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First, I wanted to say that this post was inspired by Justin G who wrote me an email to ask about this very topic. So, hi Justin! Thanks for the inspiration behind this post. I hope you don’t mind that I used some of my response to you to write it! His question was: “I was wondering if you have any tips when it comes...
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Last night, I hit an incredible language learning milestone. I finished my first book in Mandarin Chinese. Yes, I know, I’ve been studying Chinese for a year, so why was this such a big milestone for me? For every language I’ve learnt up until this point, the thing that I struggled with the most was listening comprehension. I assumed it would be the same with...
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Language Resources / Travel
Welcome to the latest installment of my favorite language learning and travel tips. These are my favorite posts for the month of September! Here is this month’s collection of resources for language learning and travel from around the web. Language Learning Tips This series of essential components in Mandarin from Fluent in Mandarin // This series of articles discusses radicals and other such things that...
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Travel
After having visited Paris on numerous occasions, we’ve started looking a little bit outside the City of Lights for our more recent adventures. It’s not that Paris doesn’t have a lot to offer, for one could spend a lifetime wandering it’s streets and never see the same thing twice, but more that we’ve grown fond of some of the beautiful landscapes and quiet villages that...
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This article has a free PDF resource available for you to download at the end of this article. Scroll down if you’d like to skip ahead and get your copy of 50+ Chinese Measure Words. As I make an effort to improve my speaking ability in Mandarin and really get to the next level, there are a few things that I really want to hone...
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Hey all! It’s only a few days away from being September (and my birthday month – woo!) and that means that it is time for me to share my monthly language learning strategies update as part of Maximize Your Month. For those of you just joining us, Maximize Your Month (here’s last month‘s post), is a goal-sharing link up I co-host with a team of...
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Culture & Cuisine / Travel
A trip to Barcelona, Spain wouldn’t be complete without a trek down to El Mercat de Sant Josep de la Boqueria, more fondly known as simply, La Boqueria, to indulge in some of the best-known items in Spanish cuisine. With an entrance off the city’s most popular street, La Rambla, the market isn’t hard to find and it’s worth fighting your way through the crowds...
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It is confession time, my dear friends, and my confession to you is that I have a couple of languages that I have sorely neglected these past few years. If you haven’t already guessed, likely from watching my IGLC update videos, my Italian, German, and Spanish are in need of some serious love and attention. And by serious, I mean ridiculously serious. And while I’m...
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Language Resources / Travel
Welcome to the latest installment of my favorite language learning and travel tips. These are my favorite posts for the month of August! I appreciate all of your feedback on last month’s post. Here is this month’s collection of resources for language learning and travel from around the web. Language Learning Tips How to Read Your Way to Second Language Fluency from FluentU // Reading is...
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Culture & Cuisine / Travel
Tucked away on a little side street in the heart of the vibrant, picturesque Barrio Gotico (Barri Gotic), is a hidden culinary jewel. When one thinks of Spanish cuisine, the first things that come to mind are likely paella and tapas, and its the latter in which this restaurant specializes. While visiting the beautiful city of Barcelona on our most recent anniversary, M and I...
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