2021-04-17 20:41
I learned to speak Dari, the Afghan dialect of Farsi or Persian, as a teenager. It is the only language I have learned that doesn’t seem to require constant maintenance in order for me… Read More
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2021-03-22 20:49
I’ve added a new page to our blog, entitled Online Language Resources.
Check it out if you are interested. I’d love to hear your thoughts on any of the resources I share or an… Read More
2021-03-20 21:37
I finally finished all 5 levels of Pimsleur Russian. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and loved being able to use my commute to work in a productive way.
Part of me wanted to move on to another l… Read More
2020-12-18 21:12
When we first went into lockdown back in March, it was only a matter of weeks, if not days, when I realised how quickly I had fallen into bad habits. Overeating, sitting on the couch, too mu… Read More
2020-09-19 21:02
Some years ago I came across advertisements for Pimsleur language products. They contained pictures of the late American linguist, Paul Pimsleur, stating “language teachers hate this m… Read More
2020-09-06 05:24
Qabeli Pulao is a ubiquitous Afghan dish that is often served at weddings, funerals and other large social gatherings. There are regional variations in the way it is prepared, but it genera… Read More
2020-08-26 05:35
Language learning has been an interest of mine for most of my life. It goes hand in hand with travelling. It gives the traveller access to otherwise hidden cultures and connects the historia… Read More
2020-08-11 12:00
Thank you to everyone who has followed me on this 10 Day musical journey. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did!
For the final day of our tour, I am returning once more to Africa, this time… Read More
2020-08-10 12:00
On day 6 of this musical survey, I highlighted an all-male choir from Nuristan, Afghanistan. Today, I want to highlight an all-female choir from Bulgaria.
These are markedly different styles… Read More
2020-08-09 12:00
In 2018, I spent a wonderful six weeks in Sydney, Australia. I loved every minute of it: a glimpse of the royals when they visited the opera house, catching some sun at Bondi Beach, seeing t… Read More
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