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Traveling the World through Language. I love language, and I’m not sure if I learn languages to travel or if I travel to learn languages, but I don’t think there’s that much of a difference. Is a blog about language. This blog isn’t just about learning languages. A ‘muurgedicht’ (wall poem) in Leiden, the Netherlands. The bold line on the left side, “het woord is machteloos”, means “the word is powerless”. Weird shit that Dutch people eat. For breakfast, no less. Got a similar story to share? You are com...
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Traveling the World through Language. In Hassi Labied, the last village in the Moroccan Sahara before the Algerian border. I’m a twenty-something freelance editor/writer/language person. For the last two and a half years, I’ve lived mainly in Leiden, a smallish student town in the Netherlands. In Leiden I got introduced to Couchsurfing. Hanging out of a window in Leiden during the 3 Oktober ‘Leids Ontzet’ festivities. I also like maps, the internet, and karaoke. Fractions of the world. Liked by 1 person.
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Bebé’s First Words | Globalect
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Traveling the World through Language. Bebé’s First Words. March 3, 2015. The Palacio de Gobierno, seat of government of the State of Nuevo Leon, in Monterrey. The two border control agents in the standalone single office building affixed to the parking lot seemed apathetic. I wondered for just a second what would have happened if I had admitted to having a couple AK-47s shoved up my butt. Probably the same nodding response: “okay, ees okay.” This whole exchange was in broken pocho. When my bus finally le...
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9 Reasons You Must Add Querétaro to Your Mexican Itinerary | Globalect
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Traveling the World through Language. 9 Reasons You Must Add Querétaro to Your Mexican Itinerary. March 24, 2015. Santiago de Querétaro took about half a day to become my favorite stop in Mexico so far and join the ranks of my favorite destinations in the world. Which is why I was so disappointed when I realized that consulting a guidebook or Googling Mexico travel topics almost entirely omits the city’s existence. I stumbled upon it by accident. 1 Location, location, location. For the traveler whose fee...
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The 3 Steps to Hacking Pronunciation in Any Language | Globalect
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Traveling the World through Language. The 3 Steps to Hacking Pronunciation in Any Language. April 10, 2015. In December I wrote the three-part series, Trilingual in Three Years. To share in detail my approach to language learning. After finishing that series I embarked on my overland trip from NOLA to Bogotá. Blog, where I’ve just finished another three-parter, this time just on pronunciation. This series, Hacking Pronunciation in Any Language with the IPA. With the aid of the IPA. In the mouth any given...