Travel can be stressful, particularly if you’re traveling to a place where your command of the local language is shaky at best. Phrasebooks and pocket translators are good options, but if your memory is poor or you don’...
I was lucky enough to meet a lot of people in college who came from all over the globe. I had a couple of friends from Japan, a roommate from Germany, and a buddy who split his time between Brazil and the US. He introduced me to a...
Rosetta Stone is constantly running ads claiming that they are the best way to learn a new language. But unfortunately, most of us can’t afford software that costs several hundred dollars. If you can’t afford $500 to s...
A book that I tend to re-read every year just because I like it so much is “The Diamond Age” by Neal Stephenson. It’s steampunk meets cyberpunk, East meets West, and very very cool. At the center of the story is ...
Have you always wanted to learn Japanese? There are a ton of free apps on the App Store that can help you reach your language goals, but one you might want to single out is Kanji Study, developed by Chase Colburn. This app include...
