It is either by good fortune or pure luck that my interest in languages coincided with the rise of language conferences across the world. About a year and a half before I began taking French in school, the first Polyglot Conference had already been held in Budapest. Soon after, there were talks of a new […]
MOREBenny’s Big List of Tips for Europeans visiting New York/USA
After thirteen years of not living in a single place for more than a few months, I’m going to call New York City home for most of the next year! I’ll still do a bit of travelling, of course, but it will be great to have a base to come back to. And what a city to […]
MORELauren’s One Month Russian Update
How much of a new language can you learn in a month if you only study about 2 hours a day? It’s been a month since I started learning Russian, and I’m amazed at how quickly my brain and mentality have adapted to becoming a language learner. I’m also amazed at how much I’m really […]
MOREHow to find the right teacher for online language lessons
One of the most frequent questions I get when I talk about my intensive language projects is how do I find a good teacher? Today I want to cover this question in as much detail as possible, as part of my Skype language lesson series of posts. The previous post was how to prepare for […]
MOREDictionary Giveaway: 12th Ed Collins English and Ultralingua app
Who wants a free dictionary? Collins, who have been into dictionary publishing since 1819, were very kind to send me their brand new 12th edition Collins English dictionary which is the largest single-volume English dictionary in print. As you can see in the photo, it’s pretty big! This edition has more than 50,000 newly added […]
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