This is the third interview on the podcast Fanékungok yan si Dabit, where we hear from Alicia Aguigui Dart, a Chamorro language learner living in Washington State. In this conversation, Alicia shares her story: how Chamorro wasn’t part of her life growing up, and how she began reclaiming it as an adult. Alicia and I have been studying Chamorro together since the beginning, and she was the one who originally started our Saturday evening practice group. I remember appreciating her willingness to struggle – together – through learning how to learn Chamorro. It wasn’t long before I began admiring her tenacity, creativity, and clarity of thought in framing concepts, as well as her resilience.
One moment that especially stood out to me in her interview is when she reflects on how life’s challenges can sometimes take up more of our energy than we’d like, making it harder to show up to our learning in the ways we hope to. In those moments, or even entire seasons of life, our learning community becomes even more crucial. They will be the ones who inspire us and help keep us going. Alicia is definitely one of those people for me😊.
This episode was transcribed by Alicia Aguigui Dart and recorded and edited by Dabit Taitingfong. To support her amazing transcription work, consider visiting Alicia’s online tip jar! And to support the podcast, please consider visiting Dabit’s online tip jar! Happy listening!
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