The “Garbage People”: The Faces Behind Cairo’s Giant Trash Problem
The story of the Zabaleen – “Garbage People” who have for generations been the informal backbone of Cairo’s waste management.… Read More
Learn Hebrew Cheaply with These Resources
The best resources we used to get good in beginner Hebrew fast, all of them cheap (and some free).… Read More
Review of Lingvist: Fun, but Incomplete
Lingvist is a fun app that teaches you sentences by getting you to put in the missing word. However, we wouldn’t recommend it for serious language study.… Read More
How Hard is Korean for English speakers?
Korean isn’t too hard — but it was harder than I thought when I tried to learn it in late 2018! Here’s my view, as an experienced language learner, of how hard it is.… Read More
Arabic Coffee: A Complete Guide by Coffee Nerds
An complete guide to Arabic coffee, including the definition of “Arabic coffee”, where to drink Arabic coffee in Egypt and the Middle East, how to make Arabic coffee at home, and an analysis of Arabic vs Turkish coffee. By obsessive coffee lovers.… Read More
Watch us speaking Arabic after 60 days
The conclusion of our 60 day challenge to learn Arabic in 60 days.… Read More
Hebrew and Spoken Arabic — How Similar Are They?
They’re both Semitic languages… but how similar are they? After learning to speak Arabic (and decent Hebrew) I try to answer this question in an easy-to-understand way.… Read More
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