Let’s warm up for the core lessons!

As we start, it will be helpful to check in with the different languages present in your life. Let’s invite them in.

Your Task (about 35 minutes)

1. List your languages (5 minutes). Write down all languages in your life—past and present, spoken, heard, learned, or desired for the future.

2. Meditate on each language (5 minutes). How does it feel to you? What associations or emotions does it carry? Write a few adjectives next to each language.

3. Conceptualise their roles (5 minutes). What are the roles or tasks of the most significant languages in your life? When and how do you use them?

4. Create a metaphor (10 minutes). Imagine your languages as something else—a garden, for example—and describe each one through a chosen metaphorical framework.  

5. Write (10–15 minutes). Using your list, adjectives, roles, and metaphor, compose a short poem or reflection, freely mixing languages and focusing on impressions rather than perfection.

Reflection

• How does your relationship with your languages influence your writing?