Author: Dana Hooshmand

A guide to everyday essential french slang – verbs, adjectives, nouns and expressions. You hear this in TV, on the radio, and in casual conversation.… Read More

Notes on my quest to learn to love running.… Read More

An analysis of learning Farsi in Tajikistan (Tajik) or Afghanistan (Dari) – or even at home – as alternatives to studying Farsi in Iran, for people who can’t travel there.… Read More

Arabic proverbs for beginning Arabic language learners – simple proverbs to learn in conversation. … Read More

A quick overview of the difference between casual French you learn from friends, and the formal French you learn from school and books.… Read More

I was apprehensive upon returning to France for the first time in sixteen years since studying here in 2003. Now I’m back, on a project, and many things plagued me. What would I order in restaurants now that I can … Read More

Want to renew or extend your Egypt visa? This is our 2019 updated guide, on how to do it at the new Visa and Passport Building.… Read More

How we laugh online in Arabic, Spanish, Hebrew, Chinese, Thai, Korean and Farsi.… Read More

All the things that can go wrong in an AirBnB in Africa, and how to prevent them.… Read More