When you see someone and you want to greet them, what is your go-to? A hug? A little wave? A handshake? Or maybe a fist bump? Well, in countries around the world there are a lot of other ways to…
Google will tell you there are 10 main Spanish dialects, but that doesn’t even begin to cover the intricacies of the Spanish language. Latin American Spanish is one of those 10, but it’s an all-encompassing term that covers Mexico, Colombia,…
If we’re being honest, podcasts are not that great for language learners who are just beginning their language-learning journey. Unlike watching TV or movies, learners don’t get context clues or images or subtitles to help understand the foreign language spewing…
I have a love for long car trips. When I was younger, my family drove everywhere. For us a 6-hour road trip was nothing. 9-hours in the car was doable, and 12-hours was where things started to feel pretty long….
I still remember the first ever home cooked meal I ate in France. I had just arrived as an au pair in a tiny (and I mean tiny) town in the French Alps about 45 minutes from Chamonix, and I…
As I pause for a rare moment to reflect on the strange times we all find ourselves in, a rollercoaster keeps coming to mind. As COVID-19 hit each of our communities, we’ve been up and down, tossed and flipped all…
I’m a grocery store fanatic. It sounds weird, but I love a good grocery store trip. When my boyfriend starts putting on his jacket and pulling out the reusable bags from the closet, I suddenly turn into an overly excited…
Parler. Parlez. Parlait. Parlais. Parlé. Parlaient. Anyone who speaks English would mostly likely think all of these French words are pronounced differently from each other. But, anyone who speaks French knows that that completely normal assumption is wrong. Each of…
One thing that is on every mom’s wish list these days is a commodity that’s hard to come by: peace and quiet. While it’s a relief to have the family home safe and healthy, many parents are wearing lots of…
I’m not going to lie, I spend way too much time on Instagram. The first thing I do when I wake up in the morning is go for my phone. And while I’m trying to help end my Instagram addiction,…
Something I found pretty crazy when I traveled around the world was that no matter if I was in Vietnam or Greece or Peru, I would always hear English music on the radio. I would still hear a lot of…
May 1st wears a few different hats in France. You might hear it referred to as la Fête du Travail, laFête du Muguet, or just simply le 1er Mai. La Fête du Travail, or Labor Day, is a public holiday…
