how many words do you know?
Some trivia: the average college-educated adult knows about 20,000 words. This is a scary statistic for those trying to learn another language. Continue reading
Author Archives: Alex
baskin robbins, eat your heart out
Ever since my friend Anne got us an ice cream maker (!!!!), we’ve gone kind of, well, overboard. What other kitchen gadgets do we need for Benin? Continue reading
french, french and more french
Week 5: French officially takes over our lives. Continue reading
benin in the news
A peak into what’s going on these days in Benin…
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3 weeks down, 21 to go
Week three French update: Andy and I are moved to the same class.
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alex vs. the french r
After four years of Spanish in high school and then three semesters in college — just one semester away from fulfilling my language requirement — I quit. I started all over again with Zulu. Why? Well, a lot of reasons, … Continue reading
benin in the news
A roundup of recent articles about Benin. Continue reading
benin is home to west africa’s largest…
Benin is home to West Africa’s largest…. Continue reading
muffled messages
I just finished a one-week class called “the Fundamentals of Supervision,” and I’d like to share one piece of information gleaned from it: When you speak, your words actually only convey 70% of your intended message. The person listening to … Continue reading
grr redux (or, bid list lust)
Well, it happened again: we looked at the new bid list and got jealous. Continue reading