You are never going to learn to speak French (or any language for that matter) if you treat is as a chore. Continuous vocab drills and grammar exercises do nothing but eat away at your soul. Take time to unwind and prendre soin de soi. Grab a verre, kick your feet back and enjoy your […]
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In 2017, I was sent to Afghanistan to work as an advisor to an Afghan police unit. During my first few weeks in country, I couldn’t help but feel flustered. Trapped by my inability to communicate, and suffocated by the intense sweltering heat of the unrelenting desert sun, I desperately wanted to get my point […]
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I’m going to Montreal later this month to give myself the ultimate language proficiency test—by immersing myself in a French-speaking environment to see whether I can hack it. While Montreal is known to be a bilingual city, with plenty of fluent English speakers, I’m going to attempt to make it on my own there without […]
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A traditional language learning textbook is boring. It’s full of tables with dry grammar rules, hieroglyphic-like notes on pronunciation, and scenarios that just don’t seem to ever fully match that what we’re looking for. Luckily, with the advent of the internet, you don’t have to rely on such products any more. Depending on the language, […]
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1) Make a list of all the things you want to be able to say and do. Figuring out where to start can seem daunting for most people. Some folks like to dive head first into a language and feel frustrated that they can’t have the complex emotional and philosophical discussions they’ve always dreamed of […]
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