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Benny Lewis and his website fluent in 3 months were a huge influence to me when I began learning my first new language. With school educations force-feeding you grammar, endless internet resources only providing you with further podcasts and learning materials, … Continue reading
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Returning to the UK and then Italy, it seems much of my friends and family have a slightly misconstrued perception of what my time was like in Japan. This ranges from simple beliefs such as that I spent all my time … Continue reading
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I once briefly wrote that there were two Japans; one of the night and one of the day. It was a slightly offhanded comment at the time, but as I observed more from different angles, I found myself continually reflecting upon … Continue reading
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Over 53% of public school children between the ages of 9 and 11 have private tutors helping them after school. I made that statistic up, but it might as well be true. The recession has caused a decrease in the … Continue reading
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In Milan it’s pretty commonplace to have someone standing by the ticket machine in a metro station. From the machine’s side they can easily pester you for whatever change it spits out, and I imagine there’s probably even quite a … Continue reading
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I suppose a key point that I sometimes overlook of a travel blog is that it’s supposed to keep people updated about where I am and what I’m doing. And given the amount of people (who I know read this … Continue reading
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I remember once posting something called 5 big tips for obtaining badboy communication skills in a foreign language, where I started the post by describing a scene sitting upon an Italian hill and making a whole bunch of Italians laugh … Continue reading
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I don’t care for Beyonce at all, yet for some reason that doesn’t stop me from clicking on articles about her when they trend on my facebook feed. Before reading these articles, I had only known Beyonce as just another hot … Continue reading
