Book Melancholy of the Tongue Genevieve Asenjo

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In rural Kenya most people speak their mother tongues but Swahili bridges the gap somewhat.
Adventures in Swahili

Her broken Swahili helped expat writer Agatha Verdadero escape an angry Somalian herder demanding payment for his stolen camels. When it comes to language gaffes, my favourite is that made by President…

Old people sunbathing on a beach in Breskens, Zeeland
Summer in Holland (for a Pinay expat mom)

Summer. This season brings out so many childhood memories of growing up in Marinduque, one of the 7,100 islands in the Philippines. Summer is one of the only two seasons in the Philippines, and…

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Expat living in Bologna, Italy

Greasy food, intellectuals, Italian bureaucracy and a welcoming community. Elisha Gay Hidalgo tells us about expat living in Bologna, Italy. It’s December in Bologna, a city located somewhere in Northern Italy. I…

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Erna Lynn Fajarito builds a village school in Cambodia

Filipino educator Erna Lynn Fajarito´s commitment to service has helped change the lives of village children in Khpob Kraom, Cambodia. What started as an outreach activity resulted in a life’s advocacy for…

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Book Melancholy of the Tongue Genevieve Asenjo

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