I tutor a French middle schooler, and he speaks almost perfect English. We’ll talk for 30 minutes and he’ll make one, two or sometimes zero mistakes. I also tutor a few French friends who are in their 20s. Some of…
As I write this I’m sitting on the couch looking out my window in Rouen, France, a mid-size town an hour and half north of Paris. I’ve been here for the last two years as a high school English teaching…
Even in times of self-imposed isolation, we can still become proficient in a language. I fooled myself into believing that my environment had a direct impact on whether or not I could speak a language. The key to learning a language is effort. Here are some ways to think outside the box when it comes to not just learning a language but learning a different culture as well.
Jeremy joined us on a French-immersion tour of Arnaudville, Louisiana and opened up a little about his family history, Cajun French culture, and his appreciation for French’s versatility worldwide.
St. Patrick’s Day won’t be the same this year, since parades from Dublin to New York have been canceled, but that shouldn’t stop anyone from reminiscing about years past or preparing for the years ahead. If you plan on traveling…
When I was three years old my mom sent me to a Greek language preschool, and suddenly my dolls were ροζ (roh-z) not pink. My firetruck was κόκκινο (koh-kee-no) instead of red, and my sliced apple was now a μήλο…
Before I stepped foot in Louisiana, I made Isaac Toups gumbo and thought it turned out pretty well. I made my own roux with grapeseed oil, flower and elbow grease, and took it up a notch with homemade bone broth. I thought it was pretty good. Then I ate Louis Michot’s gumbo, and realized I was missing so much (and I was working too hard).
Ryan’s two eldest children are Rosetta Stone’s most active French learners in Louisiana, so we jumped at the chance to have the whole family join us on our French-immersion tour of Arnaudville and for gumbo at Louis’s. We caught up with him afterwards to dig a little deeper into his Acadian heritage, Cajun music, and how speaking French has fueled their nonprofit’s mission.
This was my first true Mardi Gras experience, and my assumptions—as assumptions tend to go—were embarrassingly naive.
I’m from Laguna Beach, California (yes, like the TV show). Growing up in California, I got pretty spoiled by the beautiful beaches and the weather where you never really need a coat. Looking back now, where I grew up really influenced my choice of travel destinations.
An Interview with Life Coach and Motivational Speaker Marie Forleo When you made that resolution to learn a new language, you were probably eager to wipe the slate clean and launch energetically into the best version of yourself. But it’s…
Fresh off the car, the plane, and the bus, it was time to establish myself as a functioning adult member of society in Spain. This included, but was not limited to, getting a Spanish phone number, finding an apartment, opening…
