This video is similar to what happened to me. I was from a humble family from Syria and we left our homes because of the war. Years later, I decided to learn languages and began to improve my English in Syria, knowing that there was no internet or electricity. Every day there was an hour. Only one electricity and the rest of the day without electricity. I studied high school and decided to travel to Russia to learn the Russian language, and now I am in Finland and I am trying to learn the Finnish language and I want to study languages when enrolling in university and Thank you for this wonderful channel. I have been following you for several years, and this story inspired me very much
Your Eyes and Voice show so much Gratitude & Hard work you and your family put together for you to be here... An inspirational and out of the box thing. Proud of you and your family
This humble story motivates me to go ahead in learning languages. I'm an Ukrainian teenager who will learn five languages in the next five years. Although it's slightly challenging to live in Ukraine with the current situation, I don't give up on my learning and life. Hard work, sooner or later, will bear delicious fruit. Thank you, everybody for reading my teeny tiny comment. Best regards from Ukraine! Peace to all the world! Edited Thank you so much, guys, for your support!
when you kept saying i have achieved my dreams and is the person who I wished to be, i'm so happy and proud of you. Such a resilient and hard working woman, you truly show its all possible!
Zoe, you are absolutely incredible. Congratulations on everything you have achieved. As an only child who is also living abroad and trying to create a life for myself in a language different from my own, I can see the blood, sweat, and tears you have shed to fight for your dream. I am in awe of and inspired by your life and I thank you for sharing your story with us.
I cried for this video. I'm Vietnamese, and we relatively share the same social standards and university life. I am studying for my second bachelor's degree in Hungary and planning to earn a master's in France. I am also trying to learn three foreign languages for a better career. Your video touches my soul and lightens up my path. Thank you so much, and I hope I will have a chance to meet you in France someday.
I was born in small village in Uzbekistan. Now, i am four-year-student at University. I watch your videos on a daily basis, i really appreciate and like your videos and you, you are highly educated and motivated me, because i am learning two languages simultaneously, sometimes i lose interest for study, then i open my laptop and start to watch your videos, and i remember why i started to learn languages journey, thank you so much. ❤
Your video was profoundly moving and incredibly inspiring. It stands out as the finest piece of content on your RUclips channel. I am deeply grateful that you opened up about the hurdles you faced while adapting to life in France, from mastering a new language to navigating your academic pursuits. The depth of your love for your family in China resonated strongly throughout your narrative. Thank you for letting us into your world, Zoe.
I'm a German that loves languages and often feel discouraged when I face all the difficulties that seem impossible to overcome in Korean and Chinese, but after watching your video and listening to your motivating story, I feel like I got more fuel again to keep going and push trough. So I want to say, Zoe, thank you very much for sharing your motivating and inspiring story with us or in Chinese Zoe 我想要告诉你感谢, 我觉得你很棒! I'm proud of you and your achievements. I hope my potentially insignificant comment can make it to you and that I will be able to overcome my challenges like you did. If there is any kind soul that reads this comment and would like to help me make my comment reach her, please leave a like. I wish everyone good luck on their language journey.
Learning languages seemed impossible to me time ego, now I am learning everyday as much as I can, I am learning from people like you, so I am grateful about that.
I love this, what really struck me is hearing you speak about supportive and loving parents...I strive for that relationship with my girls in the future, where I hope they feel they have a friend in me as a parent.
Zoe, I teared up at least 3 times watching this! It's so beautiful to hear you reflecting on your successes and being happy with where you are now! Thank you for sharing!
I have listened to your story on your Chinese channel and I am glad that you posted a video about it here as well, with much more different details. I felt so moved by your emotions and noticed your eyes almost in tears at some points. Thank you so much for taking courage and sharing your story. Thank you for showing us what has been behind the scenes, the difficulties you have been through. Your "weaknesses" and how you overcome difficulties help people relate more to you and even find solutions and encouragement for their lives. Personally, I would like to hear more stories from your life about anything, especially how did you overcome certain challenges. I would also like to know how do you prepare for an exam (ex. Study methods, routines), how to heal from burnout, what are your future plans after completing your PhD. I would also love to see your daily routine videos of different day sequences. By the way, there was such a video on your channel, but now is unavailable and I am so sorry. Everytime I feel unmotivated, watching your routine gives me a fresh motivation. I have been through my last BA year with a lot of inspiration taken from you. Maybe in one video you would like to share with us how your teacher life and goals look like. To be a teacher suits you so well. I would love to hear more about Zoe the teacher and maybe you can share more books and journals you have read and even articles you published. I know this message is quite long, but I am very enthusiastic about this video and your openness. I wish you all the best with your exams and presentation and hope to hear from you soon. Lady A.
@@morganedelsanti8726 Thank you. We always need to try harder every day and also need to motivate ourselves to do well! Even though many times, when learning a new language, I feel like giving up... Today, I watched this video and received your encouragement. I will definitely try my best and not give up. Wishing you happiness always❤️
A very emotional story zoe. I really loved hearing the challenges you overcome to become who you are.I could feel the pain in your voice when you were saying your health became poor because of over work. A good decision to reduce your workload and pay for health. Regarding study abroad, even I gave up my dream for study abroad seeing tuition fees in US. It is only after I got know about tuition fees in Europe that fulfilled my dream.And yes it comes with the caveat of learning the local language.And from struggling to learn French you have now become a polygot.So proud of you!!!
Hello Zoe, through these words I want to congratulate you for all your achievements and wish you all the best for the future, you are a great inspiration for me, at 40 years old I decided to start studying English and I have been watching your videos daily for months now, I would like to achieve an intermediate level of English in the future, although I know the road is long, but as you say, this is not a race, it is like a marathon. I send you a kiss from Uruguay and many successes for your future, you have our support as subscribers of your channel, thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with all of us. Greetings
Thanks!❤you are just amazing. I work in Beijing university and Fudan university for a few weeks and I know how frustrating it is not being able to speak the local language. Wish you goof luck and happiness always. 88
I am Vietnamese and I can speak English and Chinese. I am learning Korean and Spanish. You are a great inspiration for me to follow. I wish you good health.
