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If you want to learn a language go to the country it is spoken

Immersion, for learning a language The best way to practice a language is always in the languages natural environment. If this sounds like painful immersion, it is not. How to really be immersed to learn a language Try something like this: Instead of going to hard core language school or expensive vacation in 4 star [...]

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Sharm el Sheikh Sharm el Sheikh vacation The purpose of this post is to give honest feedback about Sharm el Sheikh and my experiences in Sharm el Sheikh. I just got back from vacation, actually my honeymoon in Sharm el Sheikh. Sharm el Sheikh is an Egyptian tourist resort on the Red Sea. I choose [...]

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English language church service in Krakow Krakow, Poland is a city with perhaps as many churches per square foot as anywhere in the world. One church that might be of value for English speakers is the Church of St. Giles. If you are visiting Krakow, this church has an English speaking mass on Sunday at [...]

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Dual citizen for US citizens Is dual citizen allowed In clear, straight terms, can a US citizen be a dual citizen? Yes. Do you lose your US citizenship? No. So you can relax and be a dual citizen. You can keep your US citizenship and have another in your draw at home. How can I [...]

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Western Europe costs a lot in dollars Falling dollar makes travel to western Europe ridiculous. Why the dollar has fallen. The dollar is falling because the -  The war.   That is it.  Let me explain: Fiscal spending (Over three trillion dollars) on the war crowds out capital investment in the private sector and especially research and development in new private sector [...]

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Big Mac index for travelers Like many people who have a passion for languages I like to travel when I can afford it.  But how can you quickly calculate the cost of a city -to travel or live in.  You need to compare apples and apples. You need a compratable market basket of goods which [...]

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Learn a language by selling in a market I am an American living in Poland.   And for fun sometimes I go to Ukraine and buy things cheap and sell them in the Polish open air market.  I make some money but more important selling things in a stand all day I learn a lot of [...]

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English is not spoken in Crimea. I thought the magic language of English thats works everywhere would be spoken in Crimea.  Not even a little. Not even one word.  Not even young Russian students.  Ukrainian is the offical language but really Russian is spoken a bit more. Also Tartar is spoken by a small minority.  [...]

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Being in Crimea, Ukraine I feel very safe.  The people are friendly and police are everywhere.  It is remarkable that you can have so many people from, mostly the CIS in one concentrated place, and it is clean nd safe.   Plenty of bank machines for cash.  No aggressive people or people who look like they will [...]

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