Korean – Everyday Fluent

Getting Oriented in Seoul—Hiking Up to Namsan Tower

Korea has no shortage of mountains. Yet, in Seoul, they are easily missed. An industrial cloud from China that scatters yellow dust and hangs just above the city’s densely packed skyline is partly to blame. Winding alleys crowded with markets, stalls, restaurants, street vendors, bars and quirky shops are also at fault. With so much […]

by Will Schick

Making Language Part of My Life/ Preparing for a Fullbright

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 […]

by Will Schick

Ditch The Textbook

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, […]

by Will Schick

How to Approach Learning a New Language

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 […]