by Craig | Jul 9, 2018 | Food, Foreign Language & Business, Foreign Language Learning, Spanish, Student Spotlight
Matt Yarmey has been taking Spanish classes at the Language Academy since September 2017. Somewhere along the way we found out that he was the owner of a craft coffee business in Charlotte called so I decided to talk to him about his business and his experience with...
by Craig | May 21, 2018 | Food, French, Spanish
If you’ve ever been to the 7th Street Market in Uptown Charlotte, you’ve surely seen Josh Villapando working the counter at the Assorted Table Wine Shoppe. I first met Josh when he worked at the Common Market and over the years we’ve become friends. We have done a...
by Craig | Mar 8, 2018 | Food, Foreign Language & Business, Korean, Travel, World Languages
A couple of weekends ago I spent both Saturday and Sunday in bed with a not so fun virus that one my kids decided to bring home from school. Not an ideal weekend but when these kinds of things happen, I do what everyone else does and binge watch something on Netflix....
by Liz Bertrand | Nov 20, 2017 | Chinese, English, Food, Foreign Language Learning, French, German, International Events, Italian, Portuguese, Recipes, Spanish, World Languages
by Liz Rothaus Bertrand It’s that time of year again: cue the lights, music, egg nog and good cheer. Amidst all the merriment and the zillion gingerbread men you’re baking, here are 6 ways to add some international flair to your celebration. 1....
by Liz Bertrand | Nov 6, 2017 | Chinese, Food, French, International Events, Italian, Spanish, Travel, World Languages
by Liz Rothaus Bertrand As the weather turns cooler, it’s the perfect time to grab a cup of hot cocoa (or, heck, a glass of wine) and explore the world. Skip the lines at the airport for now and tune in instead to the delicious Netflix (formerly PBS) series, “I’ll...
by Liz Bertrand | Apr 27, 2017 | Food, Foreign Language Learning, International Events, Teacher Insights, Travel, World Languages
by Liz Rothaus Bertrand When tourists travel to a new country, they usually fill their itineraries with museums, monuments, and super tall buildings for a birds-eye view of it all. So much to see and never enough time, right? But there’s another destination that...
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