We know it has been quiet here on the blog and in our practice groups as we take time for a family loss, and we so appreciate everyone’s patience and understanding. But as 2025 comes to a close, we wanted to say Un Dångkulu Na Si Yu’us Ma’åse to all of you – our Saturday practice groups, our readers on the blog and all our supporters. It is so inspiring for us to see all the time, care and effort you put into learning the Chamorro language. We’d like to take a moment to share a mini recap of the year, along with a few shoutouts:

Blog Views: This year the blog reached over 97,000 total views, which has left us absolutely staggered! We know that learning Chamorro in adulthood can be a huge challenge, so it’s exciting to know that our passion project here on the blog might be helping you on your journey.

Virtual Tip Jar: We’d also like to extend a heartfelt Si Yu’us Ma’åse to everyone who has supported us through our Buy Me A Coffee page. Every contribution goes directly back into sustaining this blog and into the tools that help us do this work more efficiently. Please know that your support truly goes a long way, and we appreciate each and every one of you. And dångkulu na kulu to our monthly subscribers nanayanneni, Lenika Cruz, Jake, Jaynina, Ungacta, and Frankt! We are so humbled by your monthly support 💛

Saturday Practice Groups: A large chunk of what we do here is inspired by our Saturday practice groups. The content on the blog and our own learning would not be the same without these spaces or the people who show up for them. Many of us have been gathering in these spaces for years, and a few of us have been together since the beginning. In agradesi hamyu ✨

Lessons and Notes: In 2025, I experimented more with learning directly from the language itself—by observing patterns—rather than relying so heavily on grammar texts, as I had in the past. This shift has made learning Chamorro feel more natural and it has significantly broadened how and what I learn. As a result, the lessons on this blog are subtly evolving to reflect this new approach and I’m really excited about all the new content ahead😊

2026: As a look ahead, Jay and I plan to focus more intentionally on our lesson content, with the goal of finally completing our beginner series. We also recognize that learning works best when it’s interactive, so we’ll be exploring ways to build in more engagement—using thoughtful learning design while keeping our approach sustainable and scalable. And in the background I’ll be ramping up my transcription and data collection efforts. Other than that, it will be work as usual on the blog and in our practice groups 🙂

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Un dångkulu na Si Yu’us Ma’åse everyone! And here’s to another year ahead of learning and using the Chamorro language😊. Remember to be kind to yourself, patient on your journey, and to keep going. We got this!