I'm writing this post while on a wonderful family trip to France and Italy. One of the most important experiences I want my kids to have is traveling to other countries and feeling comfortable doing so. It is such a learning experience to muddle your way through the language and the transportation.
How could I use this experience and write a blog post? Ahh, that's it....muddling.
Isn't this what happens when we take on a new software program or programming language...muddle? It's learning a new language. You speak caveman as you try to fit the pieces together. You get lost, make a wrong turn, and are headed in the wrong direction. You get frustrated and tired. Then you have those light bulb moments when things start to come together...you have a success. This is what keeps you going.
As you immerse yourself in your "foreign" language, everything starts to make sense. It just takes time :)