At the intersection of language, travel, and adventure.
Language death is a constant problem and always will be. How many languages do you think about on a daily basis? And how many would you say you actually know about? Maybe 10-20? If you list out all the languages you’ve heard of, the list might not be very big. The list of languages you…
I’ve written an article before about the best strategies for learning a language, but there is another important factor in learning a language. Your mindset and motivation. Your reasons for learning a language are important and can help you to stay motivated or properly focus your language learning. For example, I have been studying Irish…
So, you’re looking to go to Indonesia? Well, if you’re headed there, you’ll need to know some of the language. Bahasa Indonesian is actually a dialect of Malay, the language spoken in various nearby countries, but it’s important to know it nonetheless. There are a lot of subdialects of Indonesian too, which I’ll get into…
I talk about language a lot here. It’s part of my name and a big part of my identity on this blog. I’ve talked at length about the mechanics of language in other posts. But why is it that I’m so interested in language? A lot of people (myself included at one point) think of…
Traveling somewhere with Spanish speakers? Well, depending on where you are, it can be difficult to navigate if you don’t speak Spanish. This can cause unnecessary stress when you’re just trying to have fun and explore. Also, knowing basic phrases won’t get you super far if you don’t understand the response or your only option…
How did you learn your first language? You probably learned it through a combination of immersion, trial and error, and people telling you definitions. If you’re here, though, it means you’re trying to learn a second (or third, or fourth…) language. As adults, it does get a bit harder to learn a new language, and…
So, you’re traveling to Belize. Maybe you’re going for the Mayan Ruins, the great diving experiences and beaches, or just to have a cool experience. Either way, you’re going to need to interact with other people. In most non-English speaking countries, you will need to learn phrases or words in another language to get around….
As I mentioned in my last post, I attended BVAR, an archaeology field school in San Ignacio, Belize. For information on what a field school is like, read that post. This will be more of a reflection on my experience as a whole. Soon, I’ll post about the places I traveled to on weekends. When…
Hi there! Welcome to my first post. I know I talk about what linguistics is in my homepage, but I thought I should give a more in-depth explanation of what it is. There’s a lot that goes into it, and if I’m planning to talk about language then I should start by talking about how…