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5 Things I Learned Speaking Arabic At An Egyptian Wedding
January 20, 2020
Arabic
The Egyptian wedding was awesome, and throughout the night I spoke a ton of Arabic with hardly any problems. Here are five takeaways from my experience.
Immersion
Eric Schenck
1
8 Absolute Best Places To Learn To Speak Irish (Gaeilge) In Ireland
June 21, 2019
Irish
Want to learn the Irish language in Ireland? Here are some of the best centers, classes and resources in Ireland where 'An Ghaeilge' is alive and kicking.
Immersion
Classes
Jenny Ní Ruiséil
0
Forget Maintaining Multiple Languages: What About Maintaining Cultural Identities?
August 14, 2018
Leaving cultures that you've assimilated into, there's always a part of you that''s missing. Maintaining languages is easy - what about cultural identities?
Immersion
Donovan Nagel
6
Honest Paradise Pack Review (2020): Worth The Huge Price?
May 28, 2018
In this Paradise Pack review, I'll share my thoughts on achieving freedom to live a location independent lifestyle and whether or not the pack is worth it.
Courses
Immersion
Careers
Donovan Nagel
5
How to Achieve Hebrew Language Immersion At Home Easily
May 14, 2018
Hebrew
You don't have to travel abroad to learn to speak Hebrew. Today I'll show you how to recreate a Hebrew language immersion environment at home.
Immersion
Guest Posts
Marta Krzeminska'
2
Why You Shouldn't Learn Hebrew At An Ulpan
April 16, 2018
Hebrew
Ulpanim have many advantages for learning Hebrew. The aim of this post is not to discount this learning method. It’s to give a different perspective. We''ll challenge the view of those who say taking an ulpan course is the failproof method for learning Hebrew.
Courses
Immersion
Guest Posts
Marta Krzeminska
4
How Cooking Has Helped Me Learn To Speak Russian
April 13, 2018
Russian
If you’ve ever taken a language class and the teacher has asked you to roleplay visiting a doctor or attending a job interview, then you’ve seen task-based learning in action. Cooking in the target language is essentially the same type of lesson.
Vocabulary
Immersion
Stephanie Ford
1
How To Learn To Speak Swedish Outside Sweden
March 20, 2018
Swedish
Every time I have returned to Sweden, I've been pleasantly surprised by the improvement in my listening comprehension, speech and vocabulary. Here’s what I recommend doing if you want to improve your Swedish language skills outside of Sweden.
Immersion
Stephanie Ford
1
6 Things I’ve Learned About Russian Since Moving To Russia (And Resources That Helped)
January 15, 2018
Russian
My prior apathy about Russia aside, after just a few short months of living in Russia I have already been forced to seriously reconsider every Russian stereotype that I’d previously held.
Guest Posts
Immersion
Courses
Stephanie Ford
4
Learning Arabic With Iraqi and Syrian Refugees In Jordan
October 19, 2017
Arabic
We've just returned from our time doing Arabic language immersion and working with Iraqi and Syrian refugees in Jordan.
Immersion
Donovan Nagel
2
How Traveling With A Family Is Improving My Language Immersion
October 06, 2017
I came to a decision that I wanted to continue doing what I love - traveling, immersing myself in different languages - but at the same time sharing it all with a family of my own.
Children
Immersion
Donovan Nagel
4
Results Of My Arduous At-Home Language Immersion Experiment
February 28, 2017
A while back, I shared an idea I had for an experiment to try and replicate (as much as possible) in-country language immersion at home over Skype.
Immersion
Classes
Donovan Nagel
21
10 Reasons Why You Should Do French Immersion Outside Paris
September 21, 2016
French
Here are 10 reasons why Paris is not the best choice for doing French immersion if you really want to learn French well.
Immersion
Donovan Nagel
10
9 Reasons Why You Should Visit Georgia and Learn Georgian
June 15, 2016
Georgian
Everything about my experience living and doing language immersion in Georgia was literally life-changing.
Immersion
Donovan Nagel
10
To What Extent Can I Emulate Overseas Language Immersion At Home?
April 29, 2016
I've decided this month as an experiment to see to what extent I can effectively and sufficiently emulate overseas language interaction at home.
Immersion
Classes
Donovan Nagel
10
Back From Georgia (Country Not The State) + [VIDEO]
October 26, 2015
Russian
I headed back to Georgia this month for a visit and to catch up with my Georgian friends who I stayed with while I was there on the TLG program almost 5 years ago.
Immersion
Donovan Nagel
2
Back To Georgia For More Language Immersion... Finally
September 19, 2015
Georgian
Next week I'm heading back to one of my favorite parts of the world again to catch up with old friends, get in some adventure and of course, revisit the language.
Immersion
Donovan Nagel
2
Learning Arabic In Qatar And The UAE Is Easy. Here's Why...
September 02, 2015
Arabic
Learning Arabic in Qatar, Dubai and Abu Dhabi isn't as hard as people say it is. I'll explain why this is.
Immersion
Donovan Nagel
12
Update: Levantine and Iraqi Arabic Mission in Jordan
March 02, 2015
Arabic
One of the main reasons for coming to Jordan was to meet and work with local people here to produce higher quality content for our Arabic resource, TalkInArabic.com – in particular for Jordanian, Palestinian and Iraqi.
