https://blog.studiolingo.ai/en-au/tags/just-in-time-learning/Recent content in Just-in-Time-Learning on Studio Lingo BlogHugoen-AU© {year} Studio Lingo — All rights reserved.Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://blog.studiolingo.ai/en-au/posts/i-needed-to-explain-my-symptoms-to-a-doctor-in-another-language/Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://blog.studiolingo.ai/en-au/posts/i-needed-to-explain-my-symptoms-to-a-doctor-in-another-language/<p>The pain started on a Tuesday morning in Bali.</p> <p>Not a dull ache — a sharp, stabbing pressure behind my sternum that got worse every time I breathed in. I was three weeks into what was meant to be a relaxed trip, my Indonesian didn&rsquo;t go much further than &ldquo;terima kasih&rdquo; and ordering nasi goreng, and the nearest hospital with English-speaking staff was a long drive away.</p> <p>I needed a doctor. And I needed to explain exactly what I was feeling — in a language I barely spoke.</p>