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Caucasian languages and culture

Happy Georgian Language Day!

6 MIN READ There is one place on earth I regret not having visited. Yet, it feels familiar through films and fashion oeuvres, delightful taste of its wines, sweet fruits, and savory dishes bringing the remote feeling of sunshine closer all the way to the Baltic shores. This place is a Caucasian country Georgia -…

Historical Linguistics

Language (con)fusion

11 MIN READ Three long, turbulent years later, I am back in my hometown Vilnius. Its cupcake cream color and its scent of humid air and vaporating asphalt are precisely the way I remember. What is different this time is the way the city sounds. For centuries Vilnius has been a place of multiple languages…

Indigenous Languages

Ten Years of Awareness of Indigenous Languages

3 MIN READ 2022 is the official start of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages. The Initiative taken by the United Nations* aims to raise awareness of the importance of the languages and their vulnerable status. What is an indigenous language? According to the Cambridge International Dictionary indigenous means naturally existing in a place or country and…

Catalan

Love Barcelona? Learn Catalan

5 MIN READ Having looked back at 2021, another rather odd and tumultuous COVID-19 impacted year, one event, in particular, warms my heart – a brief August get-away to sunny Barcelona- a wonderful way to end the summer and start a busy school year. Since coming home from the trip, the days have been filled…

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Hi, I’m Asta, a language enthusiast, learner, and teacher. With this blog, I mean to share my passion for languages, discuss topics, learning and teaching experiences, and more – everything related to the subject of language. And, hopefully, reading it will be for you an enjoyable, positive, and maybe even inspirational experience.

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