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Our Plan for 2019 (and Epilogue)
Editorial | Life

Our Plan for 2019 (and Epilogue)

ByDana Hooshmand October 1, 2018June 16, 2021

Our ambitious 2019 plan of languages to learn, skills to gain and cultures to become immersed in.

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Is now the best time to quit your job and go travelling? (2021)
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Is now the best time to quit your job and go travelling? (2021)

ByDana Hooshmand October 1, 2018June 16, 2021

Reason number one: There’s never a perfect time in your career or relationship.

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What Language Should I Learn? Three questions to ask yourself
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What Language Should I Learn? Three questions to ask yourself

ByDana Hooshmand September 30, 2018September 27, 2021

Trying to choose what language to learn? Read our detailed guide, analysing how hard they are, how many people speak them, and more.

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How to Leave a Country Forever in One Thousand Excruciating Steps
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How to Leave a Country Forever in One Thousand Excruciating Steps

ByDana Hooshmand September 16, 2018May 11, 2019

There are just a few simple steps to follow to leave a country forever, and if you do, you’ll be guaranteed to only still forget a whole lot of things and maybe cry.

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Overcoming Fear Speaking Languages
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Overcoming Fear Speaking Languages

ByDana Hooshmand September 9, 2018November 13, 2020

How fear makes us self-sabotage in achieving our goals of achieving difficult things, especially in language learning.

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Becoming a Hyperpolyglot
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Becoming a Hyperpolyglot

ByDana Hooshmand September 4, 2018February 29, 2020

The story of the casual polyglot woman who spoke fourteen languages and changed my life.

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