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The lazy expat mom’s guide to language learning
Lazy? Moi? Aaron Myers of The Everyday Language Learner is the idea guy behind today’s post. I discovered his website quite by accident, and I love his approach to learning languages. I’ll let him fill...
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Say what?
I mentioned in my recent post on language learning tips that I have a fondness for naughty words in other languages. A psychotherapist would be able to explain where that enjoyment comes from (and what...
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What’s in a name?
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose /By any other name would smell as sweet. I can’t say I agree with Miss Capulet on this one. I’m sure if the flower we know as the rose were called the stinky...
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My talisman gives me strength
Pucca hangs out in my car and gives me strength. tal·is·man noun \ˈta-ləs-mən, -ləz-\ 1: an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune 2: something that produces apparently...
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Fetchez la vache and other franglaisisms*
Several years ago in Bordeaux, Younger Daughter was invited to a birthday party for one of her classmates. Unfortunately, she didn’t share this information with me until about an hour before the party...
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Ear fusion
Music in the soul can be heard by the universe ~ Lao Tzu I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about music today. Specifically, I’ve been wondering whether it’s true that music can transcend cultural...
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Spring cleaning
I’ve done a lot of tidying up here at I Was An Expat Wife over the past few days. I wasn’t expecting it to take so long, but I was horrified to discover that about, oh, 90% of my links were dead. (If...
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Language: why you shouldn’t stop at just one
My buddy Russell, who blogs at Searching For A Life Less Ordinary, is about to become a first-time father. He’s seriously considering raising a bilingual baby, having learned French when he lived in...
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The language(s) of love (or not)
Imagine, somewhere in this globalized world, two men sitting on a park bench. Soon they’re talking about their lives, and one of them starts to reminisce about his lost love. Can you follow the story?...
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The illusion of the “similar culture”
The weirdest thing about moving to France was the culture shock. Not the fact that it existed — I was prepared for that. No, what floored me was how intense it was, especially in comparison to my...
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