Such a bold resilience, a tender radiance to your story, Zoe. A woman in the world and a world in the woman. It's impossible to glimpse this road you've traveled and not jump up from my seat and yell, Bravo, Zoe! Bravo!
Zoe, I love your life story, I think you are an example of life for many people. Your perseverance, mental strength and love for what you do is a great inspiration to never give up on my goals.
Hi Zoe, I really appreciate for your video . Currently I’m struggling with Norwegian language. My current level is B1. My goal is to achieve B2 and be fluent in Norwegian. Your experiences inspired me a lot. I’m motivated to go further steps of my learning process. Thank you so much. Wish you a blessed life as you want.🙏😊
Your story really motivated me. I am just a small girl and I am finishing my O level. My motherland is Bangladesh 🇧🇩where Bangla is spoken . So I can speak Bangla, Hindi/Urdu.But I learned English, Arabic, and now I am trying to learn Persian / Iranian, Turkish as well. Because I want to feel the taste of Persian poetry which so beautiful. You said that you travelled the Middle East, so I would love to hear your experience in Iran and Turkey, how they interact with each other and so on. Thank you so much for sharing your great achievement ever in life. May Allah bless you and grant you a peaceful prosperous life as well as your family
Your story and your challenges have been incredibly inspiring. I sincerely congratulate you for staying strong in the face of adversity and developing solutions. Thank you for sharing your story so openly and sincerely. ❤
Thank you so much for sharing this video with us. It is very inspiring to see there are people like you in this world who are always looking to learn the beautiful side of things. I hope to meet you in person one day. 2 thumbs up from Canada.
so inspiring!!! I come from a regular family as well and they have a fixed mindset, even now. my mom and dad couldn't effort for me to have a higher study so I have worked so hard, no party, no shopping at all just to save up and pursue my dream which is studying abroad and see how big the world is. Now I'm nearly there and I feel like age and your background cannot stop you no matter what. thank you for your wonderful sharing. love
inspirante! What a refreshing approach to language learning! Instead of feeling overwhelmed by grammar rules and vocabulary lists, this vlog makes it feel natural and enjoyable. Plus, with Immersive Translate, I can explore Spanish content online with ease, reinforcing what I've learned in the vlog. Can't wait to see where this journey takes me!
Thank you Zoe. You've reenforced my willingness to go to France and pursue another master degree of art. Yes, starting to learn everything from scratch, learning french and art history. But it's just the process that you've got to work on and it's a key to a bright future. Thank you so much!
Thank you for sharing your journey Zoe! I’m always curious to know how people end up abroad and what their motivations are. You’re one of my favorite language learners to learn from because of the fact that your achievements started from the bottom and you’re a normal person who wanted to learn other languages. I’m the same in that I also want to live abroad and be fluent in several languages. Right now that’s French, Korean and Mandarin. Everyone let’s keep working hard 💪🏼
Hi Zoe, I have only just came across your channel, glad I decided to check it out, I actually watched the whole session of this vlog and found what you shared is so inspiring. Thankyou for making this video it means a lot to me, I was struggling to decide whether I should pursue a course that I’ve been interested in for years. Now I know what to do thanks to this vlog you have shared.
I have seen your emotions from eyes to be nearly filling with tears which come from happiness, totally understandable this feeling because of being in this condition before. Congratulations for your achievements which are truly having sacrifice
I can say that you did well and you should be proud that you endured all the difficulties that you faced and that helped you grow your personality. All the love from an Arab to a Chinese person ❤
Dear Zoe - your life is not just a success - it is magical and expansive on so many levels - just look what you have created!. Thanks for being such an inspiration as I struggle through learning French at Alliance Francaise in Toronto. You deserve all the success for your hard work.
This was such a touching story, thank you SO much for sharing it. I also have a love for languages and I started with Chinese :). It has been officially 3 years and I still struggle with holding a conversation with Chinese people. I am familiar with a good decent amount of characters and I do immerse heavily on watching Chinese dramas/movies in order to acquire the language better. There have been times that I just want to quit but I realize that I have come far in this language. I may not be where I want to be but I am not where I was, so that keeps me going. I have invested so much time trying to learn Chinese that I cannot go back, nor do I want too. I also have been studying Persian, Arabic, Russian, Thai, and a small fragment of Japanese, and I took up German for college this coming fall, because they did not have Chinese so I went with German. I did German last year and failed miserably because I did not put enough time to study due to work (which requires long hours of sitting down, sedentary job) and having one kid, a single mom, so it was SO very hard for me and challenging. How do you manage to study all of those languages, go to school, work and actually achieve that level of proficiency? It's so amazing. I am very inspired by your video, and I hope that one day I will get to that level in the other languages that I am currently learning. Thank you for sharing your video, it was truly the highlight of my day.
More power to you, Zoe, thanks for sharing your story. You've achieved so much academically and in the languages sphere - your parents must be very proud of you. I speak reasonably good French which I learned immersively while travelling there often. I'm on my fourth year of learning Mandarin and I love how efficient and logical a language it is 🀄️🤩🎷
As a 19-years-old girl who still trying to figure it out thank u for inspiring me to start learning languages I really love my language-learning journey and wanna be a polyglot
@@linamohsen7267 I really admire people that are brave enough to learn chinese. I struggle so much with Kanji in japanese I can't imagine adding something as difficult as tone on top of that. My native langage is french even though i speak arabic at home. I tried learning turkish for about a month but i was lacking consistency so much i rapidly gave up. Which arabic country are you from ?
@@sofianelemsih8233 thank you, dear. If you get to know Chinese you will be astonished by very simple aspects of the language such as grammar. However of course it has its difficulties. Mostly the tones and pronunciation. Then the writing system. But at least the writing system is consistent. Unlike you Japanese learners who have to deal with 3 writing systems
Hi Zoe, thanks for your sharing and you said many Chinese students experienced. Very happy that you find your way and maybe encourage lost of Chinese students to dare to change their life, thank you!
Thank you for this very moving video! I started my French language lessons about 3 years ago, and I truly appreciate how hard you have worked. I had a similar experience to yours when I studied in Germany. I became fluent in German by immersing myself in all kinds of activities when I wasn't in class. It was so painful but satisfying. Now that I'm in my 70's, and learning French, I am having so many memories of those earlier struggles. Your videos inspire me to persevere!
