I realised recently that one thing I don’t tend to share on this blog is what I actually do when I’m not blogging, tweeting or videoing. Videoing is a bone fide word. I didn’t just make that up, honest. Eggboxes. That’s how I make my monies right now. Well, not quite. Mostly it’s teaching. I love inspiring language learning for […]
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Why, hello! This week’s goal was to prepare a little something in Portuguese to practise and record on camera. So after 11 lessons here it is! Almost half way through the italki Language Challenge now. Exciting stuff! Oh, and by the way, italki are running a Cheer Contest to find out how different people cheer in different countries. Take a […]
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Phew. It’s taken me a while to write this post. I found out about Vocab Ninja what feels like a really long time ago now over on Twitter. Their product looked amazing so I scheduled a review post in for a couple of weeks from that point. If you follow me on Instagram, you may have noticed I went a […]
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Hooray! After the disappointment of being too late to register for the Polyglot Gathering in Berlin last week, I’m very excited to say that I’ll be heading to Novi Sad in October for the Polyglot Conference! Yay! What the heck is The Polyglot Conference? Lots of language lovers that are normally spread across the globe coming together in one place […]
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The other day I noticed a post come up in my Facebook feed which had been posted to a language group I’m in on Facebook. This post was incredibly insulting to a well-known language lover and polyglot. That’s all I’ll say on the details. Of course, it’s totally not ok to go around slamming people, especially when you’ve typed it […]
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Wow! Three weeks in to the italki Language Challenge already! Crazy stuff. This week’s goal, as you may remember, was to learn the lyrics to Ai Se Eu Te Pego. Well, it turns out there’s actually not that many lyrics and I must have listened to it so much that I knew most of it! Not wanted to do something […]
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Receiving an unexpected package in the post is always a little exciting. Opening it and realising that it’s an unexpected gift even more so! That’s just what happened to me the day before I began my Czech mini-mission. An unassuming white padded envelope with my address hand written. Who could it be from? What is it? I curiously opened the […]
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The following is a guest post, written by Gareth Evans, the Marketing guy over at FlashSticks; the fast and effective way to improve your foreign language vocabulary, instantly. And if you want to find out more about FlashSticks, they’re always up for a natter on Twitter too. ____________ Overcoming foreign language stage fright and the power of immersion I never […]
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Week 2 of the italki World Cup Language Challenge is almost over! Time flies when you’re having fun, hey? 7 lessons in now and already, I’m feeling much more confident with my spoken Portuguese. I’ve had a great selection of teachers so far. Be sure to check them out if you’re interested in learning Portuguese! Not only am I beginning […]
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As I’m sure you’re bored of reading, lately I’ve been super busy. So busy in fact that I didn’t even have time to learn a bit of Czech for a trip to the Czech Republic. So I saved it for the plane. Being a respectful traveller I think it is common courtesy to learn the very basics of a language […]
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