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Remembering French in a New France
French | Culture | Editorial | France

Remembering French in a New France

ByDana Hooshmand September 23, 2019March 3, 2020

How France and I evolved in the 16 years since we crossed paths — not in the same directions.

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The Gift of Acceptance
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The Gift of Acceptance

ByDana Hooshmand August 25, 2019October 4, 2019

The greatest gift we can give to strangers is acceptance.

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Swahili in two months: 60 Day Videos and Recap
Swahili | Editorial | Languages

Swahili in two months: 60 Day Videos and Recap

ByDana Hooshmand August 1, 2019February 15, 2020

Learning Swahili in 60 days – our 60 day recap, plus how we learned Swahili in two months, what resources we used to learn Swahili, and what we’d do differently.

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English Doesn’t Belong to White People
Languages | Culture | Editorial

English Doesn’t Belong to White People

ByDana Hooshmand July 25, 2019March 3, 2020

Judging another country’s English as not perfect is at best ignorant, and at worst, racist.

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The Joy and Pain of Travelling While Non-white
Editorial | Culture | Travel

The Joy and Pain of Travelling While Non-white

ByDana Hooshmand June 27, 2019March 3, 2020

I’m called lao-wai in China. We’re called agaanib in Egypt and wazungu in East Africa. But even those we’re those things, we’re other people, and we’re ourselves.

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Living in Zanzibar: Seven Things We Didn’t Expect
Tanzania | Editorial | Travel

Living in Zanzibar: Seven Things We Didn’t Expect

ByDana Hooshmand June 7, 2019November 13, 2020

Did you know that to say “7am” in Zanzibar, you say “one o’clock”? That’s called Swahili Time. It’s just one of many things we learned about living in Zanzibar.

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Israel-Palestine Politics in brief: Language, Culture, and Identity
Travel | Editorial | Israel

Israel-Palestine Politics in brief: Language, Culture, and Identity

ByDana Hooshmand May 1, 2019March 10, 2020

The complicated politics of nation, cultural identity and religion in Israel, Palestine or whatever you want to call “this part of the world”.

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A Brief and Interesting History of Hebrew
Languages | Culture | Editorial | Hebrew

A Brief and Interesting History of Hebrew

ByDana Hooshmand April 15, 2019November 3, 2020

Hebrew is thousands of years old and yet has evolved into a language that many use as their primary — or only — language. This is its story.

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The Zabbaleen: The “Garbage People” of Cairo
Egypt | Culture | Editorial | Travel

The Zabbaleen: The “Garbage People” of Cairo

ByDana Hooshmand April 12, 2019March 3, 2020

The story of the Zabaleen – “Garbage People” who have for generations been the informal backbone of Cairo’s waste management.

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Watch us speaking Arabic after 60 days
Editorial

Watch us speaking Arabic after 60 days

ByDana Hooshmand March 22, 2019April 1, 2019

The conclusion of our 60 day challenge to learn Arabic in 60 days.

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