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Day 44: Across Languages… Does that sound right?

Day 44: Across Languages… Does that sound right?

By on February 13, 2011 in Random

Words across languages, meaning words in one language that are heard as different in another language, can open travel up to some funny situations. Take today, for instance, when I was walking through a mall in Sydney to discover the beaut in the photo to the right. I giggled and nudged Pat, who then giggled and said, “We HAVE to… Read more

February 13, 2011 · Read full story · Comments { 19 }
Things I've Kept: Funny Student Papers

Things I've Kept: Funny Student Papers

By on April 9, 2010 in Soviet Travel, Things I've Kept, Ukraine

I was sitting in my room in Ukraine when I started hearing my flatmate laughing pretty loudly. After it didn’t stop, I had to ask what was going on because who likes to be left out of a funny moment?
It turns out she was grading papers from her English students, and one student in particular was giving her quite… Read more

April 9, 2010 · Read full story · Comments { 8 }
Americans Don't Speak English

Americans Don't Speak English

By on December 24, 2009 in Australia

I’ve probably mentioned it before, but a large part of the English-speaking Western world actually believes that Americans don’t speak English. So, what exactly do we Americans speak? American!
Look, I’ll give it to the Brits that perhaps their English is the more proper and correct version. They did, after all, father the language. We Americans then took it and… Read more

December 24, 2009 · Read full story · Comments { 25 }
Central Asian TidBits Buffet

Central Asian TidBits Buffet

By on August 20, 2008 in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Soviet Travel

In an attempt to be caught-up and on-the-ball upon my return abroad in September, I’ve decided to combine all these little ideas for individual blog posts into one smorgasbord of interesting bits. So, here you have it! What I’ve learned, loved, lacked and l-acquired (?) while in Central Asia.

August 20, 2008 · Read full story · Comments { 1 }
Bizarre Bazaar Finds

Bizarre Bazaar Finds

By on August 8, 2008 in Kyrgyzstan, Soviet Travel

Walmart, McDonald’s, and Stop n Shop’s do not exist here (although Narodnie is an excellent little grocery store) in K-Stan. So, when I want to buy something not of designer quality, I head to the bazaar – a place I love, a place I hate… a place I simply love to hate!
Shopping at the bazaar used to be an… Read more

August 8, 2008 · Read full story · Comments { 4 }