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Discover more about your world by living in it. Learn foreign languages through immersive study. Master new skills by going to where they do them best. Go to where you feel uncomfortable, until strangers become your friends and you begin to feel at home.
Reflections on comparing learning a martial art with language learning.
How adults can learn languages much faster than children, and how to use your age and experience to your advantage in learning.
Why Italian’s my favourite language — and why you should consider learning it.
The main features of Turkish grammar that you’ll need to learn as a student of the language.
Analysing Korean vs Chinese — Vocabulary, grammar, phonology, and assessing which is harder.
Looking at how hard Italian is for English speakers, considering grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and more.
A review of learning horse riding in Argentina. Why learn horse riding there, and some tips on how to do it.
Some thoughts and tips on when people switch to English, when you were speaking to them in the native language.
A suggestion for long-term language learners: Throw away or delete your old flashcards.
Things that surprised us about living in Buenos Aires, Argentina.