You are a lovely person Zoe. Thank you for sharing your story, it was inspiring. I wish you all the best and even greater success in achieving your goals and dreams!
Thank you Zoe for describing your experience. I am older but we share a similar journey and you give me motivation to keep learning and being curious and active in a difficult time in my life. And what you said about work culture in China ...I can confirm everything! I am Italian but my first real job was in China so let's say I received the baptism of fire lol!
I felt lost and didn't know where or how to continue my studies but after watching this video, it inspired me so much. I'm truly thankful to you from the bottom of my heart.
Zoe, your life story was fascinating and inspiring…thank you for sharing it with your followers, you are a intelligent, hard working and beautiful young lady, wishing you all the best! 💜🩷
Zoe your channel is amazing and we are grateful for sharing your knowledge and story ; it's very inspiring and touching I wish you more luck and success 💖
After watching this video, you inspired me to work harder for my dreams. I was emotional when you mentioned your hard time in a foreign country to study because I was once in a similar situation but in another city and it was so hard I know. I feel like you and I are kinda similar, after graduating I outgrew some of the friends from uni because our interests are not aligned anymore. I also love to learn new languages, right now I speak 4 languages but I'm going to try new languages in the future. My dream is to study abroad one day and study about their cultures.
Don't know if you will notice this comment, but thank you a lot for sharing your story. After hearing your story, I found that I had an experience really similar to yours. A Chinese kid who dreamed a lot about the life and studied abroad for his own dream. However, instead of being so confident, I'm a real loser with mental problem now. This year is also my last PhD year. I spent 7 years living and studying in Spain for investigating how to learn and teach Spanish more efficiently, but sadly I end up moving back to China because of family issues and now struggling to get an ideal job. I'm feeling right now so lost and keep questioning my decision, I spend days and nights wondering if I've wasted 7 years of my life for nothing, cause some of my family members consider me as a failure. I quitted the gym, refuse social activities, lock myself up in my room hating myself. Then today I found your story on RUclips, and it really helps me to get myself together. Thank you very much Zoe! And hopefully one day I'm able to come back and say I made it.
I just started learning mandarin I came across the same video on your Chinese channel recently. I was so sad I couldn’t understand much. You can only imagine my happiness when I saw this video in English today! Your story is so inspiring Zoe and as someone that shares some languages (English, Persian and Arabic) I really hope we bump into each other some day (I live in London lol). 加油!!
Thank you for sharing your language and life journey story. I came across your videos when I sought other tools to aid my learning of Mandarin. The growth mindset concept is one that really resonates with me, as I've felt that my career wouldn't be what it has become without that focus and belief foundation. You are the perfect example that it is real and not just a concept. You are a genuine person and an excellent storyteller. Keep up the good work and good luck on your thesis!
you have been on many very challenging years in the bloom of your adult life, I am glad to see that through all of that pain and struggle you found a happy road I salute your courage and persistence to live the life you want and wish the best for yours next miles greetings from Italy
Hi Zoe! I am Japanese and also a polyglot. I love learning languages too, your story is always amazing - keep inspiring others and I hope to hear more stories from you on YT ☺
15:2115:51 the heaviness in ur voice at this point really tells us How much that small achievement of having highest score in ur class matters in your journey/life Thats really boosted your confidence 👍 Your story is really inspirational Thanks for sharing ❤
Thankyou for the motivation 😭 I was feeling lost with Japanese and so I started Korean, Spanish and German but was lost again. This video motivated me to never give up 🙌🏻 and keep moving forward. Thankyou so much 🙇🏻♀️
Dear and esteemed Zoe, there's a sharpness in your vision, unlike others. The light that shines distinctively in your eyes is exactly called determination and tenacity. That's why, today you made it and all of us (notably me) happy and glad on your behalf. We had seen the importance of the family anyway, give your child just a spark and watch the flames of success... May your parents live in a bed of roses :) *(Thanks for sharing your background with us via this video inter alia)*
Thank you for sharing. Reminds me of my experience in the US military. I worked 12-16 hour days, six days a week. My mental and physical health was declining and it was not worth my health, so I left. :)
Thank you for sharing your journey, Zoe. It's very inspiring. I can see myself going through a similar journey as yours. I too have aspirations to work overseas, but I doubt myself because I haven't seen anyone else who feels the need to go overseas. Through your eyes, I can see how grateful you are to bet on yourself, and I want to do the same.
i respect how you cover and learned languages that not many of polyglot youtubers go around with. im persian and i really enjoyed your videos about persian/farsi.
Thank you for sharing your story! I can understand you, because my parents come from Vietnam, but i was born in Europe. So, i had a better start than you though, because i learned different values in Europe from the very start of my life, still my parent‘s mindset kind of held me back in my development in comparison to,other people here - so i can imagine, how many burdens you have put behind you on your way. Congratulations for that! 🥳 You are very inspiring. Also i am glad that you‘ve mentioned how long it took you to reach a proficient level in Arabic. I love the culture and the language, but it really broke my self-esteem. I started over and over again, but it won’t stick to my head. If you say that after one year it was still not enough, i feel relieved that I am not dumb. Again congratulations for having reached your goals. You are a beautiful example for a cosmopolitan from the old world. Classy, educated and refined. 😊
Me siento muy identificada contigo, te escucho y es como escucharme a mi misma en esos deseos de conocer otras culturas y de cuestionarnos lo diferentes que somos según cada cultura aún viviendo todos en un mismo planeta jeje me encanta tu historia! Muchas veces me he sentido desanimada al igual que tú y he pensado si todos mis esfuerzos tienen sentido en seguir preparándome, estudiando, formándome y escuchar tu historia hacer que no quieras parar que no quiera rendirme si no a seguir a pesar de que se ponga difícil. Un abrazo!!!❤
Every person has a different journey. Your journey is also beautiful and admirable. Everyone can adapt what you say to themselves. Especially, according to Carol Dweck, the 'Growth Mindset' and perspective-expanding parts and the rest were great. I took plenty of notes, thank you and congratulations... Greetings from Türkiye
I am over 40 and taking a master course in a field that different from my past working experience and study. Your story of learning French encourages me. Wonderful parents you have btw.
