by Conor Clyne | Dec 8, 2020
My Favorite 4 Resources for Learning Russian Learning Russian as a native English speaker is a major undertaking. Before learning Russian, I had so much experience in learning other European languages like French, German, Italian, Dutch, Spanish, Irish and Portuguese...
by Conor Clyne | Sep 15, 2016
Descent into wine-laced Italian-Brazil Brazilians of Italian descent make up a large percentage of Brazil’s population (somewhere between 10-15%). Italian-Brazilians are concentrated in the south of Brazil, mainly in the regions of São Paulo, Espírito Santo,...
by Conor Clyne | Apr 9, 2015
Moldova – Polyglot’s Paradise? Moldova is a country of 3.5 million people landlocked between Romania and Ukraine. The country in its present de jure borders was part of the Soviet Union from 1945-1991 after which it became independent upon the collapse of...
by Conor Clyne | Feb 12, 2015
Are some languages sexier than others? While many of us are attracted to the foreign accent of particular nationalities when they speak in our native tongue, is the same true when the foreigners speak in their own language? I have recently noticed a trend that I am...
by Conor Clyne | Feb 3, 2015
Why I decided to travel all the countries (and regions) of Europe! Europe is not big geographically but politically and culturally extremely diverse. From Ireland in the west to Russia in the east and Malta in the south to Sweden in the north, Europe has a lot...