for the end of that, which is cool because "Green" is the last and newest song that I’ve recorded. I could ask questions. My 17-year-old self is in disbelief that I’m on CARE FOR ME because that album was my No. 1 of last year. Noname. We’re just honest people. We’re not scared of being vulnerable because we’re not an "industry city." All we have to offer is ourselves. It feels good to step into my own, and it’s natural. All of those things were happening to me. Saba was there when I was having doubts.


At my core, as a human, I’m all about being real and vulnerable, and I want things to feel more accessible to people, including emotions. There are a lot of feelings of isolation on this project, especially on "Ghost" and "So Small So Vast." It’s like this big room, and KAINA is just at the center of it. Where were you at mentally when making this record? Oh, Donna, you’re dragging me! It makes me so happy that you’ve said something like this because it’s been tough me for me to explain this project to people. Because at its core, it’s me in a room, telling you all how I experience my world.I was going through a difficult period.


I am a very positive person and, again, my intention is always set in really good things and good wishes for people. I want to be able to be a vessel for people to channel their feelings. When you listen back to my earlier projects, you can tell I’m young. I have so much love and good energy to offer. It got to a place as I got older, I realized it wasn’t sustainable. During this project is when I tried my first bit at going to therapy. It didn’t work out for me, because it didn’t work out, but it was my first attempt at opening myself up. So where I was at, you hear it throughout the project.


It starts with "House," which is a song about immigration, and it’s almost a prayer. Moving into "Ghost," I realize I’m frustrated and feeling stuck and feeling jaded with the world. How I simultaneously have more privilege than my parents, but I don’t have shit because of how the government is set up. The A-side is me being analytical and questioning things, and being mad and frustrated. The B-side of the album is me coming more to acceptance of allowing those feelings to live, and being honest about it. It ends with "Green," which is the destination point of my whole journey. Like, "Hey, KAINA, you’re allowed to feel all the things that you want to.


It doesn’t mean you’re fucked up, or anything. The whole project is about duality but also landing at a place like "Green," where you’re okay with the fact that there’s not a streamlined solution to your identity. For all the haze of the project, there’s power in it as well. How do you find strength in yourself? I’m a transparent person. This week feels scary and hard for me. And simultaneously, really beautiful. Part of this album and part of learning to grow up is learning it’s not healthy to think I could do all of this stuff by myself. When I need strength, I talk to my family, and I talk to my friends, and I don’t feel bad about spilling my worries. What does it mean to you, having this album out in the world for people to relate to? I’ve talked about this a lot, but I’ve told you: Everything that I talked about on the album is real. It’s either an emotion that I’ve made peace with or a situation that I’ve made peace with. In having this conversation with you, or with certain artists that I’ve worked with, that’s enough for me to hear you be like, "This is you in a room." I’m super ready to share that feeling with other people.


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