3 articles tagged with language immersion
Standing at the Simón Bolívar International Bridge, sweat trickling down my back in the tropical heat, I watched as hundreds of people flowed between Colombia and Venezuela. Some carried bags of groceries, others pushed wheelbarrows of merchandise, and many simply...
The Mediterranean breeze carries whispers of ancient stories as I stand on Alexandria's Corniche, watching fishermen cast their nets against a backdrop of modern high-rises and colonial architecture. This city, founded by Alexander the Great over two millennia ago, exists...
When I first landed in San Lorenzo, Paraguay, I was armed with nothing but a battered ##AFFILIATE##Osprey Farpoint 40|Osprey Farpoint 40 Travel Backpack##/AFFILIATE## and the phone number of a former hockey teammate's cousin. Two weeks later, I'd discovered a Paraguay...