When it comes to learning a foreign language, you’ve almost certainly heard some of these opinions: “Get them started learning young! Kids learn languages so much more easily than adults.” “You’re lucky that you grew up bilingual, it makes it easier for you to learn other languages now.” “The best way to learn a foreignContinue reading ““You know what they say about assuming…””
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How to beat the heat
“Walking with donkey, it is 3 or 4 days from Abu Dhabi to Ruwais.” I struggle to keep my face straight. I moved to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this year, and I expected it to be the modern paradise everyone sees in pictures of Dubai. Instead, I find myself in the middle of theContinue reading “How to beat the heat”
How to see air and hear silence
Places have different colored air. When I debarked the plane in Saudi Arabia, I realized something – you can see air. The air has color. I never noticed this before because I had not often left the center of the North American continent, where the air tends to have a light blue-green tinge, like corn-seedling-greenContinue reading “How to see air and hear silence”
Part 1 – How to Work Abroad, January – April 2013
Many imagine a life of global travel and adventure. Southwest Wisconsin is the most beautiful place in the world, but it’s nice to check out other corners of the planet just to make sure. Doing so is easier than you think, and I’ll tell you how. A generation ago, this would have been a wildContinue reading “Part 1 – How to Work Abroad, January – April 2013”
Simeon Brown 