Languages and the world

To learn a language is to be part of the world

Is the European union bad or good? I can not believe the number of Americans that have skepticism about the EU. I even had one of my friends say, who knows in the future the US could have an armed conflict with the EU. Right, I can see British troops landing in Boston. People say [...]

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If you have read my blog you know I am a dual US and EU citizen. EU citizenship has many benefits believe me. The purpose of this post is to briefly tell you how to have a passport from more than one country, or at least my personal experience on how I achieved this. First  [...]

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Many people think their date or partner is speaking a foreign language, they are not. You are just with the wrong person and do not connect. The purpose of this post to discuss  literally falling in love and dating someone from another language. That is if you speak English and they are Spanish speaking for [...]

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Citizenship though marriage, how do I enter the EU or US? To enter the EU or or the US you have to set up a plan before you get married. The process is similar for visas and citizenship  in both Europe and the US. Just because you are married to a citizen, does not mean [...]

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I picked up my EU passport via a Polish dual citizenship yesterday. Even though my photo was not super I am happy. I had citizenship just did not pick up the passport.  I am also a US citizen.  Many people ask me about the question of dual citizenship. Rules of Dual citizenship The rules of [...]

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Italian language and Romanian What is the connection between Italian and Romanian? It amazes me how many people do not know that Romania comes from the Roman empire’s republic of Dacia.  This means the language of Italian and Romanian are closely related. Modern Italian and Romanian are derivatives of Latin. Many people believe that Romania [...]

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Philosophy and the meaning of life When I was young I read mostly the Bible, as I still do. I found many great answers about life in this book.  However, by my teen years I discovered philosophy and read everything I could from the typical Camus to Hegal to the Ancient Greeks.  I was looking [...]

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Teaching in Europe I think if you teach in Europe get as much as you can from the school you work at and do not be weak or you will feel used. Why?  Teaching is like 2 to 3 hours of normal work since it takes prep time, and is exhausting.  Further, you do not [...]

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Obama is an great speaker.  From a language perpective Obama is a great speaker.  I do not like a lot of his Political views, but I do like his speaking. It is relaxed and casual.  If there is a lesson we can learn from Obama it is this. “The person who loses their cool, loses. [...]

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Eu Consulate The EU will start to share consulates. What does this mean? It means if you are a Polish citizen you can go to a French consulate if there is no Polish consulate in the country you are in. If you are a German citizen you could go to an English consulate. I think [...]

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