This was the most motivational video that I ever watched until now. I was struggling with my life recently, feeling unmotivated to continue and pursuing my dreams due to some personal issues. I can feel your struggle when you first came in France, because they were my own when I started living in France. I'm living in this country for 7 to 8 years now and I'm currently studying History at university in a Master degree. The best advice that you gave in this video was the moment you said that you have done a lot in your life and you went so far to stop at that point. Indeed, I can't stop here when I suffered and worked hard to arrive where I am now. Thank you so much for your advices and yes, your life was a motivation for me to pursue my dreams no matter what. ❤
Very inspiring story, Zoe! I'm sure your story will have a great impact to others who are going through similar experiences as your earlier life, and eventually find and live the life they enjoy.
Zoeeeeeeeeee don't cry! of course this video motivated us to not give up on our dreams!!! we're so proud of you and thanks for your powerful words! we have to be our best friend ourselves
It's like perfect timing for me when your video was released. I am not from China, but also an Asian country. I just started my university journey in a European country as well. Lately, I have been feeling uneasy, and questioning myself. Your video is really inspiring 💗
I had this video of yours on one of my tabs for some time slowly listening to it daily. I am doing my best to learn Mandarin, but today it got laughed at by a group of people and I felt terrible. So happens your video fell onto the part where you speak about something similar, and now I am all ready to pick-self up again. To summarize, I am saying Thank you.
This was really inspiring. Thanks for sharing! As an immigrant myself I could relate to many things you talked about. When you don’t speak the language at a (near) native level it can be challenging to reach some goals, but this is exactly what make as actually stronger and more flexible than the native people. And after the first victory we are unstoppable! 💪💯👍🏼❤️
Yes. Your story is inspiring and currently I'm an immigrant living in Sweden. I left my job and followed with my husband and I'm learning swedish now. I'm so frustrated and depressed because my language couldn't be any better in one year. I'm still speaking broken swedish and I have really low self esteem right now. I could see all that happened in your life as well. Hopefully I could be in a better place in future and thank you for sharing your story. ❤ Do it more
I was searching for some tips on your channel, this video goes beyond all the tips you’ve shared in your channel so far. Such an inspirational and motivating story! 🤩🤩🤩 Thank you for sharing it.
I found your video on learning French accidentally and I really liked it because your tips were actually really good. I checked some of the resources you recommended and they turned out to be very helpful for self-learners. I'm usually very skeptical about youtubers who claim to speak many languages because many of them often haven't even reached fluency in any of them. Some of those "RUclips polyglots" actually speak many languages but were spoon-fed the knowledge by private tutors and so their advice is useless. But your channel is not one of these. I find your channel very inspiring! I speak two languages fluently and two languages rather poorly (German, French). Thanks to you I have made myself a challenge to reach fluency in those two as well! Speaking 4 languages fluently seemed to me like an impossible challenge previously, thank you for letting me know that with hard work it is possible. You spoke of your studies in some previous videos and I was actually wondering what's the exact field you are in. I even once tried to google any of the research papers you wrote but I failed. I would be interested in learning more about your research, unless you find this too intruding on your personal/professional life. I really liked the last part of the video about the growth mindset. Thanks for sharing your story, it's very motivating. Cheers.
This video is similar to what happened to me. I was from a humble family from Syria and we left our homes because of the war. Years later, I decided to learn languages and began to improve my English in Syria, knowing that there was no internet or electricity. Every day there was an hour. Only one electricity and the rest of the day without electricity. I studied high school and decided to travel to Russia to learn the Russian language, and now I am in Finland and I am trying to learn the Finnish language and I want to study languages when enrolling in university and Thank you for this wonderful channel. I have been following you for several years, and this story inspired me very much
الله يوفقك وتتحقق كل أحلامك 👏
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Glad to hear ur story my friend 🎉
All the best my friend! It is such an inspiration
Your story is very inspiring
Your Eyes and Voice show so much Gratitude & Hard work you and your family put together for you to be here... An inspirational and out of the box thing. Proud of you and your family
Thank you for all the nice words 🙏
妳的眼神透露出一種冷豔卻又優雅的氣質
This humble story motivates me to go ahead in learning languages.
I'm an Ukrainian teenager who will learn five languages in the next five years. Although it's slightly challenging to live in Ukraine with the current situation, I don't give up on my learning and life. Hard work, sooner or later, will bear delicious fruit.
Thank you, everybody for reading my teeny tiny comment.
Best regards from Ukraine!
Peace to all the world!
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Thank you so much, guys, for your support!
All the best brother
your English already very good
Never give up. You will succeed and achieve your goals. All the best 😊
Same goal,, will keep track over the years to see the progress
Hope you enjoy your fruit.
when you kept saying i have achieved my dreams and is the person who I wished to be, i'm so happy and proud of you. Such a resilient and hard working woman, you truly show its all possible!
Zoe, you are absolutely incredible. Congratulations on everything you have achieved. As an only child who is also living abroad and trying to create a life for myself in a language different from my own, I can see the blood, sweat, and tears you have shed to fight for your dream. I am in awe of and inspired by your life and I thank you for sharing your story with us.
I cried for this video. I'm Vietnamese, and we relatively share the same social standards and university life. I am studying for my second bachelor's degree in Hungary and planning to earn a master's in France. I am also trying to learn three foreign languages for a better career. Your video touches my soul and lightens up my path. Thank you so much, and I hope I will have a chance to meet you in France someday.
