Communication

Language Chaos Roundup, #11–20

More fun with accidental, creative, and just weird uses of language

Jun 10 •

Gregory Garretson

The Magic of Multilingualism

The benefits and brilliance of being bilingual

May 16 •

Gregory Garretson

Conversation and Fear

The Art of Conversation, part 2

Apr 30 •

Gregory Garretson

Elsewhere Care Package: Choices, Compassion, and the Tuscan Hills

Care package #1 from Living Elsewhere

Apr 21 •

Gregory Garretson

How to Be a Good Immigrant

The Good Migrant, part 2

Apr 11 •

Gregory Garretson

Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Foreigner

The Good Migrant, part 1

Apr 4 •

Gregory Garretson

The Art of Good Conversation

The Art of Conversation, part 1

Mar 21 •

Gregory Garretson

Language Chaos Roundup, #1–10

Something to lift your mood on a Monday

Mar 17 •

Gregory Garretson

Why America Is No Longer Home

The USA as a Foreign Country, part 2

Mar 14 •

Gregory Garretson

Being a Stranger Back Home

The USA as a Foreign Country, part 1

Mar 7 •

Gregory Garretson

Why Swearing in Other Languages Feels So Good

In the kitchen with a thousand brown-roasted devils

Feb 21 •

Gregory Garretson

Talking to Strangers Can Change Everything

Do Americans have a superpower that others could learn from?

Jan 31 •

Gregory Garretson

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