Just on the other side of Maroma sites another village very similar to our own---a seemingly sleepy white mountain village, population about 2000, most of whom grew up and made their living as farmers. For the past few days, their village has been making headlines all over Spain. Why? Unfortunately,...

Gone are the days when people spoke just one language. In case you’re planning to add a new language to your skill set, it may as well be one that you can use with a whole bunch of people. Check the list below for 10 of the most spoken languages in the world*. 1. Mandarin With an estimated 1.2...

Remerciements. Cameroun: petit pays d’Afrique Centrale (11 fois plus gros que la Suisse). 18mio d’habitants. Langues officielles: anglais et français. Villes: Yaoundé, Douala, Bafoussam, Garoua, Maroua, Bamenda. Internet dès 1997, 400000 utilisateurs internet, dont 50000 en connexion ...

Right, so after my message the other day to Starbucks Seattle, I got a very courteous, polite, apologetic, and professional call this afternoon from someone at Starbucks Korea, who works in marketing and who gave me the lowdown on this story, after getting a call from Seattle sometime today. She tol...

I’ve often got this song on a loop in my MP3 these days when I ride the subways: Before you read the following, seriously, listen to this song, check out the lyrics, of which the following passage grabbbed me (hard, by wrist) when I first heard it: I understand the culture’s Of a differe...

By far, the majority of e-mails mylifeinspain has received over the years have been full of questions about how one can move abroad, what it's like to live abroad, and what sort of advice can I offer to someone looking to make such a move. In the past, I have shied away from responding to these ...

This is the second part of a series I’m devoting toward making supplemental income. Consider it a glimpse into my own experimentation. If I crash and burn, you’ll get a front row seat. After posing the question I received an abundance of helpful and interesting responses. The majority of...

I've felt the deep quietness for most of the week. I haven't wanted to talk to anyone, and have felt so withdrawn. This is unusual for me, as I am usually reaching out to everyone around me, trying to connect. Yesterday I realized that I'd been feeling lonely. Kids are back at school thi...

Today’s fun conversation in Korean: ME: You have a nose star calipers?1. DOLLAR STORE CLERK2.: Huh? Nose star? ME: Yeah, you know. Nose star calipers.3. DSC: You mean a nose hair trimmer? ME: Uh… maybe. Nose hair? DSC: Yeah. Like, this? [Makes snipping motion.] ME: No, no. I mean like th...

I went to the Australia Day dinner tonight. It was really, really good - good food, lots of wine (and Bundy Rum as well), and I laughed and laughed and laughed during the presentation part of the evening. One thing we Aussies are good at is making fun of ourselves and other people. One of the presen...