Yes, she made me emotional also. A good girl - and honest. )
Wish you all the best ❤️
I've known your story
for the first time
and you look a little different as usual
I feel cry and inspired again
Toughen up
I was born in small village in Uzbekistan. Now, i am four-year-student at University. I watch your videos on a daily basis, i really appreciate and like your videos and you, you are highly educated and motivated me, because i am learning two languages simultaneously, sometimes i lose interest for study, then i open my laptop and start to watch your videos, and i remember why i started to learn languages journey, thank you so much. ❤
谢谢zoe姐的视频，我也是在云南长大的普通家庭的独生子，同样也经历了着你以前的阶段。我在日本一个人留学，也遇到了很多困难，慢慢的我克服了很多东西，但是每次失落时看到zoe姐的视频真的都会让我感到鼓舞，真的我发自内心感谢有这么好的，这么真实的博主，谢谢你！既然你能做到为什么我不能去追逐我的梦想呢
你很棒，加油，被你真诚描述的经历深深的触动，我现在在日本生活，同样感同身受，面临语言不通的问题，好在日语里有大量汉字，生活方面问题还不大，经历了艰难的两年，感觉慢慢适应了，我面临的是创业压力，跟你当时面临的问题可以不一样，也很难，语言也是一大难题，被你的视频鼓舞，没有退路可言，只有坚持这条路，付出十倍的努力，谢谢你的分享！共勉！
在外漂泊不易，收获也很多，共勉，加油！
Your video was profoundly moving and incredibly inspiring. It stands out as the finest piece of content on your RUclips channel. I am deeply grateful that you opened up about the hurdles you faced while adapting to life in France, from mastering a new language to navigating your academic pursuits. The depth of your love for your family in China resonated strongly throughout your narrative. Thank you for letting us into your world, Zoe.
Couldn't agree more!
Very well said Xiao, I wholeheartedly agree!
I am really very proud of you. Your story encouraged me after I was about to lose hope. Let's work hard and encourage each other. Thank you Zoe. ❤❤❤
I'm a German that loves languages and often feel discouraged when I face all the difficulties that seem impossible to overcome in Korean and Chinese, but after watching your video and listening to your motivating story, I feel like I got more fuel again to keep going and push trough. So I want to say, Zoe, thank you very much for sharing your motivating and inspiring story with us or in Chinese Zoe 我想要告诉你感谢, 我觉得你很棒! I'm proud of you and your achievements. I hope my potentially insignificant comment can make it to you and that I will be able to overcome my challenges like you did. If there is any kind soul that reads this comment and would like to help me make my comment reach her, please leave a like. I wish everyone good luck on their language journey.
Learning languages seemed impossible to me time ego, now I am learning everyday as much as I can, I am learning from people like you, so I am grateful about that.
thank you! good luck!🎉
Ok 🤓
I love this, what really struck me is hearing you speak about supportive and loving parents...I strive for that relationship with my girls in the future, where I hope they feel they have a friend in me as a parent.
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Zoe, I teared up at least 3 times watching this! It's so beautiful to hear you reflecting on your successes and being happy with where you are now! Thank you for sharing!
I have listened to your story on your Chinese channel and I am glad that you posted a video about it here as well, with much more different details. I felt so moved by your emotions and noticed your eyes almost in tears at some points. Thank you so much for taking courage and sharing your story. Thank you for showing us what has been behind the scenes, the difficulties you have been through. Your "weaknesses" and how you overcome difficulties help people relate more to you and even find solutions and encouragement for their lives. Personally, I would like to hear more stories from your life about anything, especially how did you overcome certain challenges. I would also like to know how do you prepare for an exam (ex. Study methods, routines), how to heal from burnout, what are your future plans after completing your PhD. I would also love to see your daily routine videos of different day sequences. By the way, there was such a video on your channel, but now is unavailable and I am so sorry. Everytime I feel unmotivated, watching your routine gives me a fresh motivation. I have been through my last BA year with a lot of inspiration taken from you. Maybe in one video you would like to share with us how your teacher life and goals look like. To be a teacher suits you so well. I would love to hear more about Zoe the teacher and maybe you can share more books and journals you have read and even articles you published. I know this message is quite long, but I am very enthusiastic about this video and your openness. I wish you all the best with your exams and presentation and hope to hear from you soon.
Lady A.
Thank you for this comment ! I have noted down a lot of video ideas 😊
I am learning my fourth language. Thank you for sharing your story! You always inspire me. Mindset is everything.❤❤🙏
@@morganedelsanti8726 Thank you. We always need to try harder every day and also need to motivate ourselves to do well! Even though many times, when learning a new language, I feel like giving up... Today, I watched this video and received your encouragement. I will definitely try my best and not give up. Wishing you happiness always❤️
A very emotional story zoe. I really loved hearing the challenges you overcome to become who you are.I could feel the pain in your voice when you were saying your health became poor because of over work. A good decision to reduce your workload and pay for health. Regarding study abroad, even I gave up my dream for study abroad seeing tuition fees in US. It is only after I got know about tuition fees in Europe that fulfilled my dream.And yes it comes with the caveat of learning the local language.And from struggling to learn French you have now become a polygot.So proud of you!!!
always come back to your channel whenever I feel that I'm losing my motivation
Hello Zoe, through these words I want to congratulate you for all your achievements and wish you all the best for the future, you are a great inspiration for me, at 40 years old I decided to start studying English and I have been watching your videos daily for months now, I would like to achieve an intermediate level of English in the future, although I know the road is long, but as you say, this is not a race, it is like a marathon.
I send you a kiss from Uruguay and many successes for your future, you have our support as subscribers of your channel, thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with all of us.
Greetings
Thanks!❤you are just amazing. I work in Beijing university and Fudan university for a few weeks and I know how frustrating it is not being able to speak the local language. Wish you goof luck and happiness always. 88
I am Vietnamese and I can speak English and Chinese. I am learning Korean and Spanish. You are a great inspiration for me to follow. I wish you good health.
inspirational truly. world is definitely a better place with people like u in it.
Such a bold resilience, a tender radiance to your story, Zoe. A woman in the world and a world in the woman. It's impossible to glimpse this road you've traveled and not jump up from my seat and yell, Bravo, Zoe! Bravo!
Love your story! Your journey is so inspirational. Best video you posted so far!
Zoe, I love your life story, I think you are an example of life for many people. Your perseverance, mental strength and love for what you do is a great inspiration to never give up on my goals.
