When It Comes to Language – “Speaking Perfectly” Is Your Enemy
I’m from the United States and, many years ago, lived in Mexico on a college exchange program. I went there on a spur-of-the-moment decision and stayed for almost four months. When I arrived, I could barely say the word ‘taco,’ but after a few weeks of intensive 3-hour-a-day classes, I began to pick up the […]
Coffee’s Outstanding Journey Through World Cultures
Today is a big day for me. I’m beginning to write Language Nomad, a column about words and languages, and setting out on an exciting and cultivating journey around the world. Language Nomad will talk about commonalities, sharp differences, unknown facts, funny words, or weird norms of different countries through their languages. We will travel across the diverse […]
