As a tourist in a country you've never set foot in before, making a few language mistakes is inevitable. Lots of people will study up on the language before they ever set foot on a plane, but even so, it's way different in person. You can read a little translation book all you want, but when a local speaks to you, you're probably going to be stumped. These days, a lot of cell phones can instantly translate for us, but even then, there are bound to be a few mistakes along the way. In a lot of Eu…

There's nothing like listening in to a good conversation you're not supposed to hear. It's fun to be a little bit of an eavesdropper ! How else will you ever find out everyone's secrets? Overhearing conversations is like having a little treat. You get a taste of what's going on in someone else's life, if only for a second. “Carla's coming to dinner and bringing her new BF"---tell me everything, girl. Oh, or “She ghosted me after our date, I think I'm going to delete her number"---I want to know…

This boss had the brilliant idea to require the English as a second language teachers suddenly change the language they provided reports in — and she “refuses to admit defeat."