4 reasons to learn a language this New Year
I don’t know about you, but I love New Year’s Eve. Not because of all the parties (twelve months ago I…
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Español en Florida? Por supuesto!
This year in November I went for my first trip in the USA. I was lucky enough to spend my…
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To tip or not to tip?
A social dilemma you’re bound to fall into at some point is whether or not to tip – and how much!…
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Who needs football? I’d rather learn a language…
What’s your inspiration for learning a language? Today we’re hearing from Jack, a student and blogger at LangLearningBlog, on how he got addicted… What…
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Help to choose your loo – and you won’t need to spend a penny
We’ve all had that moment, haven’t we? That moment when you’re in another country, you don’t speak the language, and…
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Putting Flemish to good use in Ghent
For me, the big glacé cherry on top of the holiday cake is seizing the opportunity to say something in the local…
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You never know until you try…
More years ago than I care to remember, I did a degree in Hispanic Studies at the University of Nottingham. I…
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What languages mean to me
Interview with Alexandra Turner – translator, writer, editor Alex left her London life a few months ago to go and…
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Quote of the week: 22 Aug 2015
“The world is a book and those who don’t travel only read one page.” Saint Augustine
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A couple of days in Berlin
After volunteering in a hostel in Riga for six weeks, I decided to take the long way home via a…