Lingua Trove

First-person notes from a freelance UX writer in Madison who has been collecting and dropping language learning apps since 2019. Honest day-by-day journals of what stuck, what didn't, and which subscriptions actually moved the needle when picking up Italian, Spanish, or anything else from a couch with a laptop.

2026-05-09

30 Days of Mondly Spanish: Can a UX Writer Actually Build a Habit Between Deadlines?

A Madison-based UX writer tracks 30 days of Mondly Spanish, testing if a $13 habit tax can beat the mid-month slump and lead to actual language retention.