Bravo Christian!

Christian moved from Indonesia to Toronto, graduated from the University of Toronto, and built a career as an actuarial analyst, but his work permit was five days from expiring.

French was his last route to permanent residence, and he'd barely started. In 4 months, working full-time, he went from A1 to passing the TCF: C2 in reading, C2 in listening, and a writing score that surprised even him. One month after his results, he received his invitation for permanent residence.

In this conversation, Christian breaks down exactly how he did it: training his ear with podcasts, French news, and subtitled movies before ever touching grammar, recording himself speaking to fix his accent, and pushing himself to speak out loud every day, even in the shower, long before he felt "ready."