Language Resources
Well, it’s here. December has arrived and that means that in just four days, I’ll be sitting the long awaited HSK exam. Am I ready? Ehh… I have no idea. At this point, I really don’t. But, I have done all that I can to prepare for this exam, so all I can do is go and do my best. And then wait for 45...
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Language Resources
Are you thinking about learning Croatian but find yourself struggling to find resources that help you start speaking? When I started out, I certainly did. Many of the tools that I found when I started learning Croatian were grammar-heavy textbook style resources and they didn’t offer me a lot in terms of day-to-day conversation. Rather than learning how to say “what did you do last...
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Nowadays, you’ll easily find a wide variety of coursebooks and resources both online and in stores that offer you vocabulary lists, grammar rules, and exercises that teach you (some of) what you need to learn a language. But finding resources that tell you how to speak the language (or how to best use those aforementioned books to learn a language) are much rarer to come...
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Travel
There are two things I just absolutely love photographing whenever I travel. The first is stairways, and the second, which you can probably guess, is doors. I’m not sure when the obsession started, but I’m glad that it did. I’ve had the opportunity to capture a gorgeous collection of doors and doorways from around the world. I’d love to one day get several of them...
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Language Resources
While I think that language specific learning resources – like course books, podcasts, and flashcards – can be incredible, there is something to be said for language learning guides, the books and resources that help steer you in the right direction when you first embark on your language learning journey. When you’re just getting started with a new language, you often spend a lot of...
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Culture & Cuisine / Travel
M and I are complete and utter foodies, but we try to refrain from going out to often because 1) it’s a lot healthier to eat at home, 2) I love cooking and 3) it can get pretty expensive to eat out frequently. Because we don’t dine out often, we’ve grown more selective with the places we eat at, aiming to enjoy some of the...
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Language Resources
So you’ve decided to learn a new language. If you’re like me (or many of my fellow language learners), your first step was to probably head over to your nearest bookstore to browse the foreign language book section. After much deliberation, page turning, and likely at least one paper cut, you choose a book or two, take them to the checkout counter and head home....
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Language Resources
Until quite recently, most of my language learning revolved around the use of various text resources. I definitely fell into the category of learners that hoped to put off speaking until I knew the language to perfection. The conclusion I came to, however, was that I would never speak my target language perfectly (I mean, I don’t even speak my native language perfectly). And I...
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Welcome to the latest installment of my favorite language learning and travel tips. These are my favorite posts for the month of November! Here is this month’s collection of resources for language learning and travel from around the web. Language Learning Tips Unlocking Your True Language Learning Potential from Transparent Language // This is a really great post about getting the most out of your...
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Culture & Cuisine
The past few weeks I’ve hinted, well if you count flat out stating what it is, at what my next language is going to be. Yes, I know, I still haven’t completed my HSK Exam and am not yet even conversational in Russian. But when a language calls to you, a language calls to you. So, not-so-surprise! I’m going to learn Korean! Why? Well, mostly...
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