Next Tuesday, we’re kicking off a series of e-Tutoring “Open Houses” starting with a beginner session with our Spanish e-Tutor, Enrique. More Open Houses are planned for the future in other languages and at different levels and will give anyone … Continue reading
お汁粉 (Oshiruko) is a traditional Japanese hot dessert perfect for winter. It’s a thick sweet soup made of 小豆 (azuki) red beans and 餅 (mochi) rice cake. Sometimes 団子 (dango) rice flour dumplings are used instead of rice cake. … Continue reading
Krembo קרמבו is a light and airy confection that brings a hint of summer to the winter months when it’s too cold out for ice cream גלידה and popsicles ארטיקים. The name means cream inside, krem קרם - cream bo בו in it. Continue reading
We’re excited to announce the arrival of the newest addition to the Living Language line: our Farsi online course comes out this week! In preparation, here’s a little more about Persian or Farsi (more on why these two names are … Continue reading
It’s the New Year, and if you’re like many people, you’ve made a resolution to better yourself by learning a new language. With dedication and practice, you can do it on your own, but even the best of us … Continue reading
Dia de Reis, or Epiphany, is celebrated on January 6 in Brazil. It commemorates the day when, according to the Christian tradition, os Três Reis Magos, the Magi, visited baby Jesus. Another note-worthy event that takes place on that same … Continue reading
La Fête des Rois is a family tradition in France that falls on the first Sunday of the new year, around the Catholic holiday of Epiphany which falls on Jan. 6 this year. The tradition dates back to Roman times … Continue reading
Los Tres Reyes Magos work only one night a year: el cinco de enero (January fifth). On such a busy day, they visit all the children and leave them the presents they asked for. Previously, the children have written them … Continue reading
This holiday, we’ll be trying out some of these recipes from around the world as we get together with friends and family. Each recipe comes with a taste of that countries culture and in the recipes, we get to learn … Continue reading
I hope that, like me, you’re interested in cinema from Spain and Latin America. If not, you’re missing some great stories as well as the opportunity to travel to territories that might feel as foreign as those traveled by Cooper … Continue reading
