In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re focusing on Los Angeles, a city founded and built by people we would today call Hispanic Americans. The city was officially founded when California was still under Spanish control by a group of 22 … Continue reading
The 2017 Eurovision Song Contest final takes place in Kiev this weekend, and if you’ve never heard of it, you are missing a spectacle of performance, crazy costumery, and - yes - even linguistic interest like no other. The Eurovision Song … Continue reading
When people think about Carnaval, Carnival in Brazil, they often think about the big desfiles, parades in Rio de Janeiro. Carnival in Rio is, in fact, one of the greatest festivais, festivals in the world, attracting hundreds of thousands of … Continue reading
In his bossa nova song Felicidade, Happiness, Brazilian singer, songwriter Tom Jobim wrote: A felicidade do pobre parece A grande ilusão do carnaval A gente trabalha o ano inteiro Por um momento de sonho Pra fazer a fantasia De rei … Continue reading
A lot of customer who are enjoying our Living Language Online Courses write to us asking for different ways they can build on their practice of the language once they’ve completed our course. Here are some tips you can use … Continue reading
We continue our celebration of Classical Music Month with this post on the Italian history of opera from our Italian e-Tutor, Michel. Read the Italian first to see how much you understand! Viaggio nella storia dell’Opera L’Italia ha una profonda … Continue reading
This Thursday, September 15th marks the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States. Looking for some ways to celebrate your Hispanic heritage or help others celebrate theirs? Try one of the following! Cook a traditional meal. Food is the … Continue reading
September is Classical Music Month, and to celebrate, we asked our e-Tutors to write about classical music in their native languages. In this week’s post, our German e-Tutor Anja asks: are you a Beethoven or a Mozart? When it comes … Continue reading
At the end of this month, we’re releasing Passport Hawaiian, a traveler’s introduction to the Hawaiian language. While the official languages of the state of Hawaiʻi are both English and Hawaiian, many visitors will report not hearing more than a sprinkling of Hawaiian … Continue reading
With a budget of less than a tenth of what Danny Boyle had for the London Games, the opening ceremony for the Rio Games, which took place on August 5th at Rio de Janeiro’s famed Maracanã stadium, was created by … Continue reading