I make all kinds of mistakes. It makes you brave in a way you’re not aware of. You say things in very blunt ways or direct ways. It sets your mind free because you don’t have a history with the language. You have to use the most direct way of communication, which is saying what you want to say in the way you can. I tried writing a song in French once and I don’t speak a lot of French and I can’t say more than, “I love you, I love you. Je t’aime.

Anna Ternheim talked about writing in English (her second language)…..

I like the idea of speaking so much more directly in a second language. Nuance is there - but the painfulness of writing seems to be simplified…. (one day my French will be good enough to feel like this).

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