Tag: Languages
See How German I Am Now After Living in Germany
After two years of living in Germany, I wonder to myself how 'German' have I become versus my American culture? The last time I visited home in the States was at Christmas last year, and I could already notice a difference after my first year. So, this got me thinking -- How German Am I ...
I Have Learned Why in America that Sometimes It Is Necessary to Press #2 for Spanish
This is a follow-up post to my earlier one regarding the challenges of learning German. I wanted to have a separate post that related to that topic, as this topic warrants its own preaching moment from my soap box....so, here it goes.... There is a famous quote by Mark Twain that goes like this: “Travel ...
Do You Know What the Longest German Word Is? Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz — Yes, German Is Easy!
YES!!! This is an actual, real German word!!! So, you can imagine where the topic of this post is going to go -- LOL!! BLOG POST PREFACE: While I complain here about how hard it is to learn the German language, I can understand how hard it is to learn English also. I mean you ...