How to dive into other cultures in the shortest time possible
I’m about to present two awesome possibilities that can help you to spend quality time in a new place, even if you only have a few hours to dive into the local culture. Jorge Louis Borge wrote, ”I am all the writers that I
What’s the difference between an idiom and a saying?
Are idioms and sayings the same? Apparently not Within every language there are many interesting variations that appear as a way to give human interaction some color and make speaking less monotonous. Between these many variations are idioms and sayings. The problem
What are idioms and why are they important to achieve fluency?
Idioms are expressions that help us describe an exact situation in a different, more creative way. They share cultural and historical information and broaden people’s understanding of a language. Idioms build up some distinctive features which can differ from one
HOW LANGUAGES CONNECT STRANGERS
A story about how you can make a connection with a stranger using his own language
“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.” Nelson Mandela
HOW TO LEARN A NEW LANGUAGE BY DOING ‘TANDEM’
From chatting to a face-to-face meeting: The language tandem
If someone would ask me what is one of the best ways to learn a language I would mention the possibility to make a language tandem.
HOW TO SAY HELLO ACROSS EUROPE
Welcome to Europe
Europe is a small continent in comparison to my home country Australia, and for many travelers, when they go to Europe, they just don’t visit one country, they usually visit plenty. This article is for those people who want to break barriers with locals in Europe by being able to greet them in the street and say 'hello'.