Trying something new I'm beginning to see a few of the barriers that I need to overcome in the process of learning Hindi. 1. When I speak I try to use words that I haven't learned yet, and then I get stuck. Using new words isn't a bad thing but I should probably prepare more ahead of time so that it doesn't mess me up mid sentence. 2. I become so wrapped up in speaking grammatically correct that I get stuck/forget easy words/ get nervous and then have to keep repeating myself. So my solution is to start writing a Hindi journal about what I do doing the week, so that I have something prepared that I can discuss during my classes. Even if my grammar isn't correct, I can get help from the teacher on subjects that I encounter in my life and I won't get stuck trying to come up with topics for discussion. I'll also get more talking time, which is what I need.