Travel
My obsession with taking photos of Starbucks around the world began in 2009 while I was on tour in Colorado. After a week long tour, I had yet to enjoy a single cup of coffee and I was feeling it (particularly because of the non-stop schedule). It was our last day before flying back home – and lo and behold! – a Starbucks in Breckenridge,...
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While M and I were in Malaysia earlier this month, we did not have much time to visit the area as our schedules were full with the event for which we were there visiting. We had one afternoon where we had the opportunity to drive into Kuala Lumpur from Putrajaya, and after visiting the city, we decided to take a twenty-minute taxi ride to a...
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Eurolinguiste
It seems I am a little late to the party this month on updating my goals. I wrote my April Goals out the end of March and this month I’m just now sharing them more than halfway through May. Yikes! I guess playing catch up after traveling out of the country for a month will do that to your blogging schedule when you still have...
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Travel
This last weekend, M (my husband), decided it was time to get me out of the house. We opted to play “tourists at home” and headed out to old town San Juan Capistrano to eat lunch, visit the mission, and enjoy the cool air and historic sights. I managed to take a few pictures with my phone (we didn’t decide where to go until after...
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Language Resources
I was contacted a few months back by FluentU because they thought I might be interested in trying out their platform as I continued to learn Mandarin Chinese. Never one to miss out on an opportunity to try out new language learning tools, I agreed and am I now a big fan. I had hoped to publish my review earlier, but as you know, I’ve...
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Language Resources
It’s one thing to study and learn a language, but it’s entirely another when you finally get to use it. While it’s fun to earn points on Memrise or Duolingo, slip Disc 16 of your Pimsleur Mandarin lessons into your CD Player, or recognize a symbol or two of Chinese in a magazine article, it’s far more rewarding to begin to hold a conversation (or...
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Eurolinguiste
I love reading and I love a challenge, so I’ve decided to take up Semi-Charmed Kind of Life‘s Summer Book Challenge. The dates for the link up and challenge are May 1 to August 31, so I’m a little late starting, but I’ll hopefully catch up. If not, it’s fun to participate anyway! I can also hopefully use this challenge to get closer to meeting...
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Travel
I’m finally home for the first time in a month! The last few weeks M and I have had quite a few adventures that took us to France, Italy, Taiwan and Malaysia before returning to the US and I’ll have a few posts and photos soon. In the meantime, I’m catching up on a few things after having been gone for so long! Meanwhile in...
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I couldn’t wait to share photos from our current trip to Paris, so I thought I’d do a quick Instagram roundup. Meanwhile in Paris Meanwhile in Paris France + Finally got the chance to try macarons from Ladurée – they definitely live up to their reputation + Enjoyed great weather while in France + Tried my hand at French cuisine + Enjoyed an excellent meal...
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Travel
M and I celebrated our wedding anniversary with a short trip to Venice, Italy. It was my first trip ever to Italy and I fell in love with the beautiful canals, delicious food, and lively crowds in the city. It was a memorable weekend! Venice’s doors and doorways were dispersed amongst the streets and alleyways, and even along the canals. I had the opportunity to...
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