It’s almost been a year since the first cases of COVID-19 were reported in China. Since then schools around the world have shut down, entire industries have faced incredible hardship, and multiple international borders have been closed. When borders began…
Some could argue that Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday. Each year, we celebrate by eating American dishes like macaroni and cheese, turkey, and green bean casserole, all while enjoying American pastimes like football and watching the famous Macy’s Thanksgiving…
If you’ve been anywhere on the internet recently, you’ve probably heard people talking about the new Netflix series Emily in Paris. The show follows a 20-something Chicagoan named Emily, who goes to Paris after her American marketing firm acquires a…
Russian, as a language, has always been elusive for me. On the one hand, I should have no excuse not to be fluent, or at the least be comfortably conversational in it, since I was born in Sofia, Bulgaria—a longtime…
When I first moved to an English-speaking country one thing that drove me crazy as a Polish expat was my colleagues asking me how I was in passing, oftentimes not even waiting for an answer. For me, as a Polish…
The word faire might be one of the most versatile verbs in the French language. Faire is an irregular verb that is commonly used throughout the French language. Although faire is one of the most common French verbs, it can…
When our family made the decision to send our kids to school online this fall due to the pandemic, we faced the same obstacles many parents have encountered. And it wasn’t just the juggling required to be both a parent,…
Like in other languages, in Polish slang, particular phrases arise spontaneously and accidentally due to hilarious social and political situations. Some of them are popularized by the media or formed on the internet. For the most part—young people create slang…
A little while ago, I shared a few French rules that I never learned in French class, but now I want to share some rules I did learn but almost never use. If you want to learn how to speak…
“How to say ‘hello’ in your language?” is a common question among the polyglot community. People usually breeze happily through Spanish hola, French salut, or Italian ciao. But when the time comes for Polish cześć, their eyes widen and discomfort…
I hate to say it, but before last night I hadn’t talked to my grandpa in a few months. So when I found out it was Polish-American Heritage Month in October, I was excited to have the opportunity to get…
Meeting new people and being able to have an engaging conversation are probably some of the main reasons for learning a new language. But knowing your verb conjugations or having extensive vocabulary might not be enough to prevent you from…
