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Oct-2016
The world is becoming smaller and we need to communicate with foreigners. To be able to do that we have to learn more languages. Fortunately learning a language can be done in several ways. By far the best way is to visit the country of the language you want to learn. Do a course at […]
Apr-2015
Italians, the handsome gentlemen, always seem to capture many hearts. Interesting, I thought. Over the last few months I lived in the Italian Dolomites and I noticed a couple of things. Here are the 7 reasons why you should never date an Italian.
Mar-2015
About a year ago I met Gabriela, a cheerful Brazilian young lady, who always tries to show people the best of her country with the passion she has. Together with Cristiana she recently started a language center called Bem-Vindo to teach Dutch-speaking people the beautiful Brazilian Portuguese Language. Since I love the fact that two […]
Jun-2014
You might know that I lived for a while in Mexico and that currently I am back (woo-hoo!). I realized that there are so many different uses of Spanish in Latin-America during my latest Latin-America backpacking trip, but Mexico still steals the show for most different and especially confusing Spanish! By now I understand “Mexican” […]
Mar-2014
So okay, did I even realize I’m in Brazil? I mean, I’m in paradise. I’m at a place nearly everyone wants to be. Sun, sea, beaches, culture and Cai-pi-rinhaaaas! I should also not forget to mention that I have all the time in the world and that I can stay longer if I want to. […]
Sep-2013
Learn the language with native teachers I wanted to learn Brazilian Portuguese since it would come in handy for my visit to Brazil. So I tried to find a language school near my hometown in the Netherlands where I could enjoy learning Portuguese in my spare time after work. I found Instituto Avenida Brasil to […]