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…
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Learning a Language: The Most Effective Strategies
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…
Language in Belize: What You Should Know
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….
San Ignacio, Belize: 6 Cool Places to See
When most people visit Belize, it’s for one of two things: diving, or Mayan ruins. In San Ignacio, though, there are a lot of places to visit that can bring you closer to the culture of Belize. There are a couple of awe-inspiring Mayan ruins to see in the city, too. Here are a few…
San Ignacio: How 3 Weeks at BVAR Changed my Life
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…
Archaeological Field Schools: What are They Like?
I’m currently in Belize attending an archaeological field school called BVAR. Out of respect for the locals and archaeological integrity, I cannot divulge many details about the projects that are currently underway. Because of this project, Xunantunich and Cahal Pech have been excavated and are now tourist sites. We are currently working at Xunantunich and…
Adventure in the Face of Setbacks
I have recently run into some problems with travel. See, I’m currently in Belize attending an archaeology field school called BVAR (Belize Valley Archaeological Reconnaissance Project). The problem is, I needed to be here on June 2nd but after several delays ended up arriving the day after. The whole ordeal made me start to second-guess…
Explaining Linguistics the Easy Way
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…