Your Travels Will Be So Much Better With These 12 Phrases
When in Rome…try speaking Italian.
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You’re Probably Forgetting to Research This Crucial Aspect of Travel Before Your Trip
Being prepared for your trip is half the battle.
Rediscovering Australia’s Stolen Generation Artwork
Australia’s painful colonial past stole an entire generation of Aboriginal youth. Today, their rediscovered artwork tells their stories.
10 ‘Words of the Year’ That Pretty Much Sum up the Last Decade
They’re strangely reflective of the year.
Forget Cell Phones—In Turkey, They Are Whistling Across Distances
Without a strong cell phone signal in certain areas, this historical whistling language is working its way back to the forefront of Turkey.
What Traveling With a Stutter Taught Me About Learning Languages
A reformed perfectionist details her experience learning a new language, while facing her fear of stumbling over her Spanish.
10 Hinglish (Hindi + English) Phrases That Indians Lovingly Use
From Bollywood movies to offices, Hinglish has penetrated every section of India. Here are a few phrases of this hybrid language for a quick introduction.
The Surprising Way to Deepen Your Travel Experiences
We’ve experienced kuchisabishii—the act of mindlessly snacking not because we’re hungry, but because our mouth feels lonely—probably more than a few times during this pandemic. We might recognize the feeling of dangubiti—when we’ve spent another day being unproductive and purposeless—during a few of those hopeless quarantine days. We’ve also probably felt resfeber—a rush of anxiety … Continued
Moving Abroad Won’t Make You Fluent in a Foreign Language. But This Might
Moving to a foreign country is just the first step.
What Is Language Privilege? Do I Have It?
Having this privilege does not mean we are horrible people. But it does mean there are barriers and obstacles we do not face due to our language.