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A couple of weeks ago, Mark Zuckerberg shocked the world by taking part in a 30-minute Q&A session in Mandarin Chinese. And…
This week on the 5th, 6th and 7th November, it’s the Yi Peng and Loy Krathong festival in Thailand, otherwise known…
Halloween is one of the world’s oldest celebrations, dating back to possibly 500 AD in Ireland. The celebration was originally…
On Friday 17th October, 31 young linguists from all over the country came to London for the final of our…
I must admit that Algeria does not feature highly among people’s bucket list destinations. While most tourists visiting the region…
“When you find people who not only tolerate your quirks but celebrate them with glad cries of ‘me too!’ be…
Today’s guest post is by Joe Paterson, a student at Keats School in China. Joe explains Chinese chengyu, which are absolutely…
“You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” Christopher Robin
To finish up our Japanese week, Safia’s written today’s blog post on her top ten reasons to visit Tokyo. Do you…
“The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to…
