15 Insanely Useful Things to Know Before Going to Brazil
You’ll pick up a lot once you’re in Brazil, but there’s things you need beforehand. Before going to Brazil I didn’t check out anything further than the temperature. Without this…
Toothaches and Haircuts
It’s a chilly Italian morning, the frost infiltrates the Venetian blinds and envelopes me in a humid cloud of chill. And my left cheek is the size of a potato….
Hamsters and Coronavirus
Today I wept. I wasn’t mourning the lives this virus is stealing. I wept because I watched an older university professor hold his first online lesson. How encouraging it is…
5 Simple Ways to Decorate Your Apartment Abroad
Why do you even need to think about decorating your apartment abroad? You can’t always choose where you live when you move abroad. Once I lived in a little…
Best Resources for Learning Portuguese
My story of learning Portuguese. I am far from gifted in language acquisition. Heck, I failed Spanish monumentally. Not even just with an F. I got a U; an unclassified….
Diluted Identity
This week I’m suffering from mouth ulcers. I went on a salt and vinegar rampage brought on by a bout of homesickness. I spent days shoveling handfuls of salt and…
10 Low-Effort Ways to Learn a Second Language
Read on if you’re looking for ideas to learn a second language with the least effort possible. Think passive, repetitive and non-time-consuming ways to get a second language into your…
Taco Bell Ruin and 7 Other Lessons from the USA
After one year at the foothills of the Colorado Rockies here are 8 USA lessons and how we learnt them. 1. We ran out of gas We’d never tested…
The Perks of Marrying a Foreigner
Marrying a foreigner is like a radical sport. Imagine the risks. Normally, a couple might argue ardently about the toilet paper over/ under quarrel. Undeniably a worthy dispute. But in comparison,…
How to Be a Good Airbnb Host 101
Airbnb gave me the opportunity to travel the world, whilst simultaneously paying off my mortgage. It was, however, a steep learning curve and this article will be your guide to becoming a good Airbnb host.