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So you’ve been told you’ve got a heavy accent in the language you’re learning? Or do people find it hard to understand you when you speak? Maybe you just want to improve your pronunciation and sound more like a native? Or you want to make sure you don’t make a…
Happy 2019 everyone – though I’m a bit late to the party. It’s my first post for the year and we’re already in February?? How did that happen?…
Well, I’ve finally done it! I hiked the famed Tongariro crossing – deemed one of the best day hikes in the world and one of New Zealand’s only…
Asombrosos y hermosos parajes naturales combinados con milenarios restos arqueológico atraen a millones de personas a Perú cada año. Sin embargo, Lima es una ciudad que debes considerar en tu itinerario. Tu estadía en en Perú debe incluir unos días para conocer Lima. En mi opinión, si vas a Perú…
Supongo que todos ahora conocen Despacito, pero ¿buscas algo más, algo diferente, para aumentar tu horizonte musical del español? Ya sé que sin estar totalmente metido en el mundo…
By now we all know Despacito, but are you looking for something different to expand your Spanish music horizons? When you’re not immersed in the Hispanic world yourself,…
So lately I’ve been starting to feel the sun in my face when I walk outside. I’m starting to wake up earlier and earlier thanks to the light streaming in through the window. I’ve finally been able to stop wearing jeans and jackets every day in favour of shorts and…
I was super lucky to be invited to Giapo earlier this year to have a tour of their store and kitchen and to taste some of their unique…
When I told people I was going skiing on a ski field that wasn’t Whakapapa or Turoa, I was met with blank stares or confused looks. Tukino ski…
I often get asked why I decided to learn Portuguese and what value I get from it (especially by Brazilians). I guess it’s because Portuguese is not considered a ‘popular’ language to learn – it is usually not people’s first option when choosing a foreign language to learn. In New…