Language Learning

So I’m half-joking here. But this is still kinda legit. 😉  If you’re a beginner or intermediate Spanish speaker, and you want to improve your Spanish…I don’t recommend you go to the Dominican Republic (DR).  I just got back from a trip to the DR. Even though I was already fluent in Spanish, it was […]

In this article, I’m going to share 7 hacks to help you sound like a native Spanish speaker. Now, I’m not a native Spanish speaker. But I’ve often been accused of being one.  Here’s what I mean- Several times when I’ve been traveling in Latin America, after talking to somebody in Spanish for a minute

Immersion is the gold standard for learning a foreign language. But you can’t just go to a foreign country and hope you’ll learn the language. There are several steps you need to take for Spanish language immersion to work well. In this post, I’ll share several tips based on my personal experience about how to

A lot of people say they want to learn another language.  Many have it on their bucket list. Generally the time-table is something like “someday”, “one of these days”, or “when I finally find some time”. Most people don’t get around to it anytime soon. But other people do get around to it, which begs

Perhaps you studied Spanish in school. But then you stopped using it, and got rusty. Or maybe you traveled somewhere years ago, learned the language a bit, but never practiced afterwards. Whatever the reason, you may wanna know the best way to relearn Spanish, French, or another language. Today I’ll share some tips about how

I originally shared this story about my first trip to Thailand to illustrate some timeless language-learning principles. Now I’m looking at the experience through a slightly different lens: How can you learn any language in 10 days. Technically, I spent slightly more than 10 days in Thailand. But not by much, and I had already

When I was in school, I studied 3 different languages to the point where I could hold conversations in 2 of them. I’ll be honest, I just never got French.  When I left school, I had no reason to use those languages. My language skills degraded until I could only remember how to introduce myself,

Learning the fundamentals of medical terminology early on can give you a big head start in your career.   When you’re in school, it makes it easier to learn about other topics.  When you’re working, it makes it easier to communicate and keep everyone on the same page. In this “mega guide”, I go over why