Nickrosis
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Hablo un poco español para mi trabajo, pero deso aprender más. Entonces, puedo hablar con toda la gente trabajando con mí.
Obviously, I don't speak it perfectly, but I'm incredibly thankful for my Spanish teacher for making communication with five of my coworkers possible. Just one semester was enough for me to begin to converse with them and begin to learn from that foundation.
I'm not saying this to be proud, but my point is to encourage everyone here to learn another language to bring the arboricultural practices that we have learned to others - beyond a language barrier.
Kudos to those who are already so far ahead of me - one day, I hope to catch up. For now, I'm slogging through German so that I can get a job in Munich this summer. If this goes well, I hope to study in Germany for a Master's degree, but that is a whole two years away. Thanks for the referral, Tom!
By the way, some people have asked if Europe is really as advanced in arboriculture as we hear it is. From what I saw, I don't think so. Sure, Nuremburg, Germany is way ahead with it's ordinance requiring parking lots to have a tree for every six parking spaces. What a concept! Can you imagine? But the reality is that those same trees could be subjected to some brutality by the horticulturalists who do the actual care.
Anyone else want to weigh in on the topics I've brought up? Am I off base? What about others who have been to Europe and could make a different point about tree care?
Nickrosis
Obviously, I don't speak it perfectly, but I'm incredibly thankful for my Spanish teacher for making communication with five of my coworkers possible. Just one semester was enough for me to begin to converse with them and begin to learn from that foundation.
I'm not saying this to be proud, but my point is to encourage everyone here to learn another language to bring the arboricultural practices that we have learned to others - beyond a language barrier.
Kudos to those who are already so far ahead of me - one day, I hope to catch up. For now, I'm slogging through German so that I can get a job in Munich this summer. If this goes well, I hope to study in Germany for a Master's degree, but that is a whole two years away. Thanks for the referral, Tom!
By the way, some people have asked if Europe is really as advanced in arboriculture as we hear it is. From what I saw, I don't think so. Sure, Nuremburg, Germany is way ahead with it's ordinance requiring parking lots to have a tree for every six parking spaces. What a concept! Can you imagine? But the reality is that those same trees could be subjected to some brutality by the horticulturalists who do the actual care.
Anyone else want to weigh in on the topics I've brought up? Am I off base? What about others who have been to Europe and could make a different point about tree care?
Nickrosis