I have been doing online private lessons through iTalki for Spanish learning and it's really helped me to go beyond just Duolingo - it's some conversation once a week plus some short writing exercises and I find that's just enough to make it lock into my brain as a 'usable' skill. I would highly recommend something similar if you're able.

I started during the pandemic in 2020 and have been doing weekly since then, and it's taken my language level from "I can vaguely guess what this text says" to "I can understand native Spanish speakers well and mostly make myself understood, although my grammar isn't perfect" (so probably from about A1-2 to B2). The lessons seem to average out at about $20USD an hour (and I do an hour a week), although there are cheaper teachers on the service in the range of as well (just did a quick search and I'm seeing some in the $10-15USD range as well).

I definitely use it as a supplement to Duolingo and other resources - I haven't abandoned those completely - but the interactivity seems to make it stick in a way that other formats don't.

Nah, there are too many other Kingstons in the world for that to work (Kingston, NY; Kingston, Jamaica). I would suggest sticking with what you have already.

Forbidden Island has a similar game mechanic to Pandemic without the pandemic theme, if you like the coop/roles aspect. We've been playing it more lately with friends.

What a cutie! He camouflages well LOL.

I'd suggest sticking to whatever resembles the subreddit title most closely - it will be easiest for people to find that way. Thanks for setting this up!

Also: posting content. I think people might assume this sublemmy is dead if we're not posting stuff (the mod is doing a great job but they can't sustain it alone)

This is weirdly the only one that comes up for me - both the underscore and no underscore direct me here.

It's a good excuse for a walk downtown and some ice cream on a nice day! I've enjoyed it a lot in previous years.

They also have had some sort of mini putt set up down there for the last month - not sure what the deal is but I'm guessing that might get a lot of traffic.

Honestly, more visibility can't hurt.

Best wishes to all our Indigenous community members!