If celebrating Christmas abroad is one thing, it´s stress free. While everyone around me has been haunting for the right presents the last couple of weeks and back home people have overbooked the holidays with as many social events as possible, for me the December month has never been this quiet. Avoiding the hustle and […]
Browsing the blog archives for December, 2012
24 Dec 12
It´s Gonna Be a Lonely Christmas?
17 Dec 12
The Art of Staying in Touch Abroad
Don´t we all say “See you on Skype!” at our goodbye parties? We plan to keep in touch but do we really? How often have we said that and with how many friends and relatives do we actually keep closely in touch? “See you soon!” is another one. People find our future home abroad often […]
9 Dec 12
Ignoring the Hideous Attention of Macho Men in the Street
I have never been as aware of my appearance as in Mexico. My profile: 1.60m, white skin, dark blond hair and blue eyes. You could describe me as “western” I suppose. Back home in the Netherlands I don´t stand out from the crowd and walking down the brick-paved streets of Amsterdam gives me this great […]
2 Dec 12
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Language Learners
The biggest misconception about foreign language learning is that immersion will cause you to learn the language. The problem of immersion is it´s passive character: Simply being among native speakers doesn´t guarantee fluent language skills. It requires an active attitude. Learning a foreign language won´t miraculously happen it´s a skill you have to work for […]
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