Hi Zoe, I really appreciate for your video . Currently I’m struggling with Norwegian language. My current level is B1. My goal is to achieve B2 and be fluent in Norwegian. Your experiences inspired me a lot. I’m motivated to go further steps of my learning process. Thank you so much. Wish you a blessed life as you want.🙏😊
Thank you for every word. I'm crying. You're like my beginning. You're my superhero ❤
Your story really motivated me. I am just a small girl and I am finishing my O level. My motherland is Bangladesh 🇧🇩where Bangla is spoken . So I can speak Bangla, Hindi/Urdu.But I learned English, Arabic, and now I am trying to learn Persian / Iranian, Turkish as well. Because I want to feel the taste of Persian poetry which so beautiful. You said that you travelled the Middle East, so I would love to hear your experience in Iran and Turkey, how they interact with each other and so on. Thank you so much for sharing your great achievement ever in life. May Allah bless you and grant you a peaceful prosperous life as well as your family
Your story and your challenges have been incredibly inspiring. I sincerely congratulate you for staying strong in the face of adversity and developing solutions. Thank you for sharing your story so openly and sincerely. ❤
Thank you so much for sharing this video with us. It is very inspiring to see there are people like you in this world who are always looking to learn the beautiful side of things. I hope to meet you in person one day. 2 thumbs up from Canada.
so inspiring!!! I come from a regular family as well and they have a fixed mindset, even now. my mom and dad couldn't effort for me to have a higher study so I have worked so hard, no party, no shopping at all just to save up and pursue my dream which is studying abroad and see how big the world is. Now I'm nearly there and I feel like age and your background cannot stop you no matter what. thank you for your wonderful sharing. love
inspirante! What a refreshing approach to language learning! Instead of feeling overwhelmed by grammar rules and vocabulary lists, this vlog makes it feel natural and enjoyable. Plus, with Immersive Translate, I can explore Spanish content online with ease, reinforcing what I've learned in the vlog. Can't wait to see where this journey takes me!
This is truly motivational for someone like myself who has only recently started taking my language learning journey seriously.
Thank you Zoe. You've reenforced my willingness to go to France and pursue another master degree of art. Yes, starting to learn everything from scratch, learning french and art history. But it's just the process that you've got to work on and it's a key to a bright future. Thank you so much!
Thank you for sharing your journey Zoe! I’m always curious to know how people end up abroad and what their motivations are.
You’re one of my favorite language learners to learn from because of the fact that your achievements started from the bottom and you’re a normal
person who wanted to learn other languages. I’m the same in that I also want to live abroad and be fluent in several languages. Right now that’s French, Korean and Mandarin. Everyone let’s keep working hard 💪🏼
Hi Zoe, I have only just came across your channel, glad I decided to check it out, I actually watched the whole session of this vlog and found what you shared is so inspiring. Thankyou for making this video it means a lot to me, I was struggling to decide whether I should pursue a course that I’ve been interested in for years. Now I know what to do thanks to this vlog you have shared.
I have seen your emotions from eyes to be nearly filling with tears which come from happiness, totally understandable this feeling because of being in this condition before. Congratulations for your achievements which are truly having sacrifice
Thankyou . This was better than listening 100 motivation videos .
Now I'm much more proud of you Zoe. This video was like a fillip to me.Mach bitte diese Videos mehr . 😍
I watched the video and found it very inspiring. I see you as my leader.
I can say that you did well and you should be proud that you endured all the difficulties that you faced and that helped you grow your personality. All the love from an Arab to a Chinese person ❤
Your story has motivated me to be the best version of myself and made me see challenges in a different way.
Dear Zoe - your life is not just a success - it is magical and expansive on so many levels - just look what you have created!. Thanks for being such an inspiration as I struggle through learning French at Alliance Francaise in Toronto. You deserve all the success for your hard work.
Thank you 😊
Your story was very touching, especially the part about your supportive family. I'm sure they are as incredibly proud of you as you are of them 😊
Your story is very motivating and shows how hard work and perseverance can go far.
This was such a touching story, thank you SO much for sharing it. I also have a love for languages and I started with Chinese :). It has been officially 3 years and I still struggle with holding a conversation with Chinese people. I am familiar with a good decent amount of characters and I do immerse heavily on watching Chinese dramas/movies in order to acquire the language better. There have been times that I just want to quit but I realize that I have come far in this language. I may not be where I want to be but I am not where I was, so that keeps me going. I have invested so much time trying to learn Chinese that I cannot go back, nor do I want too. I also have been studying Persian, Arabic, Russian, Thai, and a small fragment of Japanese, and I took up German for college this coming fall, because they did not have Chinese so I went with German. I did German last year and failed miserably because I did not put enough time to study due to work (which requires long hours of sitting down, sedentary job) and having one kid, a single mom, so it was SO very hard for me and challenging. How do you manage to study all of those languages, go to school, work and actually achieve that level of proficiency? It's so amazing. I am very inspired by your video, and I hope that one day I will get to that level in the other languages that I am currently learning. Thank you for sharing your video, it was truly the highlight of my day.
你同样也很棒！中文是非常难学习的语言，希望你继续坚持下去，作为一个单亲妈妈当然很难，如何在权衡生活和工作之余还保持续继续学习，确实是个很大的挑战。不过当你拥有足够的热情和动力，一切都会水到渠成
如果你有中文学习上的问题，我们可以互相交流
More power to you, Zoe, thanks for sharing your story. You've achieved so much academically and in the languages sphere - your parents must be very proud of you. I speak reasonably good French which I learned immersively while travelling there often. I'm on my fourth year of learning Mandarin and I love how efficient and logical a language it is 🀄️🤩🎷
Thanks for sharing your life experience, it’s really inspiring. I have learned a lot from the way you think. I wish you the best. 😊
As a 19-years-old girl who still trying to figure it out thank u for inspiring me to start learning languages I really love my language-learning journey and wanna be a polyglot
Same here! What languages are you learning?
@@linamohsen7267 Italian and Japanese here, what about you ?
@@sofianelemsih8233 chinese as major, Turkish as hobby. my mother language is as Arabic. and English is my second LANGUAGE
@@linamohsen7267 I really admire people that are brave enough to learn chinese. I struggle so much with Kanji in japanese I can't imagine adding something as difficult as tone on top of that.
My native langage is french even though i speak arabic at home. I tried learning turkish for about a month but i was lacking consistency so much i rapidly gave up. Which arabic country are you from ?
