It’s the same advice you’ll find on any language learning blog. Define your goals, ask yourself why you want to learn a language, what you want to use the language for. Nothing that we already don’t know. (Albeit, this advice is great in the sense we sometimes lose sight of our goals mid-stroke). Yet, here […]
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Reading Michel Rabagliati’s graphic novel, Paul à Quebec, feels like a real immersion. The opening scene takes place on a highway in Quebec with Paul’s French-Canadian family. And for someone who’s never been there before, there’s so much to take in: the peculiar road signs written in French, weird tourist traps like parks with fake […]
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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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