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Isabelle

Copywriter, commuter and coffee drinker. I'm not particularly obsessed with the letter C but it just so happens that I also like cake, chocolate, and cats. I'm Swiss but spent most of the 21st century in North America. Find me on Twitter with @isabellesagt

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9 New Year’s traditions from around the world
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Feel like mixing up your New Year’s routines a little and making sure you do everything possible to ...

Fun facts about the European Day of Languages
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In case you are looking for a reason to throw a little party, look no further and put on your party ...

How to cope with homesickness: 8 easy tips
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Homesickness is the sadness and melancholy we experience when we are away from our bed, our family a...

How to memorize new vocabulary faster: 9 tips
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No matter how good your grammar is, if you don’t know any words that you can use it with, you (liter...

From colazione to dolce: How to eat like Italians eat
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The following article was inspired by Rebecca who studied Italian at EF Rome. With her permission, w...

What language should I learn? Here’s how to decide.
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Knowing a second, third or even fifth language is awesome, but how do you pick which one to learn (n...

8 fun Easter traditions from around the world
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Easter is way more than some days off to binge on chocolate bunnies and candy eggs: It’s an importan...

10 things you need to know about St. Patrick’s Day
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On March 17, everyone’s a little Irish. Even though St. Patrick’s Day is only a public holiday in a ...

Want to work abroad? Here are 12 things you need to do
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Working abroad is not only a great experience, but it can also launch your international career and ...

New year – new language? 8 tips to make it happen
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If you need inspiration for the perfect resolution to make 2023 the best year yet, you’ve come to th...

12 awesome Christmas traditions from around the world
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There’s a lot to love about Christmas – food, family, friends, and all kinds of other words that don...

An Oasis of cool: Manchester Infographic
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In school, we learned that Manchester was the world’s first industrialized city because of a textile...