Tag: discoveries
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How Germany’s version of Ugly Betty inspired me to learn German
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Somewhere in France, a French-speaking child sits down at the library, opens a language book, and decides that she’s going to learn how to count from 1 to 10 in German. A few hours later, the little girl memorised all the numbers and knew how to count in her new…
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Four cultural discoveries I made in 2025
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Welcome to 2026! On Travelling Notes, let us start the year with a small recap of my fun cultural discoveries of 2025. Buckle up, here we go! The 1980 French movie ‘La Boum’, known internationally as ‘The Party’, is somewhat akin to France’s Titanic. Upon its release, it was an…
