The surreal landscapes of Valle de Cocora (“Cocora Valley”) lie at the heart of Colombia’s zona cafetera (the “coffee axis”). The area is a UNESCO World Heritage site. During our time living in Colombia learning how to dance Colombian salsa, we were lucky enough to visit this unique part of the country. It was one…
The gorgeous city of Salento Colombia is a town on the coffee axis in the Quindío department. It’s famous for its small-town charm, coffee farms, colorful colonial houses, and the natural wonder of the Cocora Valley. We had been living in Colombia for a couple of months, spending most of our time in bigger cities…
The very best Spanish movies on Netflix and Spanish-language movies from around the world — fully reviewed per Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB If you’re learning Spanish then you’re in luck — a lot of great movies come out in Spanish from all over the Spanish-speaking world. (There are a lot of other great Spanish learning…
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This is a quick guide to why you should learn Hanja (Chinese characters), and where you see hanja in modern Korean in everyday life. Having previously studied Chinese (and learned over 2,500 characters through a lot of study supplanted by Skritter), I have always been curious about Chinese characters — known as hanja — in…
Nine Korean language facts I never knew before I started learning Korean — sharing for other Korean language learners out there.