Recently, I visited Dubai for the first time in my life. The morning I woke up, I was super excited. I was going to see the biggest skyscraper on earth, a huge crocodile in a mall and a lot of other big things. Funny thing is, despite all the anticipatory excitement, it became a…Continue reading First time to Dubai
Speak up!
Today is a special day: it’s International Mother Language Day. First accounced by UNESCO in 1999, it’s a worldwide annual observance to promote peace and multilingualism. Peace! Multilingualism! This must be my favourite day, closely followed by my birthday and Easter. I love Easter. Apart from the benefits for education, when children are taught…Continue reading Speak up!
Marhaba
Recently, I read an entertaining post about learning new languages on the WPML page. WPML is the WordPress Multi Language Plugin, to be used when you want to create, for example, an English version of your website. Of course, there are many other ways to improve your language skills. The best advice, I believe,…Continue reading Marhaba
Hotel Xmas
Did you ever celebrate Christmas in a hotel? I did, twice in a row now for the past two years. There were no dramatic reasons like eviction or losing the key while nobody else was at home. It was just chance, and a longing for sunshine when there was none. Last year, it was…Continue reading Hotel Xmas
Breathe
“OK, so I decided to move to the UAE. What do I do next?” “Err, let’s make a to-do-list, that should help.” After the inital exitement, tinged with a little bit of panic (‘Should I really do this? Will I like it there?’) about the actual decision, comes the hands-on organisation. And believe me,…Continue reading Breathe
