7 Things I Learned Having Roommates From 3 Different Cultures
When I was fourteen years old, I started my freshman year at an international boarding school. I arrived at my dorm room, hands full with all of my...
Read moreWhen I was fourteen years old, I started my freshman year at an international boarding school. I arrived at my dorm room, hands full with all of my...
Read moreIt's my last day in Costa Rica, and I'm sitting in a smoothie bar watching a ceiling fan whirl lazily above my head. My two friends, Maggie and...
Read moreWhat do you think of when you hear the word “wellness?” In the U.S., words like smoothies, yoga, and jogging usually come to mind. Most people know that...
Read moreIf you’ve studied French from a textbook you most likely won’t learn the words chelou, reup, ripou, or reuch. This is because they’re all in the form of...
Read moreSomething 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...
Read moreEver since I moved across the Atlantic Ocean a year and a half ago, I had to start making the conscious effort to stay in touch with family...
Read moreFor the past few weeks, it feels like the COVID-19 crisis has completely consumed our lives. And in a way, it has. Seemingly overnight, our daily routines, our...
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 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 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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