Immersion
Donovan Nagel
5
How Foreign Language Immersion Changes Your Perspective On The World
February 17, 2015
Learning languages just for the sake of convenient travel gets old really quickly but connecting with and learning about people is something that's always exciting no matter what.
Immersion
Donovan Nagel
6
Here's What Language Immersion Is (And What It Isn't)
October 15, 2014
I've talked quite a bit about how the words fluency and advanced are the most misunderstood and misused words by language learners and blogging 'experts'. Well immersion is another one.
Immersion
Donovan Nagel
19
Update From Nubia + Early Access To The Epic Arabic Language Project
October 08, 2014
Arabic
If you're learning a spoken dialect of Arabic then this will help you.
Immersion
Donovan Nagel
11
How Safe Do I Feel Doing Language Immersion In Egypt Now?
August 12, 2014
Arabic
Leading up to my flight here I was getting the same reaction from almost everyone - is Egypt really safe for foreigners?
Immersion
Donovan Nagel
18
Arabic Immersion In Cairo - The Simplest Strategy To Improve Quickly
August 02, 2014
Arabic
Cairo is one of the best and most rewarding places in the world for language immersion but it's easy to spend a long time here and never progress far at all.
Immersion
Donovan Nagel
3
11 Incredible (Random) Things I Learned Living In Russia
June 20, 2014
Russian
Today I'm going to share a few fairly random but very interesting things with you that I learned during my language immersion stay in Russia.
Immersion
Donovan Nagel
25
How To Go On The Perfect Language Immersion Trip And Save Tonnes Of Money
May 29, 2014
Today I'm going to share with you what I do to get the most out of a language immersion trip and save myself a tonne of money in the process.
Immersion
Donovan Nagel
17
Italian Immersion, Russian Update + Birthday Request (Video)
May 22, 2014
Italian
Last year your votes got this blog into the Top 25 Language Learning Blogs so it'd be great if you could do it again this year.
Immersion
Donovan Nagel
3
Language Immersion In Russia - First Impressions After 1 Month
February 14, 2014
Russian
Russia is already proving to be one of the most rewarding language immersions I've ever done.
Immersion
Donovan Nagel
8
New Language Challenge: Russia Here I Come!
December 24, 2013
Russian
Today I can finally share my new language challenge with all of you. I'm currently en route to Russia for a brand new immersion experience that I'm very excited about.
Immersion
Donovan Nagel
10
Why Language Immersions Fail: Unwillingness To Assimilate
October 24, 2013
Picking up a new language should begin with a willingness to cast aside one’s own cultural identity temporarily and wear a new one.
Immersion
Donovan Nagel
18
My 11 Month Progress Video Learning The Korean Language
September 18, 2013
Korean
I've been learning the Korean language now for 11 months and this a quick progress video of me speaking at my current level. Definitely getting better!
Immersion
Donovan Nagel
10
Learning Korean To Fluency - My 3 Month Progress Update
December 23, 2012
Korean
This week marks three months that I’ve been living and working in South Korea determined to become fluent in the Korean language.
Immersion
Donovan Nagel
6
Why The Best Language Learners Focus On More Than Just Language
November 26, 2012
Brilliance in foreign language learning depends on you striving as much as possible to 'become' a person of that society.
Immersion
Donovan Nagel
24
3 Week Korean Language Progress (+ Alphabet Advice)
October 16, 2012
Korean
With today's post comes my very first progress video in Korean - of course it's really slow and full of mistakes but I'm determined to show you the 'warts and all' stages as I improve in the language.
Immersion
Literacy
Donovan Nagel
8
12 Lessons Learned Proposing To An Egyptian Girl Who Only Spoke Arabic
October 03, 2012
Arabic
Today I've decided to share a few lessons with you that I learned from almost marrying a girl in Egypt - a girl who only spoke Arabic. No English.
Immersion
Misc
Donovan Nagel
264
Update On My First Week In Korea With A Video Of My Apartment
September 24, 2012
Korean
G'day from Korea! :) I thought I'd share a very quick 'first week in Korea' update with a video of my tiny apartment for anyone interested.
Immersion
Donovan Nagel
14
My Oideas Gael Review: Learning Irish In The Gaeltacht
September 04, 2012
Irish
Oideas Gael is probably the best known and most reputable program in Ireland for adult learners of Irish. Here's my review and experience taking the course.
Immersion
Courses
Endangered Languages
Donovan Nagel
23
Language Is More Than Just Input And Output
August 22, 2012
Here's a quick update on what's been happening on my trip to the Gaeltacht (one of the areas of Ireland where the Irish language is spoken) so far.
Immersion
Donovan Nagel
5
Gaeltacht Immersion After 8 Months Of Learning Irish
August 09, 2012
Irish
I'll be heading to Ireland from Australia to catch the last week-long Irish immersion course at Oideas Gael, located in a village called Gleann Cholm Cille.
Immersion
Endangered Languages
Donovan Nagel
10
8 Important Things You Should Do On An Immersion Trip Abroad
May 27, 2012
Today I'm going to share with you 8 important things you should do on an immersion trip abroad if you want to come home fluent in a foreign language.
Immersion
Donovan Nagel
31
Why The TLG Program Is The Best Way To Learn Georgian
November 14, 2011
Georgian
The TLG program gives you the ultimate language learning challenge (Georgian) and will give you an incredible, once-in-a-lifetime, cultural experience.
Careers
Immersion
Donovan Nagel
8
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