@@sofianelemsih8233 thank you, dear. If you get to know Chinese you will be astonished by very simple aspects of the language such as grammar. However of course it has its difficulties. Mostly the tones and pronunciation. Then the writing system. But at least the writing system is consistent. Unlike you Japanese learners who have to deal with 3 writing systems
You are a true inspiration to those who have dreams and are fearful in pursuing them! Bravo!🙏👍❤️😊
You are an inspiration to me, and to many I'm sure. Thank you for sharing your story.
Hi Zoe, thanks for your sharing and you said many Chinese students experienced. Very happy that you find your way and maybe encourage lost of Chinese students to dare to change their life, thank you!
Thank you for this very moving video! I started my French language lessons about 3 years ago, and I truly appreciate how hard you have worked. I had a similar experience to yours when I studied in Germany. I became fluent in German by immersing myself in all kinds of activities when I wasn't in class. It was so painful but satisfying. Now that I'm in my 70's, and learning French, I am having so many memories of those earlier struggles. Your videos inspire me to persevere!
You are a lovely person Zoe. Thank you for sharing your story, it was inspiring. I wish you all the best and even greater success in achieving your goals and dreams!
Congratulations Zoe, your channel is amazing! 🔥非常鼓舞人心!
Thank you Zoe for describing your experience. I am older but we share a similar journey and you give me motivation to keep learning and being curious and active in a difficult time in my life. And what you said about work culture in China ...I can confirm everything! I am Italian but my first real job was in China so let's say I received the baptism of fire lol!
I felt lost and didn't know where or how to continue my studies but after watching this video, it inspired me so much. I'm truly thankful to you from the bottom of my heart.
Zoe, your life story was fascinating and inspiring…thank you for sharing it with your followers, you are a intelligent, hard working and beautiful young lady, wishing you all the best! 💜🩷
Zoe your channel is amazing and we are grateful for sharing your knowledge and story ; it's very inspiring and touching
I wish you more luck and success 💖
I really admire your journey. Really look up to you as how I want to become to be able to speak multi languages which I like. Thank you very much!
You are a wonderful person, thanks for your company
After watching this video, you inspired me to work harder for my dreams. I was emotional when you mentioned your hard time in a foreign country to study because I was once in a similar situation but in another city and it was so hard I know. I feel like you and I are kinda similar, after graduating I outgrew some of the friends from uni because our interests are not aligned anymore. I also love to learn new languages, right now I speak 4 languages but I'm going to try new languages in the future. My dream is to study abroad one day and study about their cultures.
Don't know if you will notice this comment, but thank you a lot for sharing your story. After hearing your story, I found that I had an experience really similar to yours. A Chinese kid who dreamed a lot about the life and studied abroad for his own dream. However, instead of being so confident, I'm a real loser with mental problem now. This year is also my last PhD year. I spent 7 years living and studying in Spain for investigating how to learn and teach Spanish more efficiently, but sadly I end up moving back to China because of family issues and now struggling to get an ideal job. I'm feeling right now so lost and keep questioning my decision, I spend days and nights wondering if I've wasted 7 years of my life for nothing, cause some of my family members consider me as a failure. I quitted the gym, refuse social activities, lock myself up in my room hating myself. Then today I found your story on RUclips, and it really helps me to get myself together. Thank you very much Zoe! And hopefully one day I'm able to come back and say I made it.
I just started learning mandarin I came across the same video on your Chinese channel recently. I was so sad I couldn’t understand much. You can only imagine my happiness when I saw this video in English today! Your story is so inspiring Zoe and as someone that shares some languages (English, Persian and Arabic) I really hope we bump into each other some day (I live in London lol). 加油!!
Why waste your time? English is enough, it is the superior language on planet earth 🌍
讲到自己的艰辛，你动情了...I was inspired and motivated and shared your video with my daughter. Appreciate your sharing.
Thank you for sharing your language and life journey story. I came across your videos when I sought other tools to aid my learning of Mandarin. The growth mindset concept is one that really resonates with me, as I've felt that my career wouldn't be what it has become without that focus and belief foundation. You are the perfect example that it is real and not just a concept. You are a genuine person and an excellent storyteller. Keep up the good work and good luck on your thesis!
I loved this video, I really did.
Greetings from Spain, Zoe.
I'm looking forward next video.
you have been on many very challenging years in the bloom of your adult life, I am glad to see that through all of that pain and struggle you found a happy road
I salute your courage and persistence to live the life you want and wish the best for yours next miles
greetings from Italy
Thanks for sharing, Zoe!
Hi Zoe! I am Japanese and also a polyglot. I love learning languages too, your story is always amazing - keep inspiring others and I hope to hear more stories from you on YT ☺
15:21 15:51 the heaviness in ur voice at this point really tells us How much that small achievement of having highest score in ur class matters in your journey/life Thats really boosted your confidence 👍
Your story is really inspirational Thanks for sharing ❤
Thankyou for the motivation 😭 I was feeling lost with Japanese and so I started Korean, Spanish and German but was lost again. This video motivated me to never give up 🙌🏻 and keep moving forward. Thankyou so much 🙇🏻♀️
Dear and esteemed Zoe, there's a sharpness in your vision, unlike others. The light that shines distinctively in your eyes is exactly called determination and tenacity. That's why, today you made it and all of us (notably me) happy and glad on your behalf.
We had seen the importance of the family anyway, give your child just a spark and watch the flames of success... May your parents live in a bed of roses :) *(Thanks for sharing your background with us via this video inter alia)*
Thank you for sharing. Reminds me of my experience in the US military. I worked 12-16 hour days, six days a week. My mental and physical health was declining and it was not worth my health, so I left. :)
Thank you for sharing your journey, Zoe. It's very inspiring. I can see myself going through a similar journey as yours. I too have aspirations to work overseas, but I doubt myself because I haven't seen anyone else who feels the need to go overseas. Through your eyes, I can see how grateful you are to bet on yourself, and I want to do the same.
thanks for being so relatable, i admire your energetic and magnetic aura
You inspired me very much . I hope all of us could be able to gain and achive our own succes and find our passion, reason to live.
i respect how you cover and learned languages that not many of polyglot youtubers go around with. im persian and i really enjoyed your videos about persian/farsi.
