French is beautiful. It makes pastries like croissants and pain au chocolat sound like drops of heaven. It makes the most basic objects sound incredibly sophisticated, like le bateau, which means ‘boat’. It can also make names sound so exotic that they ...
On March 17, everyone’s a little Irish. Even though St. Patrick’s Day is only a public holiday in a handful of places ...
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French is known as a “poetic” language, but what does that really mean? It might be that the French are genius at comi...
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Ah, romance. Nothing gets the heart fluttering like candlelight, flowers and the sound of sweet nothings. We love it so much we have a day dedicated to celebrating all the love in our lives – Valent...
The key to a student having a fantastic, enriching study-abroad experience is embracing all the new experiences and the culture that their new city has to offer. Missing their hometown and pining fo...
Have you ever sat around the table with friends or family, enjoying a perfectly acceptable lunch or dinner, and listened – powerless – as the conversation slowly turns to the topic of “culture” or “...
“There are no strangers here; only friends you haven’t met yet.” That quote, from the Irish poet William Butler Yeats,...
Moving abroad is one of the most interesting and exciting things a person can do – but that’s not to say it can be don...
A previously published EF GO blog post described a gap year in two ways: gap year(gæp jɪr) noun an amazing way to win...
French is known as a “poetic” language, but what does that really mean? It might be that the French are genius at comi...
On March 17, everyone’s a little Irish. Even though St. Patrick’s Day is only a public holiday in a handful of places ...
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