Apologies can be uncomfortable, right? Different cultures apologize differently. Some are known for apologizing for everything (looking at you, Canada). Some barely apologize at all. And English has about seventeen different ways to say “sorry,” depending on whether you’re talking to your boss, your friend, or the barista whose coffee you just knocked over. For […]
A trip to the dentist can be a nerve-wracking experience when you speak the same language. Now imagine sitting in that chair when you don’t speak the same language as the dentist! Not only do you have to worry about the potential pain or discomfort that may come with the appointment, but you also have
Let me tell you about my (first) year of disasters in South Korea. There was the time I insisted on buying a fish at the grocery store despite three increasingly frantic workers trying to stop me. I thought they were being weird about foreigners buying fish. Turned out the fish was deadly poisonous if you
Role plays made this happen: A giant voice roared out of the young woman many never even noticed was in the classroom. She gestured as if she were teaching a class on how to gesture. She moved with the definition of stage presence. Was this the same shy, quiet student who literally couldn’t bring herself
