by Liz Rothaus Bertrand Hey, our generation of foreign language learners has got it pretty darn easy… Even though most of us can’t hop on a plane to a far away country at a moment’s notice, we can travel around the world at the touch ...
by Liz Rothaus Bertrand We often talk about professional reasons to study a foreign language: advancing your career, communicating with foreign business contacts, and opportunities for work abroad, among them. But there are also many great social benefi...
by Liz Rothaus Bertrand The dollar is up and your tax refund is almost here… sounds like the perfect time to plan a trip abroad. If you join us in the South of France this summer, you’ll have the chance to meet Maureen (Mo) Stough and her...
[Photo: Jennifer Moxley delivering soccer balls to kids in Costa Rica on behalf of Charlotte-based Peace Passers. The balls were donated to Peace Passers by a local Adidas rep.] by Liz Rothaus Bertrand When Jennifer Moxley submitted the photo above to ...
Mike Birkle seems to have an insatiable hunger for new languages. The president of Pfaff Molds LP based in Charlotte, NC has just started learning his fourth language. Find out what has inspired him language after language.
by Robert Maier Because I run an independent cinema (small though it is), I paid close attention to the earliest news about North Korea’s alleged threats to movie theaters that planned to show Sony’s THE INTERVIEW on Christmas Day. Studio-C shows ma...
by Liz Rothaus Bertrand For many people, mastering one foreign language already sounds daunting. Imagine learning three different languages at the same time. That’s exactly what some local families manage in their tri-lingual households. Cultivatin...
[Photo courtesy of: Latin American Coalition. The Latin American Festival returns to Charlotte Saturday, October 8, 2016.] by Liz Rothaus Bertrand Want to experience the world? Open your door and walk outside! Thanks, in part, to its growing reputation a...
by Teresa Perretta [Photo: Traditional Cavizungidd from my hometown.] [Reprinted with permission from myitaliandestination.com] With Christmas just around the corner, my family – like so many others both here and in Italy – is starting to ...
by Liz Rothaus Bertrand I’ve noticed a recurrent worry among some of my beginning French language students. As they start to gain confidence with their new language skills, they suddenly feel defeated when they hear a native speake...