International Education Week 2013 and my interview as part of the Language Launchpad
This week, 18-24th November 2013, is British Council’s International Education Week and throughout the week they aim to “promote the importance of an international dimension to primary and secondary […]
Gender Equality and Intercultural Skills in the context of One Young World
You might have seen some of my other blog posts about the One Young World summit I attended in Johannesburg at the beginning on October 2013 (you can find all […]
How to bring up your children to be multilingual
Do you know who I really envy? Truly multilingual people. Although I speak a number of other European languages, I will never truly speak 100% like a native, as I […]
Guest Post: Life as an au pair in Spain
Harriet Barter is studying Spanish and Italian at the University of Exeter (the same degree that I did at Exeter – a very wise choice!) and she has just spent […]
My Top 10 Tips for Learning a Foreign Language
Within the next month or so, thousands upon thousands of students all over Europe will be packing their bags and joining the legions of 3 million Europeans before them […]
6 Months On – Looking Back At My New Year’s (Travel) Resolutions
Back on the 1st January 2013, exactly 6 months ago, I chose 7 New Year’s (Travel) Resolutions and I think it’s time to look back on them and work […]
Why You Should Learn… German, French & Italian
Having completed the series and profiled all of the top 10 most spoken languages in the world, here’s my final post on your three most popular European Languages to […]
Why You Should Learn… Japanese
Following on from my post last week about learning Russian, here’s the eighth post in my series on the top 10 most spoken languages in the world. No. 9: […]
The Well-Travelled Postcard 