


The Well-Travelled Podcast Episode 8: 4 steps to learn a foreign language
Episode 8 of The Well-Travelled Podcast is now live! It’s all about how to actually set about learning a foreign language, based on my experience in gaining (and importantly maintaining) […]

4 Steps to Pick-up a Language you Haven’t Learned Since School
A popular goal on many people’s New Year’s Resolutions list is to learn a foreign language. As a nation, we Brits seem to really struggle with foreign languages, so much […]

Why Every Pupil Should Study a Foreign Language at A-Level
If I could write a letter to my 15-year-old self, I’d thank her profusely and congratulate her on taking one key decision. Although she had no idea at the time, […]

The Ultimate Guide to Exploring St Petersburg in Russia
The last trip of my sabbatical saw me head to the biggest country in the world: Russia! My two weeks in Russia were a last minute addition to the sabbatical […]

Cultural Exchanges for Young People in the UK: Where to Find Them
The UK is very lucky to have so many options for cultural exchanges in foreign countries, although many young people in the UK don’t seem to be aware of just […]

8 Reasons UK Millennials Should Try Working Abroad (and particularly in Asia)
One of the reasons why I originally started travel blogging, and publishing stories about my travels and different spells living in foreign countries, was because I strongly believe that it’s had […]

Guest Post: My Experience of Teaching Abroad in Rome as a British Council Comenius Assistant
Settit Beyene has just spent a year living and working in Rome as part of the British Council’s Comenius Assistantship programme. It bears similarities to the better-known Language Assistant […]

8 Steps to Getting a First Class Degree in Modern Languages
Most university students dream at some point or another of getting a First Class Honours Degree, the highest grade in the UK higher education system. 16% of all students […]