Hi Zoe, Thank you so much for sharing your story. I have more motivation to learn and explore this world 🌎 Have a good day ❤
Thank you for sharing your story! I can understand you, because my parents come from Vietnam, but i was born in Europe. So, i had a better start than you though, because i learned different values in Europe from the very start of my life, still my parent‘s mindset kind of held me back in my development in comparison to,other people here - so i can imagine, how many burdens you have put behind you on your way. Congratulations for that! 🥳 You are very inspiring.
Also i am glad that you‘ve mentioned how long it took you to reach a proficient level in Arabic. I love the culture and the language, but it really broke my self-esteem. I started over and over again, but it won’t stick to my head. If you say that after one year it was still not enough, i feel relieved that I am not dumb.
Again congratulations for having reached your goals. You are a beautiful example for a cosmopolitan from the old world. Classy, educated and refined. 😊
Me siento muy identificada contigo, te escucho y es como escucharme a mi misma en esos deseos de conocer otras culturas y de cuestionarnos lo diferentes que somos según cada cultura aún viviendo todos en un mismo planeta jeje me encanta tu historia!
Muchas veces me he sentido desanimada al igual que tú y he pensado si todos mis esfuerzos tienen sentido en seguir preparándome, estudiando, formándome y escuchar tu historia hacer que no quieras parar que no quiera rendirme si no a seguir a pesar de que se ponga difícil. Un abrazo!!!❤
Your journey is amazing and praise worthy under so many points of views. Wow!
Zoe, your story is inspiring!
Congrats! Your are incredible! We can learn a lot with your videos! Thank you!
满含热泪的看完了up的故事，之前在b站就关注了up，在RUclips看到up果断关注了，感觉我和up的很多想法都很像，只不过我目前的人生阶段停留在有出国读书的想法，但是并没有更深层次的了解，只停留在觉得好像外面的世界更大，更好。从小县城到北京读书的过程中，我感觉到了那种带着疼痛的成长，高敏感人群在大城市感觉压力很大，但是也伴随着压力成长了很多。目前在跟着up的建议学习法语，告诉自己不要着急看到成果，先坚持下来再说，希望等我攒够钱，学会了语言，可以一步一步越来越靠近自己喜欢的up！（最后up主太美了，是那种光看着她说几十分钟话都会觉得赏心悦目的程度，太喜欢了！）
I wish you good luck in achieving what you want 🤍
Every person has a different journey. Your journey is also beautiful and admirable. Everyone can adapt what you say to themselves. Especially, according to Carol Dweck, the 'Growth Mindset' and perspective-expanding parts and the rest were great. I took plenty of notes, thank you and congratulations...
Greetings from Türkiye
I am over 40 and taking a master course in a field that different from my past working experience and study. Your story of learning French encourages me. Wonderful parents you have btw.
This was the most motivational video that I ever watched until now. I was struggling with my life recently, feeling unmotivated to continue and pursuing my dreams due to some personal issues. I can feel your struggle when you first came in France, because they were my own when I started living in France. I'm living in this country for 7 to 8 years now and I'm currently studying History at university in a Master degree.
The best advice that you gave in this video was the moment you said that you have done a lot in your life and you went so far to stop at that point. Indeed, I can't stop here when I suffered and worked hard to arrive where I am now.
Thank you so much for your advices and yes, your life was a motivation for me to pursue my dreams no matter what.
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Keep it up ! Wish you all the best !
Thank you. I appreciate it.
Very inspiring story, Zoe! I'm sure your story will have a great impact to others who are going through similar experiences as your earlier life, and eventually find and live the life they enjoy.
Zoeeeeeeeeee don't cry! of course this video motivated us to not give up on our dreams!!! we're so proud of you and thanks for your powerful words! we have to be our best friend ourselves
Thank you for sharing, your experience and challenges. They're really inspiring.
It's like perfect timing for me when your video was released. I am not from China, but also an Asian country. I just started my university journey in a European country as well. Lately, I have been feeling uneasy, and questioning myself. Your video is really inspiring 💗
I had this video of yours on one of my tabs for some time slowly listening to it daily. I am doing my best to learn Mandarin, but today it got laughed at by a group of people and I felt terrible. So happens your video fell onto the part where you speak about something similar, and now I am all ready to pick-self up again.
To summarize, I am saying Thank you.
This was really inspiring. Thanks for sharing! As an immigrant myself I could relate to many things you talked about. When you don’t speak the language at a (near) native level it can be challenging to reach some goals, but this is exactly what make as actually stronger and more flexible than the native people. And after the first victory we are unstoppable! 💪💯👍🏼❤️
Yes. Your story is inspiring and currently I'm an immigrant living in Sweden. I left my job and followed with my husband and I'm learning swedish now. I'm so frustrated and depressed because my language couldn't be any better in one year. I'm still speaking broken swedish and I have really low self esteem right now. I could see all that happened in your life as well. Hopefully I could be in a better place in future and thank you for sharing your story. ❤ Do it more
I was searching for some tips on your channel, this video goes beyond all the tips you’ve shared in your channel so far. Such an inspirational and motivating story! 🤩🤩🤩 Thank you for sharing it.
我见过的polyglot youtuber 绝大多数都是来自跨国家庭，并且从小在世界各地居住。像博主你这样的很少见，也很佩服。
I found your video on learning French accidentally and I really liked it because your tips were actually really good. I checked some of the resources you recommended and they turned out to be very helpful for self-learners. I'm usually very skeptical about youtubers who claim to speak many languages because many of them often haven't even reached fluency in any of them. Some of those "RUclips polyglots" actually speak many languages but were spoon-fed the knowledge by private tutors and so their advice is useless. But your channel is not one of these.
I find your channel very inspiring! I speak two languages fluently and two languages rather poorly (German, French). Thanks to you I have made myself a challenge to reach fluency in those two as well! Speaking 4 languages fluently seemed to me like an impossible challenge previously, thank you for letting me know that with hard work it is possible.
You spoke of your studies in some previous videos and I was actually wondering what's the exact field you are in. I even once tried to google any of the research papers you wrote but I failed. I would be interested in learning more about your research, unless you find this too intruding on your personal/professional life.
I really liked the last part of the video about the growth mindset. Thanks for sharing your story, it's very motivating. Cheers.
I want to hug you because you didn't give up. Thank you for staying strong all these years.
thank you for making this video, I needed it.
you are an inspiration