164. What I’ve been up to

In today’s episode, we’ll practice connected speech in 25 of some of the most common, daily expressions that you can use in your everyday conversations. Wadaya-think? Download the free practice sheet with audio here to see the transcript and follow along: https://bit.ly/49SSm1s Check out my other episodes to learn the basics of connected speech: Connected speech in English: How to use it to sound even clearer: https://hadarshemesh.com/podcast/274/ How to Connect Words and Sounds in English: https://hadarshemesh.com/magazine/connected-speech/

I hit a million followers on YouTube! Today, I want to share some of the lessons I’ve learned over the past several years, with hundreds of videos later, and how I view this milestone.

I’ve been promising I’d tell you this story for several weeks now…and I won’t hold you in suspense any longer. Here’s the story of my refrigerator, and a much bigger story about dealing with circumstances completely out of your control. If you’re living in Spain and looking for a moving company, this is the company that I can’t recommend enough! http://www.mudanzasdiagonal.com/

I got really sick. In this episode I talk about why it was different to be sick in a different country, what was the hardest thing for me, and the funny thing that happened at the pharmacy

Do you know the 5 most common words in English? Are you actually pronouncing them the RIGHT WAY? You might be surprised! Tune in to this episode to learn about how to actually pronounce the most common words that appear in the English language. Practice more of these words in phrases and sentences on my website: https://bit.ly/3THEdOw

Relocating can bring up all kinds of emotions – happiness, sadness, loneliness, hopefulness…and sometimes all of the emotions can all happen at once. Today I want to share with you how I’m dealing with different emotions, and some of the ways I’m processing them. How do you process your emotions?

Sign up for my FREE live class: https://bit.ly/3U0xuk9 Do you ever feel fake in English, especially when it comes to pronunciation? This is something that I’ve seen many of my students struggle with. Today, I want to talk about why you might feel fake, and how you can feel more authentic, and like yourself when you speak. I’m talking about this and more in my free live class, grab your spot here! https://bit.ly/3U0xuk9

In today’s episode of My Relocation Diaries, I share an update with you about my journey to getting certified as a Life Coach through The Life Coach School. It was most definitely a challenging and humbling experience, but I learned a lot – and that’s what I want to talk about today. Check out the Life Coach School podcast: https://thelifecoachschool.com/podcast/

Did you know there’s not actually a U sound in words like audio and author? It’s true! In this episode, I’ll show you how to pronounce words that have an AU and AW spelling pattern in English.

In this episode I talk about friendships. I will take you through what friendships looked like for me before I moved here, what has changed, and how I’m making new connections here now. I’ll also talk about how we change over the years in the way we make friends and the way we find the right people for us. This episode was recorded with enormous love to all my friends here and there. I’m grateful for having you in my life.