When I think of Argentina, I often think of my childhood obsessed with dinosaurs, knowing that Argentina is often the place where the biggest fossils from some of the largest dinosaurs in the world have been found. But, you might be headed there for the music, the people, the wine, the beautiful scenery, or so…
In our daily lives, we don’t often think about the concept of written language and what it actually means for us as humans. We don’t ever consider the fact that it’s basically a giant metaphor, a stand-in for the sounds we make and the meanings behind them. Why Language is A Metaphor Language began as…
Spain is home to a whole host of languages, and probably not the ones you would expect! Since it’s a country I really want to visit, I thought I should delve into the languages that are present there. Spanish is an obvious one, but there are many other native languages there that you probably haven’t…
I’ve written about the languages present in many other countries, but I thought I’d delve into the language diversity of my home country, the United States. In March of this year (2025), for the first time in its history, the US designated English as its official language. Prior to that, we had none. (I also…
If you know Dubai, it shouldn’t surprise you to hear that the UAE is a very diverse region with people from all over the world. As a tourist, you might worry about your ability to get around in the country with regards to language. Luckily, the country’s diversity comes from language just as much as…
Moldova is a small country sandwiched between southern Ukraine and eastern Romania. Known for its wine, it can be a good place to visit as a tourist, especially if you’re already visiting Romania! I visited Chișinău several months ago after spending a few weeks in Romania, and took a train back to Bucharest afterward! But…
I don’t mention it on here much, but I’m in the process of writing fantasy books. As part of that process, I obviously have to design a setting and world for the stories to take place in. Since I’m a big language nerd, creating constructed languages (or conlangs) is an important part of that process…
We’ve finished the 4th of 5 weeks in Romania, and I’m starting to run out of new things to talk about. I’ve visited a lot of cool places during my time here, and met some awesome people, so I’ll talk about that! I plan on doing more in-depth dives into every place I visited, but…
Now that I’m in the middle of the 5th of 7 camp sessions, I think it’s safe to say that I’m comfortably in a routine. We spend 4 days running the camp, teaching lessons, etc. Then we have a day trip and end that day with the opening ceremony for the next group of campers….
I haven’t done any international travel in over six months. My last trip was to Ireland and Scotland. But now I’m going to Romania, and I thought I’d talk about how I’m preparing for it! When I traveled to Belize last summer, it was for an archaeology field school. When I visited Ireland, it was…