You’ve made it to Friday! And today we’d like to share a delicious Thai dish with you: Papaya Salad, or Som Tam in Thai. I discovered this dish while traveling Southeast Asia and staying on the Thai island of Koh Phangan. It’s fresh, spicy, savory,...
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Travel Thursday!
Last Thursday we were treated to a travel tale from Duke (too bad his name doesn’t start with a “T”...think about it), and this week we’ve got another installation from him! Read on to find out how his week in Spain progressed...
Day Three: A...
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Word-of-the-Week Wednesday!
Happy Wednesday, GLNers! And welcome to another edition of Word-of-the-Week Wednesday!
Last week's word was sommartiden, which is Swedish for summer time. And coincidentally, this week it is quite summery out, if I do say so myself! Maybe the Word of the Week magically dictates the...
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Translation Tuesday!
Ever have a lost in translation moment?
When you thought you were saying one thing, but in reality something completely different was coming out of your mouth? Something unexpected and pretty inappropriate?
…Yeah, me either. Definitely not.
Except…oh, wait. There was that one time. Silly me.
I was but...
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Media Monday!
Welcome back from the weekend!
On last week’s Media Monday we featured a song, so to switch things up a bit we’re going to share a movie with you! Okay, not a whole movie...we don’t have those kinds of rights. But a trailer for a movie...
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Foodie Friday!
Many of us who have studied another language have learned that food vocabulary is not only fun, but also necessary for survival. While traveling abroad, it is indeed important to try new foods, but it’s also good to know how to order an old stand-by...
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