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At the beginning of almost everything – from friendships, to relationships and careers – there is small talk. Knowing how to start, maintain and smoot...

If you are a university student, spending one or two semesters abroad has a whole lot of advantages – you can polish your language skills, get interna...

Japan‘s most popular contribution to world cuisine – sushi – is prepared with only a handful of ingredients, but the combination of flavors, textures ...

Everything is different in China, which is exactly why it’s such an exciting place to visit. In order to lessen the effect of the culture shock, we co...

Almost everyone can name one language they want to learn – Japanese is on my bucket list. But almost everyone has myriad excuses why they are not yet ...

Life can be scary sometimes. So many choices, so many decisions. It can be exhausting to find your place in this world. If only there was a way to pre...

If you want to do something good for yourself, learn another language. I admit, posting this here might come across as biased, but scientists are on m...

Get your adrenaline pumping in a haunted house, carve pumpkins by the bonfire and eat your yearly allotment of candy in one sitting. It’s easy to see ...

There are different kinds of travel movies – the ones where the main person travels from place A to place B and usually learns an important lesson alo...

This Q&A is part of a special series of interviews with successful, internationally-minded professionals and career gurus, and centered around the...