Thanks for writing this Alix. Something I hadn’t been tracking much before this post was how events like EAGs and retreats might be especially tiring if you’re doing lots of 1:1s in a different language. I remember being surprised by just how tired I got spending all day in a different language when I worked in France, and can’t imagine how much that’s multiplied when discussing complicated EA topics and ideas.
Thank you for your comment Charlotte! Yes I think it’s probably something additional (and not necessarily very visible) that non-native speakers might struggle with in intense events such as EAG(x)s and retreats. What do you think you might do differently now?
Thanks for writing this Alix. Something I hadn’t been tracking much before this post was how events like EAGs and retreats might be especially tiring if you’re doing lots of 1:1s in a different language. I remember being surprised by just how tired I got spending all day in a different language when I worked in France, and can’t imagine how much that’s multiplied when discussing complicated EA topics and ideas.
Thank you for your comment Charlotte! Yes I think it’s probably something additional (and not necessarily very visible) that non-native speakers might struggle with in intense events such as EAG(x)s and retreats. What do you think you might do differently now?