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Looking to travel to Romania? It’s full of beautiful cities, amazing castles, and scenic views! But what about the language? How easily can you get around as an English speaker, and what other languages might you encounter? Well, it’s actually pretty cut and dry. It’s not as diverse as a country like Indonesia, but there…
Hi! Welcome to another one of my language guides for travelers. This time, I’m writing about Romanian Grammar! It might seem a little bit out of the blue for me to focus on a smaller language like Romanian when my previous posts focused on languages like Spanish, German, and Indonesian. That’s true, but I have…
I have talked a lot about language revitalization on this blog. It might seem a little weird as a topic for a travel blog, but let me explain. Everywhere you travel, you’re going to encounter new languages. This is expected. But there are many small ones on the sidelines, spoken only privately in homes or…
Sure, adventure is fun, but it’s not always easy to find good opportunities to try something new. I wrote a post several months ago about finding adventure where you live. I still agree with the points I made there, but I want to expand on them a bit in a new post. See, today I…
Now that I’ve written a guide to the German language, I think it’s time I write a guide to language in Germany. I’ve done this for all previous language guides, too, so I want to keep up the pattern. Unlike Indonesia and Belize, though, Germany doesn’t have any (recent) history of colonization and imperialist influence….
You might have heard of Inverness because of the show Outlander, where the town serves as one of the main settings. You also might know about it from the Battle of Culloden, where the Jacobite Rebellion fell to the British Government. This battle is also one of the central events of Outlander. You also might…
This week I thought I should talk about more of my recent travels. And since Dublin is a popular travel spot, I want to describe my time there. I’m going to do it in a similar format to my post about Scotland’s Stirling Castle! Day 1: Arrival in Dublin Our initial arrival in Dublin was…
Last week, I talked about the places I currently wish to visit the most. So I thought this week I should do the same thing, but in the opposite direction! I’m gonna talk about my favorite places that I’ve already been to, and why I liked them so much. Maybe it’ll inspire you to go…
I want to do something a little different this week. I’ve been talking a lot about language lately since it’s really easy to talk about when I’m not traveling. But I have plenty of places I’d love to visit, so I thought I’d talk about them! As an anthropologist, many of them (but not all!)…
Germany, for many, is a dream destination. Filled with idyllic valleys and castles straight out of fairy tales, it’s a land with a rich history. But, you might struggle to get around if you don’t know German. Many Germans speak English (in fact, over half of the country’s population speaks it!). If you find yourself…