I went to Germany to become a fluent in a foreign language. But what Germany taught me was more than just the proper way to conjugate reflexive verbs. … Read More How Learning a Foreign Language Helped Me Overcome My Shyness
I have so much fernweh, I think I’ll go on a dérive. … Read More My Favorite Travel Words: 7 Beautiful, Untranslatable Words From Around the World
Research reveals you’re able to see problems clearer when you think about them in your second or third language.… Read More Studies Find You Make Better Decisions When You Think About Them in a Foreign Language
Studies have shown that studying a second or third language will make you smarter, more observant and a better decision maker.… Read More 17 Reasons to Learn a Foreign Language
A 16-year-old polygot from New York speaks 20 languages. … Read More This 16-year-old will make you feel dumb. Why? Cause he speaks 20 languages
A question I get emailed a lot is “how can you afford to travel so much?” Well, I’m one of the lucky ones. My mom works for a major airline which means that I get to fly for free. Yep. For free. But don’t hate me! Because I’m not rich (I’m a writer. For the… Read More 7 Ways to Motivate Yourself to Save Money for Traveling
Got a travel addict who has a birthday coming up? Or wanna buy me a present because I’m your favorite travel blogger? Well then…here ya go. I’d like one of each, please. 🙂 1. A Unique Luggage Tag A cute luggage tag (which can be customized to include your name and address) available on Etsy.com.… Read More Gift Ideas for Travel Lovers (or, Things You Can Buy Me If You’re Feeling Generous)
The Arizona Hot Springs, located in Arizona near the Hoover Dam, are about 45 minutes outside of Las Vegas. They’re one of two local hot spring locations (the other one is called Gold Strike Hot Springs) and can be reached either by boating down the Colorado River or by hiking along a dry riverbed. Calling… Read More Hot Springs in the Mojave Desert (Yep, they exist!)
I guess I’ll start this blog off with a confession: I’m not a third culture kid. Not really anyway. Though I spent the first half of my childhood in Hawaii and the second-half in New York, until college I’d never spent a significant amount of time outside of my home country. But I wish I… Read More Why I’m Jealous of “Third Culture Kids”
I was watching “How I Met Your Mother” today when something caught my attention. One of the characters, Ted, had created what he referred to as a “Murtaugh List”; a list of activities he felt that now in his late 20s, he’d grown too old for. The list was named for Roger Murtaugh, a fictional… Read More My “I’m Too Old for this Sh*t” List (The Travel Edition)