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Day 114: More Info About the London School in Bishkek and Kyrgyzstan Travel

By on April 25, 2011 in Kyrgyzstan, Language Learning, Soviet Travel

More about the London School in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Questions asked by readers looking for help on this Central Asian school are answered.

April 25, 2011 · Read full story · Comments { 0 }

Day 77: Some of My Favorite Types of Holidays

By on March 19, 2011 in Language Learning, Random

Long or short, a holiday is a holiday, right? Well, yes and no. A holiday’s basic definition (to me) would be the escape from normal life, but it doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s a relaxing and do nothing sort of ordeal. A holiday means different things to different types of travelers; it’s the reason that some people feel that long-term… Read more

March 19, 2011 · Read full story · Comments { 2 }

Day 75: Getting in Touch with Locals (How I Roll, Part 1)

By on March 17, 2011 in Guatemala, Kyrgyzstan, Language Learning, Soviet Travel

With language lessons, I was forced to be introduced to a culture each and everyday. Our teachers would take us out to excursions, and share their family dishes. It was easy because it was part of the program, so that meant there wasn’t any awkward breaking the ice that would come with finding randoms on the street.

March 17, 2011 · Read full story · Comments { 8 }
bishkek center

Is the London School in Bishkek a real place?

By on November 1, 2010 in Kyrgyzstan, Language Learning, Soviet Travel

I get quite a few emails asking me about The London School in Bishkek. In case you were wondering, Bishkek is in Kyrgyzstan, and The London School in Bishkek is actually a fantastic little language school there – yes, a REAL place!
When I was first searching for things I could do in Kyrgyzstan… Read more, I got the idea

November 1, 2010 · Read full story · Comments { 9 }
Learning Like a Child: Host Family Flashback Part 2

Learning Like a Child: Host Family Flashback Part 2

By on April 24, 2010 in Kyrgyzstan, Language Learning, Soviet Travel

For seven long weeks I lasted as a regular in the Kyrgyz family… Read more. Somehow, now when I think back, I don’t know how I did it.
Some days were more trying than others. As a complete newbie to Russian, I quickly realized just how much brain power I expended at my lessons constantly thinking, translating and deciphering all day

April 24, 2010 · Read full story · Comments { 12 }
Learning Like a Child: Host Family Flashback Part 1

Learning Like a Child: Host Family Flashback Part 1

By on April 19, 2010 in Kyrgyzstan, Language Learning, Soviet Travel

When a language is just so different from your native tongue, the best thing you can do is to forget about any preconceived notions you have about language structure and just attempt to learn it like a child.
I learned my lesson the hard way… Read more – by spending countless portions of class time hounding my poor teachers as to why

April 19, 2010 · Read full story · Comments { 8 }
Avoidable Mistakes

Avoidable Mistakes

By on January 17, 2010 in Female Travel, Language Learning

I have to apologize again for the late post. I was tagged a while ago now by Michael of The Mobile Lawyer blog to make a post on all the avoidable mistakes I’ve made in order to help others out in their travels.
… Read moreWell, the reason it took me so long is because I just couldn’t think of much! For

January 17, 2010 · Read full story · Comments { 9 }

Food, Vodka, and More Vodka

By on April 27, 2008 in Kyrgyzstan, Language Learning, Soviet Travel

One of the perks of being involved with a language school is meeting all the interesting people that come and go. We have a nice little community of people to hang out with, which also opens the door for meeting other Kyrgyz families. This week, Ryan and I were invited over to Jamie’s host family’s “mansion” for a typical dinner… Read more

April 27, 2008 · Read full story · Comments { 2 }

Our abode.

By on January 11, 2008 in Guatemala, Language Learning

Just wanted to do a quick post on the place we are currently staying at in San Pedro. This is a video we did of the school´s dorm (I know our families would like to see where we are staying). We are taking Spanish with Casa Rosario… Read more, which is very cheap here in San Pedro. There are other cheaper

January 11, 2008 · Read full story · Comments { 1 }

Spanish 101: Pop Quiz

By on January 9, 2008 in Guatemala, Language Learning

It’s hard to concentrate in class when:
a) You’re surrounded by beautiful gardens bathing in the sun
b) You’re able to hear the waves from the lake washing ashore
c) Your Spanish language teacher spends more time picking his nose than he does quizzing your grammar.
If you guessed C, you have the correct answer!… Read more
We started our Spanish lessons

January 9, 2008 · Read full story · Comments { 13 }