No conversation in a foreign language is quite as memorable as the first one. I didn’t sit down because I wanted a conversation. I sat down because I was tired. Mexico City [...]

This week’s Amateur Traveler podcast was on traveling to Zanzibar in Tanzania. You can get by in English in Tanzania but you will have a better experience if you pick up even [...]

The Amateur Traveler continues the conversation about why you should learn a language or at least learn some of a language before traveling. This episode also talks about travel to New Orleans. [...]

The Amateur Traveler talks about learning a foreign language. How can you learn a language in the car during your commute? Why would you study a language after you are out of [...]