Brighton Beach, Brooklyn

Brighton Beach, Brooklyn

Bay Ridge, Brooklyn

Bay Ridge, Brooklyn

Astoria, Queens

Astoria, Queens

Jackson Heights, Queens

Jackson Heights, Queens

Koreatown, Manhattan

Koreatown, Manhattan

Chinatown, Manhattan

Chinatown, Manhattan

Language Update Alert!

April 22 • 2012

I have been silent...but I am definitely studying.

Mar 25 • 12
Germanic Languages Can Be Fun!

Studying an unfamiliar language so closely related to English is both bizarre and amazing.

Mar 20 • 12
Help from Hans

Without more Pimsleur Dutch lessons available, I have been having a hard time developing my oral skills.

Mar 16 • 12
Field Trip: New-York Historical Society

I visit Dutch stuff at one of my favorite local museums.

Mar 14 • 12
De Nederlandse Taalunie (The Dutch Language Union)

Certain Dutch people dictate things about the language for other Dutch people.

Mar 12 • 12
NLBorrels, Take 2

I go to another (smoky) event for Dutch people.*

Mar 9 • 12
More Fun with My Dutch Tutor

With the assistance of my friend Vera, I do battle with Dutch vowels.

Mar 6 • 12
Down in the Grammatical Ditches with Dutch

Language challenges, ameliorated by a friendly neighborhood tutor.

Feb 29 • 12
NYC & Company

I begin volunteering at an Official NYC Information Center.

Feb 18 • 12
NLBorrels

In which I hang out at a bar with Dutch people.

Feb 17 • 12
A Profusion of Pimsleur

I am pretty sure I broke my old Pimsleur record.

Feb 15 • 12
Dutch New York!

I am reading about old New York and trying to figure out Dutch pronunciation.

Feb 14 • 12
Michael Erard on Hyperpolyglottery

In which I discuss a new book about language-learning superstars.

Feb 13 • 12
Field Trip: Borough Park

On a cold and blustery morning, I walk down New Utrecht Avenue.

Feb 10 • 12
Back to College

For an hour, I attend Columbia University.

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