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97. Do you speak any Estonian? I didn't start learning English until kindergarten

Tue Dec 17, 2024, 06:57 PM

Dec 17

although I was born in the U.S. My parents spoke English, but figured I'd pick it up fast in school.
Years of Estonian Saturday school and camp kept me fairly fluent in Estonian.
Lakewood is in NJ, btw.

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Do you speak any Estonian? I didn't start learning English until kindergarten Wicked Blue Dec 17 #97

No. No Swedish either. Lakewood Estonian House looks wonderful. I would have immersed myself in it Clouds Passing Dec 17 #98

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