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According to the Oxford Learner’s Dictionary, a preposition is “a word or group of words, such as in, from, to, out of and on behalf of, used before a noun or pronoun to show place, position, time or method.” Below, we will look at how to use prepositions at, on, and in with place […]

English Prepositions of Place & Time: At, On, In

  Why your mindset is important. What obstacles are getting in your way? How to adopt an open mindset Whenever I start a new project, I like to completely clear off my desk, remove all the clutter, and start fresh with a clean slate. It’s nice to start off on […]

Language Learning Mindset 101

Have you recently decided to start learning a new language? Perhaps have you decided to dust off a rusty one that you’ve been neglecting for a while? Keep reading because chances are you might run into some common obstacles and I want to make sure you’ll overcome them so that […]

How to Keep Your Language Learning Resolutions in the New ...

Whether you are an experienced language learner or just getting started, let me tell you about three inspiring language experts who I have had the honor of interviewing and getting to know these past two years. When I first decided to pursue teaching online and searching for experienced language teachers […]

Women in Language

The other day I was reflecting on my language learning experience and life abroad these past 15 years, 6 of which in France and now over 9 in Mexico, and trying to assess how effective I have managed to learn a few languages. I’ve begun to wonder how useful moving […]

Is Moving Abroad the Best Way to Learn a Foreign ...

2016 is almost over and it’s time for a year-end review of what strategy got me the best results in terms of language learning and progress. At the end of March I took Brian Kwong up on his invitation to join the Add1Challenge, and what I initially liked was the […]

Benefits of Daily Vlogging

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I have been learning foreign languages since 1995 and living abroad since 2002. My interest in foreign languages is what enabled me to travel abroad for the first time when I was 17 and went on a 2-week trip with my high school French teacher to visit Geneva, Lyons, Aosta, […]

Why I am Proud of My Immigrant Past, Present, and ...

For a long time, I have struggled with perfectionism and placing too much importance on the accuracy of my message rather than just communicating despite mistakes. I still remember, however, my first trip to Europe when my high school French teacher took us to Geneva for a week and we […]

Why Communication is More Important Than Perfectionism

Why do I love teaching so much? I first got started teaching back in 1999 after I finished high school and one of my first opportunities to start making some extra money was to tutor Spanish and French to other students from my former high school. I still remember the […]

Finding My Why