Travel
- When No Means Yes...
There are certainly some funny issues that we've encountered traveling in a country where we don't understand the language. For example, "no" really does mean yes! Click here to read more......
- Eating Japanese Pizza In Svitavy, Czech Republic
The main reason for our visit to Svitavy was because my paternal grandmother was born here in 1905. At the time, the area was mainly German speaking, and that was my grandmother’s native language. Her father was a Protestant minister and he had accepted...
- Thunder Bay...still
Monday October 22...9:45pm Decided to stay around Thunder Bay one more day. And yeah...we still feel that Thunder Bay wouldn't be a bad place to live. It's got everything Ottawa does (except the language issue), and housing is half the price....
- 10 Reasons Why Travel Is Good For Your Health
Travelling can be a real nightmare sometimes. With the high cost, unpredictable destinations, unreliable weather conditions, theft of items, con men and women, unfair currency exchanges, deadly diseases, rough roads and so much more, anything can go drastically...
- Depalm-adise: Meet Charlie
Link: DePalm-adise: Meet Charlie: There is no better way to enjoy the sweet life, or as we say in Papiamento (the local language) “e dushi bida” (doo-shee bee-dah), than... ...
Travel
Learn The Local Language
Wouldn't it be nice to speak at least a bit of the local language of the places that you travel through? Only nine percent of the Americans are bilingual, while more than half of the Europeans speak two or more languages. With today's modern techniques that emphasis more on communication than on grammar there isn't really any excuse for you at least to try picking up some of the language of a country to that you plan to visit.
Here is guide to most successful methods to learn a foreign language.
Go and live there for a while
The easiest way to pick up a language is directly from the native speakers in their country. You will even find free courses organised by the local government, proudly teaching their language and culture to any foreigner. Choosing a program in a small town without many distractions might be a great help. Once you become conversant in another language, remember that you have always to practice it as much as possible. Join a local group, club or organization formed of native people.
Back to school
Take a language course at a community collage close to your home. The classroom provides a social setting perfect for picking up a large set of language skills. Look for courses with a modern method that emphasis on communication, rather than grammar.
Online
No time to go to a class? No problem. The internet is here to help you. There are many websites like Myngle, that provide real-time instructions in many languages from native speakers from all over the world.
Software for your PC or Mac
Useful even if you are already travelling, you can learn a language by yourself, using just your computer and a program like Rossetta Stone. The program is modeled on the way you learned your native language as a child. You are presented with images and words read by a native speaker. Voice recognition technology helps you to reach the level of a perfect pronunciation.
After so many choices of methods to learn a foreign language, there is really no excuse for you not to speak at least a bit of Spanish, Italian, French, German, Japanese etc.
- When No Means Yes...
There are certainly some funny issues that we've encountered traveling in a country where we don't understand the language. For example, "no" really does mean yes! Click here to read more......
- Eating Japanese Pizza In Svitavy, Czech Republic
The main reason for our visit to Svitavy was because my paternal grandmother was born here in 1905. At the time, the area was mainly German speaking, and that was my grandmother’s native language. Her father was a Protestant minister and he had accepted...
- Thunder Bay...still
Monday October 22...9:45pm Decided to stay around Thunder Bay one more day. And yeah...we still feel that Thunder Bay wouldn't be a bad place to live. It's got everything Ottawa does (except the language issue), and housing is half the price....
- 10 Reasons Why Travel Is Good For Your Health
Travelling can be a real nightmare sometimes. With the high cost, unpredictable destinations, unreliable weather conditions, theft of items, con men and women, unfair currency exchanges, deadly diseases, rough roads and so much more, anything can go drastically...
- Depalm-adise: Meet Charlie
Link: DePalm-adise: Meet Charlie: There is no better way to enjoy the sweet life, or as we say in Papiamento (the local language) “e dushi bida” (doo-shee bee-dah), than... ...