Egyptian Arabic in 60 days: Our final 60-day videos
We learned to speak Egyptian Arabic in 60 days. See the video evidence, read how we did it and what we learned for our future challenges.… Read More
Tech Worker, Will Work for Vegan Food
The story of how we nearly ended up living on a beachfront paradise in exchange for management skills.… Read More
The Sounds of Cairo: Honking Horns, the Call to Prayer, “Boos Boos” and “Bikya!”
The many sounds of Cairo — traffic, the call to prayer, recycling collectors and the “bos bos” sound.… Read More
Can you ever truly be “like a local”?
Why we’ll never be truly be local foreigners in Egypt… and that’s OK.… Read More
Five Tips for Being a Great Online Language Teacher (from Language Students)
How to be a great online language teacher. Tips for teachers from students.… Read More
How We Learn Languages — Lessons Learned From False Starts
Everything we’ve learned from learning eight languages. Updated after our 2019 Egyptian Arabic challenge.… Read More
Are you making these common language learning mistakes?
Find out some common language learning traps to avoid falling into, from people who’ve fallen into (and climbed out of) dozens before.… Read More
Egyptian Arabic, Day 30: Disjointed Conversation
Day 30 update of our project to learn Arabic in 60 days.… Read More
Arabic Names for Sites and Monuments in Egypt: A Comprehensive List
All the words you need to talk about the sites and monuments in Egypt using Egyptian Arabic.… Read More
Staying Fit in Cairo, Egypt
Our battle-tested guidance on how to eat kebab and konafeh in Egypt and still live to see another day.… Read More