Word of the Day: Learning One Greek Word A Day with My Yiayia
I never thought I would enjoy talking at a light fixture for 30 minutes until my 96-year-old yiayia finally figured out how to FaceTime. Even though she hasn’t...
Read moreI never thought I would enjoy talking at a light fixture for 30 minutes until my 96-year-old yiayia finally figured out how to FaceTime. Even though she hasn’t...
Read moreLike most languages, the French love their slang, or argot. French slang is great because even when it doesn’t make sense at first glance, like the title of...
Read moreWhen I was in elementary school I went to a Spanish immersion school. And when I was in first grade, an obsession rippled through our school. The obsession...
Read moreMy happy place is sitting by the sea at a plastic table with a red and white checkered tablecloth. The wind is salted and warm, and I’m on...
Read moreIn German, “tongue twister” is translated as Zungenbrecher, or “tongue crusher,” whereas the Italians translate it as scioglilingua, or “tongue melter.” In French its virelangue, or “tongue turner,”...
Read moreEarlier this afternoon I was standing oog in oog met (face to face with) Van Gogh in Amsterdam. There he was with his green eyes and red beard...
Read moreOur modern day calendar hasn’t changed much since the first 12-month calendar was invented thousands of years ago, but there was a 12-year period in French history where...
Read moreI 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...
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